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Decatur County shelter reports higher live-release rate, seeks billing changes after veterinarian departure
Summary
Shelter staff reported new grants, a jump in live-release rates to 80.8% in 2024, and operational changes after the shelter veterinarian stepped away; staff asked commissioners about raising a credit-card limit and pursuing net-30 billing with a partner clinic.
Mandy, shelter staff, told the Decatur County commissioners that the shelter received several grants and that its live-release rate rose to 80.8% in 2024.
The shelter reported $60,000 from a Best Friends grant (which funded a transport van), an additional $13,000 for spay-and-neuter work that supports an adoption coordinator and advertising, and a $1,000 award from the Greater Good Society. “That one was for 60. That’s what bought the van. There’s another 13,000 that just came in, and that’s for the spay and neuter,” Mandy said.
The grants and higher live-release rate were the central context for several operational requests.…
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