Warren Animal Control Attributes Record Numbers To Lack Of Spaying And Neutering
Warren County Animal Control reporting a record number of animals at its facility with 23 in one day last week. The shelter was built to hold 15 dogs and 20 cats, a total of 35 animals. As of Friday, the shelter population includes 36 cats and kittens. Director Sherri Bradley said the reason comes from […]
Dekalb Co. Animal Shelter To Ask County For More Assistance
Dekalb County Animal Shelter will go before the county commission to ask for more assistance next week. Assistant Director Emmaly Bennett said that they are still providing services to all of Dekalb County, but that the city of Smithville covers the cost of employees and building upkeep. “We’re still in the process of trying to […]
Animal Shelters See Large Numbers of Kittens During “Kitten Season”
Animal shelters are seeing an influx of kitten litters during what they call “kitten season.” Kitten season refers to the time of year when unfixed cats tend to reproduce. This leads to overwhelming numbers of kittens at shelters. Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said the key to preventing overcrowding at shelters is spaying […]
Putnam Animal Shelter Wants to Update Software
The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter wants new software to take better care of their animals and the community. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said the software the shelter is asking for expands the capabilities of day-to-day operations, as well as aids in efficiency. “It’s really the Cadillac of shelter software, quite honestly,” Tracy said. “I used […]
Animal Shelter Numbers Remain Low Post-Lockdown
After seeing a surge of pet adoptions while people were stuck at home, Cookeville Putnam County Animal Shelter said they haven’t seen a resurgence in animals at the shelter. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said that luckily, the population at the shelter has remained low as people return to normal daily life and are home less. […]
Problems With Pets As Christmas Gifts
Christmas morning with a new pet under the tree sounds like a great surprise, but it might not be in the best interest of the animal. White County Animal Shelter Manager Stephanie Smith said its a better idea to surprise someone with pet toys or books on caring for a pet. Smith said picking the […]
Jackson Co Group Hoping To Control Cats
A $1,000 dollar grant will help the Friends of Animals of Jackson County work on the community’s cat population. President Julie Jacobson said cats can become pregnant as young as three months old. “What we are actually seeing is cats are in heat and becoming pregnant as young as 3 months old, so they’re easily […]
Shelter Seeks to Upgrade Cages
The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter wants to upgrade its small breed dog cages in the shelter’s puppy room. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said the current cages are a little too small. She said the new cages should help keep younger dogs healthy. “The existing cages are really a little too small for our best use,” […]
Addition To Animal Shelter Beginning This Week
Construction on an addition to the Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter will begin this week. Shelter Director Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracy said the space was originally planned during construction of the shelter, but it was cut for budgetary reasons. “It was one of the first things I asked when I came here to interview and toured,” Hutchinson-Tracy said. […]
Council Approves Animal Shelter Addition
A 1,000-square foot addition to the Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter received approval from the Cookeville City Council Thursday night. The educational space addition will be built with $100,000 in funds from the Ayers Estate. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the Animal Control Board and the Shelter’s Friends group indicated a need for the space. […]
