The Struggle of Small Shelters in Rural Counties
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The Struggle of Small Shelters in Rural Counties

ByCara Sue Achterberg

Tyrrell (pronounced like ‘turtle’ without the middle t) County is almost all the way to the Outer Banks. It’s another small county no one necessarily notices as they race to the ocean in their minivans stuffed with boogie boards and picnic coolers. There’s not a lot of money or industry, or, as it happens, cats…

Roanoke’s Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection is a Model for Small County Animal Shelters

Roanoke’s Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection is a Model for Small County Animal Shelters

ByCara Sue Achterberg

It’s a pipe dream that every county in every southern state should have a progressive animal shelter that functions as a community resource and adoption center. There are simply too many small counties and too many stretched budgets. Instead, many southern states opt for the dog pound model. They call these facilities ‘shelters,’ but too…