COUNTY Collin County Animal Services now o ering foster program
BY COLBY FARR
services budget reports. The shelter has 60 dog kennels and some room for temporary wire kennels, Volunteer Coordinator Sara Jones said. Because dogs are not being adopted as often and the shelter’s intake numbers are remaining consistent, sta are using the temporary kennels more than they used to, she said. The shelter is looking for adopters, volunteers and foster homes. The fos- ter program was launched to prevent the shelter from reaching full capacity, Jones said. “[If] somebody doesn’t want to exactly adopt, they can help us in a way of at least taking a dog from here and clearing some space then,” she said. People interested in learning more about fostering, volunteering or adopting can email the animal services department or message them on Facebook.
Amid increasing intake numbers at the shelter, Collin County Animal Ser- vices launched a new foster program in January for dogs and cats. The new program was launched shortly after the Frisco Citizen Bond Committee recommended placing a $5 million bond item on the May 6 ballot that would fund a municipal animal shelter. The item did not make it to the ballot after Frisco City Council decided against the recommendation. On Feb. 20, Collin County Commis- sioners Court directed the planning board to examine the county’s needs for a potential bond election. Commis- sioner Cheryl Williams recommended the board consider animal services for a potential November bond. Since 2019, the shelter has seen a decrease in adoption rates while processing a similar amount of ani- mals each year, according to animal
Two volunteers work at the Collin County Animal Shelter on March 9. (Colby Farr/Community Impact)
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT The Collin County Animal Services department tracks and reports statistics about how many animals its shelter sees and how many are adopted each year. Animals adopted Animals processed into shelter
5,704
5,710
5,671
5,547
5,568
5,491
5,385
5,091
4,657
2,911
2,786
2,629
2,568
2,532
2,480
1,953
1,825
1,636
2014 2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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