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The Humane Society of Bay County now operates its thrift store and animal shelter under one roof. But, one Bay County resident is concerned over certain conditions at the facility, saying, he was appalled during a recent visit to the Humane Society Thrift Store. The big problem? The large amount of donated items that at times are piled ceiling high. He is worried about the animals’ safety. So, I check it out in this week’s on your side Problem Solver.
The Humane Society of Bay County’s Thrift Store is located on 23rd Street near Airport Road in Panama City. About six months ago, the animals themselves were relocated there from the previous shelter just off of 15th Street. The temporary shelter houses about 30 to 40 animals. According to Chad Evans, President of the Humane Society’s Board of Directors, “As the economy dipped…we were forced to choose… Do we continue to deplete cash reserves and wind up closing doors? Or do we combine animals into thrift store for time being?” Evans says the shelter became a “no kill” facility in March 2006. As a result, it lost all government funding. The animal shelter now depends on community donations (monetary and otherwise) to stay in operation.
The bad thing about the donations of clothes, furniture, and so forth, is that they can pile up outside…fast. Evans says, “What we run into… people drop off things overnight. We rely on volunteers to go thru that. Depending on number of volunteers during the day, sometimes we can’t get through everything dropped off.” Evans says an intake room in the rear of the building, used to process donations, can get out of hand easily. What about concerns over a fire safety hazard? Evans says, “I say the fire inspection has come thru the last two months. They have seen this…they have never complained. We have passed with flying colors every time. We need more volunteers to help process this quicker and keep this room safer. It has been safe so far, but to get these levels down, we need more volunteers.”
Evans says the goal, is to build funding to a point where they can return the homeless animals to the previous shelter off of 15th Street. Shelter officials hope to do that at some point next year.
There are a couple of ways you can help the Humane Society. First, you can volunteer at the Thrift Store-Animal Shelter. Call 769-7333 for more information. Or, take advantage of a fun event this weekend. You and your family can have free pictures with Santa at Buzz Leonard Subaru on 15th street from 12 noon till 4 p.m. this Saturday. Again, this is free and, for every picture taken with Santa, the dealership will donate ten dollars to the Humane Society. You can even bring your pets.
The Humane Society of Bay County
It just sickens me that if they were like the rest and murdered all of the animals after a certain date then they could get governent funds but because they chose to be compassionate and give these animals a chance they get nothing. Something is badly wrong with a system like this. It makes me even angrier to know that my little rescue cat could have been one of these and I would never have known the love and companionship I do now had he been in one of the other “shelters”.
you can help by spaying and nuetering your pets (especialy cats) and not buying from puppy mills! Sooooo simple.
Perhaps they can partner with the BCSO or the State Probation office(s) and use some of their clientele to assist in sorting and organizing the donations. Most people who are on probation or community control are required to do community service hours anyway. Now, there’s a problem solver for you.
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My deepest thanks go out to all that have taken the time and effort to help this shelter. Even if it were monetary, food, time or just trying to get the word out about them and their needs, the smallest effort means so much to these precious animals. All they want is a loving home and someone to care for them. A very special “Thank you” goes out to Channel 13 for their efforts to get the word out about this all but forgotten shelter here in Bay County.