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The Battalion Page 3 «Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Give me a home
By Kristin McNulty
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Renee Ricker said she
went to the Brazos Animal
Shelter looking to adopt a
cat, but instead found
Sylvester on the day he
was to be euthanized.
“I knew he was the one
forme,” said Ricker, a sen
ior history major, about the
rabbit she adopted in
October 2000.
Located in Bryan, The
Brazos Animal Shelter
houses animals that have
been picked up as strays or
turned in by their owners.
The shelter has everything
from livestock to exotic
animals. Since animals that
have not been adopted
within a designated amount
of time will be euthanized,
workers encourage people
to adopt these animals
before it is too late.
According to the 2001
national average census 60
to 70 percent of animals in
shelters are adopted while
the remaining are put to
sleep.
Ashley Wesp, interim
director of the Brazos
Animal Shelter, said that
20 percent of the animals
taken in are put down
because there is simply not
enough space in the facility
for them.
Landon Wran, a sopho
more civil engineering
major, said he was just a
college student who want
ed to have a pet when he
went to the shelter. Upon
adopting his lab mix,
Shiner, Wran discovered
she had been abused by her
previous owners and he
knew he could give her a
loving home.
“She seems to know I
Brazos Valley animal shelter encourages pet adoption
saved her,” Wran said.
The shelter has an adop
tion fee of $70, which
includes everything from
spaying or neutering to
grooming coupons.
“Because overpopula
tion increases the number
of euthanizations, spaying
and neutering is essential,”
Wesp said.
“With neutering, your dog
or cat is less likely to roam
and mark his territory at
everything in sight,” she said.
“Spaying reduces the chance
of mammary gland cancer in
your dog or cat.”
“We are running out of
space at the shelter because
people will not spay or
neuter their animals, and
this leads to more eutha
nizations,” Wesp said.
When someone adopts a
pet from the shelter, its first
set of vaccinations are
included along with an
AVID microchip. The first
set of vaccinations, along
with an AVID microchip,
are included when a person
adopts a pet from the shel
ter.
“The microchip is an
identification system that
is used for every one of our
animals at the shelter,”
Wesp said.
Owners receive coupons
for a free grooming and a
free physical exam along
with discount coupons for
obedience training and pet
supplies. A leash or cat box
is included when an owner
takes his pet home.
The shelter also needs
volunteers to bathe the ani
mals, feed them and help
out with additional clean
ing tasks.
The Pajama Party is an
event that helps promote
adopting the animals.
There is a half price adop
tion fee if you come in
your pajamas, and the fee
still includes all of the ben
efits. Several local radio
stations come out to the
shelter to report on the
event.
“Volunteer help is need
ed for the Pajama Party on
July 25 from 7 p.m. to 12
a.m. at the shelter,” Wesp
said.
The shelter is also work
ing to improve its facilities.
“An 89 acre, fenced in,
off-leash pet park is in the
making and will be open in
a few years,” Wesp said.
The pet park will
include a farm education
center and a pet memorial
garden; an agility course
and pond will be available
for the more adventurous
pets. The location for the
pet playground is off of
Farm Road 1179 across
from the golf course.
For those looking to
adopt a pet, Wran offers
one piece of advice:
“Adopt a pet that will be
happy in your environ
ment, not just because they
are cute.”
Top: This pointer
was found in
College Station
last Thursday
and is currently
available for
adoption.
Right: This puppy
was found along
with his brothers
and sisters in
College Station
after being aban
doned by his
owner. He is also
available for
adoption.
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