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Humane Society asks Stevens County for larger annual allotment, cites increased veterinary costs and community services
Summary
Representatives from the local humane society described expanded services — including on-site veterinary care, feral cat work and law-enforcement support — and requested an increase in county funding to $5,000 for the 2026 allotment.
Representatives of the Stevens County Humane Society told the county board the nonprofit’s services and costs have grown over two decades and asked the board to increase its annual county allotment to $5,000 for 2026.
Tracy (Humane Society) summarized the organization’s evolution from a small foster-based group into a licensed kennel with on-site veterinary care after an estate gift enabled a building in 2019. The society now handles about 200 animals per year across the county, the presentation said; animals that come into care are vaccinated and, when possible, spayed or neutered before adoption. The society described operating “as best we…
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