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Advocates urge North Augusta to keep animal shelter local, propose coalition and fundraising ideas
Summary
Volunteers and nonprofit leaders urged the City of North Augusta to keep shelter operations in the city, outlined volunteer capacity and fundraising options, and asked council to help form a transparent coalition to support shelter operations and a new facility.
At a public powwow before the Sept. 15 North Augusta City Council meeting, volunteers and nonprofit representatives urged the city to keep animal-shelter operations local and outlined options for funding and community engagement.
Ally Jacobs, a volunteer, described day-to-day volunteer work at the city shelter — from kennel care to transporting animals to events — and appealed to the council to keep animals near their prospective adopters rather than send them to other counties. Jacobs said volunteers provide critical daily care and that ‘‘these animals are a part of our community, and they deserve to stay where…
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