Taxpayers and budget cuts
For some reason, many municipalities cut animal control service budgets first before looking at saving money in another area. Considering most animal control agencies don't have large budgets to begin with, when the ax begins falling, the result is more deaths of adoptable animals.
Since taxpayers fund animal control agencies, they can play a large part in how much, if any, is cut. Sometimes the loudest group receives what they want.
This article about New York City and the ASPCA was interesting in the aspect of two groups working together, along with taxpayers, to convince the city to not cut the budget for Animal Services.
This will result in more care and less death to the animals in New York City. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all rescue groups could work with animal control instead of fighting with them. Fighting only causes the death of more animals.
Since taxpayers fund animal control agencies, they can play a large part in how much, if any, is cut. Sometimes the loudest group receives what they want.
This article about New York City and the ASPCA was interesting in the aspect of two groups working together, along with taxpayers, to convince the city to not cut the budget for Animal Services.
This will result in more care and less death to the animals in New York City. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all rescue groups could work with animal control instead of fighting with them. Fighting only causes the death of more animals.
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