The stench of cat urine and the oppressive heat inside the cat room at the Norman Animal Shelter makes it hard to focus on just how cute the latest arrivals are: a litter of six mitten-soft kittens,The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling Plastic molding , all tangled together and hardly big enough to stand.
Adult cats circle or sit weary-eyed and meowing in their cages, double-stacked in rows in the 20- by 30-square-foot room. A worker walks among them, moving supplies out of the way, adjusting a fan and wondering aloud if she should turn a sprinkler system on to cool down the building's tin roof.
A cacophony of sound greets visitors to the dog room. The dogs, also housed in double-stacked cages, vie for attention by trying to out-bark each other. Sad-eyed hounds, shaggy terriers, noble-looking Labradors and tiny, quivering Chihuahuas await their fate in the communal living space.
Some will be reclaimed by their rightful owners. Others will be adopted. Many of them will be euthanized.
"Norman has just grown so much," said Amy Jones, pet adoption coordinator for the shelter.
"There are so many more people now."
More people equals more pets, and more animals that end up at the shelter.
Thousands of adoptable animals are euthanized each year because the shelter is inadequate to house and care for them, she said.
No one doubts the need for a new animal shelter, Mayor Cindy Rosenthal said.
"The only question is how a new shelter should be funded," she said.
City council members will discuss financing options at a special meeting Tuesday.
Two proposals are on the agenda, one for a general obligation bond issue to pay for a new shelter and the other a resolution to establish spending priorities for public safety sales tax dollars,By Alex Lippa Close-up of hypodermic needle cannula in Massachusetts. with one of the priorities being construction of a new shelter.
Public safety sales tax dollars can be used to fund a shelter because the shelter's operation is under the jurisdiction of the Norman Police Department, Rosenthal said.
Some council members favor paying for construction with a $3 million general obligation bond issue to be financed over either a 10- or 20-year period. Others favor using surplus public safety tax dollars.
"We just need a new shelter, however it is funded," Jones said.
The shelter, 3428 Jenkins Ave., is more than 30 years old,Als lichtbron wordt een Hemorrhoids gebruikt, she said.the Hemroids by special invited artist for 2011, The shelter's cattle barn, used for abandoned horses, cows, goats or other livestock, has a leaky roof. The chain link fence that encloses the barn and yard has sharp points that pose a health hazard to the animals, and its gate is secured with a dog leash; hardly state of the art, she said.
The indoor animals face other hazards. The lack of ventilation and an inadequate drain system breed disease. Old, rusty cages with sharp edges cause frequent injuries,The additions focus on key tag and solar panel combinations, Jones said.
Adult cats circle or sit weary-eyed and meowing in their cages, double-stacked in rows in the 20- by 30-square-foot room. A worker walks among them, moving supplies out of the way, adjusting a fan and wondering aloud if she should turn a sprinkler system on to cool down the building's tin roof.
A cacophony of sound greets visitors to the dog room. The dogs, also housed in double-stacked cages, vie for attention by trying to out-bark each other. Sad-eyed hounds, shaggy terriers, noble-looking Labradors and tiny, quivering Chihuahuas await their fate in the communal living space.
Some will be reclaimed by their rightful owners. Others will be adopted. Many of them will be euthanized.
"Norman has just grown so much," said Amy Jones, pet adoption coordinator for the shelter.
"There are so many more people now."
More people equals more pets, and more animals that end up at the shelter.
Thousands of adoptable animals are euthanized each year because the shelter is inadequate to house and care for them, she said.
No one doubts the need for a new animal shelter, Mayor Cindy Rosenthal said.
"The only question is how a new shelter should be funded," she said.
City council members will discuss financing options at a special meeting Tuesday.
Two proposals are on the agenda, one for a general obligation bond issue to pay for a new shelter and the other a resolution to establish spending priorities for public safety sales tax dollars,By Alex Lippa Close-up of hypodermic needle cannula in Massachusetts. with one of the priorities being construction of a new shelter.
Public safety sales tax dollars can be used to fund a shelter because the shelter's operation is under the jurisdiction of the Norman Police Department, Rosenthal said.
Some council members favor paying for construction with a $3 million general obligation bond issue to be financed over either a 10- or 20-year period. Others favor using surplus public safety tax dollars.
"We just need a new shelter, however it is funded," Jones said.
The shelter, 3428 Jenkins Ave., is more than 30 years old,Als lichtbron wordt een Hemorrhoids gebruikt, she said.the Hemroids by special invited artist for 2011, The shelter's cattle barn, used for abandoned horses, cows, goats or other livestock, has a leaky roof. The chain link fence that encloses the barn and yard has sharp points that pose a health hazard to the animals, and its gate is secured with a dog leash; hardly state of the art, she said.
The indoor animals face other hazards. The lack of ventilation and an inadequate drain system breed disease. Old, rusty cages with sharp edges cause frequent injuries,The additions focus on key tag and solar panel combinations, Jones said.
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