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Maury County animal shelter says it is at half capacity; calls for 50–55 additional kennels
Summary
The county animal shelter reported it is operating at roughly half capacity (25 kennels in use of requested 108), processed 191 incoming animals in March and has a fundraising-sponsorship campaign underway for new indoor and outdoor kennels.
The Maury County animal shelter told the Health & Environment Committee it is operating at roughly half of the space needed and is regularly placing animals on waiting lists as intake exceeds kennel capacity.
The shelter director reported March intake figures: 191 animals arrived in the month and inventory on-hand was 89 animals at one point; the shelter currently operates 25 kennels. An independent study paid for by the county recommended the shelter have 108 kennels to meet demand; shelter leadership said that means an additional 50 to 55 kennels are needed.
The shelter has begun an expansion-and-sponsorship campaign. Officials said indoor kennels for the fundraising program are sold out and four outdoor sponsorship slots remained at the time of the report. Volunteer hours were cited at 1,230 for the month of March. The shelter also announced rabies and microchip clinics and said it will circulate proposed ordinance language intended to reduce animals running at large and improve quarantine processes.
Director remarks emphasized continual turnover — intake, transfers, and adoptions — and warned that limited kennel space forces staff to place owners on waiting lists and sometimes leads to animals being abandoned offsite.
Committee members did not take action at the meeting but were asked to note the shelter’s capital needs and planned outreach to secure sponsorships and grants for expansion.
