KXO RADIO - Imperial Valley Humane Society Needs to Grow

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Todays is : Thursday, 20 November 2008

Written by George Gale
Tuesday, 08 August 2006
(THE IMPERIAL VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY SAY THEY NEED TO GROW)…CHARLENE MARRINER, DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL HUMANE SOCIETY, SAYS THE DRASTIC GROWTH IN IMPERIAL COUNTY HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF ANIMALS BEING HANDLED BY THE SOCIETY. THE GROWTH HAS GONE FROM 150 ANIMALS BEING HANDLED PER MONTH IN THE YEAR 2000 TO 450 ANIMALS BEING HANDLED PER MONTH THIS YEAR. THE LOCAL HUMANE SOCIETY FACILITY ON PICO ROAD WAS BUILT IN 1970 WITH 14 DOG KENNELS AND ONE SMALL ROOM FOR CATS. IT HAS NOT CHANGED IN THE PAST 36 YEARS, DESPITE THE FACT THE POPULATION IN EL CENTRO HAS DOUBLED IN THAT TIME SPAN. MARRINER SAYS SAN DIEGO AREA RESCUE GROUPS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING ABOUT 100 ANIMALS PER MONTH, BUT MANY ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND. SHE SAYS THE SOCIETY NEEDS TO MODERNIZE AND ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE PAID TO INCREASING THE FACILITY. THEY ARE LOOKING TO PUBLIC SUPPORT TO HELP IN THEIR EFFORTS. THE HUMANE SOCIETY DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON PUBLIC DONATIONS.