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Fundraisers and spay/neuter efforts yield adoptions and funding but questions remain on program data
Summary
Board members reported roughly $10,000 raised at a Heroes for Hounds fundraiser, multiple adoptions at community events, and continuing SpayBaker activity supported by a recent donation; the board asked staff for updated spay/neuter and live‑release statistics.
Board members reported fundraising and adoption activity at the April 22 meeting and discussed continuing spay/neuter efforts. Friends of Baker County Animals and the Sons of the American Legion ran a Heroes for Hounds fundraiser that board members said raised about $10,000; half the proceeds were earmarked for Legion initiatives and half for Friends of Baker County Animals to support local rescues and spay/neuter work.
Georgia, shelter staff, reported adoptions at recent events: "Yeah. We did 4," she said, referring to adoptions at the Heroes for Hounds event. Members also reported PetSmart adoption activity (two cats and three dogs at a week‑long event) and noted that Baker County Animal Patrol’s October event previously produced higher totals (members recalled about 10 adoptions at the October event).
On spay/neuter programs, a board member said county funds for SpayBaker were likely expended by December and that a substantial donation will be deposited into the county account to continue SpayBaker for at least three more months; that funding was described as for cats only, with a small remaining amount for dogs. The board asked staff to provide up‑to‑date spay/neuter totals and live‑release statistics at the next meeting.
The board also noted a scholarship distribution ($250) and community photo fundraisers tied to BCHS athletics that will support local initiatives. No formal funding allocations or new program approvals were recorded in the transcript.
