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Pittsburg County animal shelter reports lower adoptions year-over-year; crematory back in service
Summary
Animal shelter director Michele Van Pelt reported that canine and feline adoptions are down compared with some months last year, and confirmed that crematory repairs are complete and the unit is operational.
Michele Van Pelt, director of the Pittsburg County Animal Shelter, presented detailed shelter statistics at the July 20 commissioners meeting. The packet included month-by-month adoption and surrender counts for canines and felines for 2025 and partial 2026 figures; Selman noted that adoptions are down from last year. Van Pelt confirmed the shelter's crematory repairs are completed and the unit is operational.
The data in the packet lists monthly adoption counts and surrender totals for 2025 and 2026, as well as private cremation revenue and out-of-county surrenders. Commissioners reviewed the director's report and had no further action beyond entering the report into the record.
The shelter report will remain available as part of the meeting record; no funding requests or specific follow-up actions were voted on during the meeting.
