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SEK Humane Society asks Pittsburg commission for emergency partnership funding
Summary
Representatives of the Southeast Kansas Humane Society told the commission the shelter is operating at a financial tipping point and asked the city to partner on funding to avoid service loss that could shift animal-control burden to the city.
At the Sept. 9 Pittsburg City Commission meeting, Jasmine Kyle, speaking for the Southeast Kansas Humane Society (SEKH), urged commissioners to consider a funding partnership after the shelter reported a large operational shortfall.
Kyle said SEKH cared for more than 250 animals in the past year and that most intakes come from Pittsburg residents and local abandonments. She said the shelter provides long-term medical care, rehabilitation and adoption services, while city animal control performs short-term pickup and ordinance enforcement. Kyle said SEKHreduces city holding and medical…
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