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Prairie Paws tells Ottawa commission shelter strain driven by regional intake; Manhattan site posts strong adoption revenue
Summary
Prairie Paws reported opening an Emporia location and a sharp increase in intakes driven by neighboring counties without shelters; reclaim rates are low and Manhattan adoption operations recently saw a month with more than $8,000 in adoption revenue.
Vanessa, representing Prairie Paws, told the City Commission on Aug. 28 that the shelter is handling far more animals than Franklin County's population would produce and that neighboring counties' lack of services contributes to the volume.
"We've punished ourselves with a good reputation, sadly," Vanessa said, describing how the facility sees…
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