A New Animal ShelterA New Animal Shelter

Limited resources, personnel and space restrictions, resulting in

• Decaying facility unable to process the number of strays in Stephens County

• Potential health risk to the public through contaminated adoptions, rabies and animal attacks

• Hundreds of animals being euthanized with little chance of being adopted

Toccoa-Stephens County Toccoa-Stephens County Animal Control FacilityAnimal Control Facility

This building is certainly not representative of our government facilities. To continue to rationalize this as a low priority discredits the generous hearts of our community members. Billy Morse, City Manager

Reception Area – Officers’ WorkspaceReception Area – Officers’ Workspace

Rotting Ceilings

Rusting Floors

Officers’ Officers’ Utility Utility AreasAreas

EuthanasiEuthanasia Rooma Room

Old freezers on back porch hold bodies of euthanized animals

Feline RoomFeline Room

• 15 Cages

• No vaccinations of incoming cats

• No quarantine of healthy vs. contagious cats

• 2008 Averaged 50 cats per month

• Euthanized 90%

Canine RoomCanine Room

• Largest area in the facility

• Access to the public

Corroded Interior

Shifting Walls

Rat infestation due to holes in the wall Kill 20+ rats per week

Canine RoomCanine Room

• 3 Puppy Runs

• No vaccinations

• No separation of healthy vs. contagious puppies

Canine RoomCanine Room

• 14 Cages means over-crowded cages cleaned once a day, dogs dwelling in waste

• No vaccinations or health checks

• No separation of healthy vs. contagious dogs means “unadoptable” dogs

• 2008 Averaged 112 dogs per month

• Euthanized 78%