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Humane Society reports higher spay/neuter numbers, low euthanasia rate and demand for more veterinary capacity
Summary
Humane Society Director Carrie Chu told the court the shelter increased spay/neuter surgeries (about 530 for cats/kittens), adopted out hundreds of animals in 2025, and used a Compassionate Care Assistance Fund to help keep pets with owners.
Carrie Chu, director of the local humane society, briefed the Fiscal Court on the organization’s 2025 outcomes and ongoing needs. She reported that the humane society performed about 530 spay/neuter surgeries for cats and kittens last year and adopted out roughly 338 cats and kittens; dogs and puppies adopted or transferred to rescue totaled about 255.
"The best way to control pet population and keep everyone safe and healthy is to make sure we aren't having litters of kittens and puppies over and over again," Chu said, explaining the focus on increasing sterilization. Chu credited community volunteers, fosters and a partner organization (Boyle County Animal Care and Control) for program gains and said limited veterinarian availability is the main barrier to increasing surgical capacity. She also described a Compassionate Care Assistance Fund that granted about $8,600 last year to help residents with emergent pet medical costs and vaccinations.
Court members thanked the humane society for the update and asked no further action. Chu encouraged residents to use the home-to-home rehoming website and noted the shelter is using outreach and social-media promotion to move animals into homes.
