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Odessa council declines $10,000 match for Fix West Texas spay-and-neuter voucher program
Summary
After public testimony from animal-rescue groups, veterinarians and shelter staff, the Odessa City Council voted to decline entering an interlocal agreement and to deny a requested $10,000 city match for a voucher program run by Fix West Texas.
The Odessa City Council on May 20 declined to enter an interlocal agreement with Fix West Texas and denied a requested $10,000 city match for a spay-and-neuter voucher program, after more than an hour of public testimony from shelter staff, veterinarians and animal-welfare groups.
Supporters said the program would expand low-cost surgery access for Odessa residents and reduce the number of animals entering the city shelter. Karen Patterson, founder and executive director of Fix West Texas, told the council "we serve 52% of all of our clients again from Odessa. That's about 4,000 surgical clients from Odessa each year and about 10,000 vaccination clients from Odessa every year." Patterson said the organization had a…
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