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Official Shelter Designation Considered

By Greg Bebermeyer

06/02/2016

(KNZA)--The Brown County Humane Society is requesting to be the official shelter and holding facility for animals picked up by the city of Hiawatha.

Humane Society President Phyllis Shafer made the request at this week’s Hiawatha City Commission meeting, and also requested financial support from the city.

Currently, dogs and cats picked up by the city are taken to the Brown County Animal Clinic and held for three days.

Animals that are not claimed would ordinarily be put to sleep, but Shafer says the Humane Society takes them to prevent that from happening and try’s to find new homes for them.

By doing so, she says the organization is saving the city a significant amount of money. Of the 37 animals they took in last year, Shafer said the cost of euthanizing and disposal fees would have cost the city more than $2,000.

Shafer says they would like to be the place where the animals come initially, so they would at least get the boarding fees to offset some of their costs.

It was consensus of the Commission that bids should be sought to provide the service.

Mayor Steffen Shamburg also asked that Shafer submit a formal request for financial support from the city, including a speciic dollar amount, so it can be considered when the Commission work's on the 2017 budget.

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