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Friends of North Augusta Animals details shelter gains, asks city to identify land and expand volunteer roles
Summary
At the Feb. 2 public power hour, the nonprofit Friends of North Augusta Animals (FONA) reported a 95% save rate, a $15,000 grant (with $9,000 for spay/neuter), and asked the city to identify land and improve communication and volunteer authority for a new shelter.
Tyler Gallus, president of Friends of North Augusta Animals (FONA), told the City of North Augusta’s Feb. 2 public power hour that the volunteer-run group has helped the city achieve a 95% save rate at the municipal pound and that intakes are down roughly 40–50% year over year.
Gallus said the city’s animal-control budget has been increased from $28,000 to $38,000 and that FONA earned a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation, with about $9,000 of that set aside specifically for spay-and-neuter services. He said the average spay or neuter costs about $500 and that FONA volunteers have logged roughly 1,000 unpaid hours helping at the pound.
“We’ve seen more happen in the last six months than any time since FONA was founded,”…
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