Cookeville Animal Shelter Offers Free Dogs
The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter is offering free adoptions for dogs for the next two days. The animals come fixed, vaccinated, and microchipped for no cost until Saturday at 5. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said the shelter is over capacity with some 40 dogs up for adoption during the event. Tracy said adopting during this […]
Clinic Making Strides With Year Of New Leadership
Cookeville’s Major Mike Shipley Spay and Neuter Clinic has administered some 4,500 pet surgeries since Wags and Whiskers took over the clinic in April of last year. Wags and Whiskers President Elizabeth Sofia said some 1,500 of those operations have been from volume clients like local animal shelters. She said many Major Mike’s employees stayed […]
Putnam Animal Shelter Looking At Spay And Neuter Clinic
The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter is looking to open a spay and neuter clinic on-site to help with surging pet overpopulation. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said the idea has floated around since the building was designed and built. She said after doing research, she feels it has become feasible, and more necessary as demand continues […]
Animal Shelter Staff To Become Full-Fledged City Employees Through Vote
The final step in officially making animal shelter workers Cookeville city employees could come Thursday if Cookeville City Council votes to approve a new agreement. The city and Putnam County have jointly operated the shelter since 2000 with employees stuck in the middle of city and county systems for payroll and benefits. Now, the two […]
Algood, Monterey, and Baxter will increase contributions to Cookeville Putnam County Animal Shelter.
Cookeville Putnam County Animal Shelter has requested increased contributions from Algood, Monterey and Baxter based on increased animal intakes. Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said she had calculated personnel expenses, then looked at the total animals coming from each jurisdiction to come up with percentages for contributions. She said outside of payroll the shelter covers costs […]
Cookeville Working On Retirement Benefits For Shelter Employees
The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter anticipates city retirement benefits for its employees will not happen by the beginning of the new budget year. Questions arose at the latest Animal Control Board meeting on whether the shelter falls under the county or city. Director Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracey said the situation will likely not be resolved soon. “For […]
Animal Shelter Budget Request Includes New Position For Programs
The Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter requesting additional money from the city and county to create a new coordinator position. The shelter wants $22,000 in increased funding from both entities. Director Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracey said the program coordinator would be a fully-trained kennel worker that would lead volunteer and education opportunities. “The majority of the animals that […]
Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter Increasing Fees And Hours
Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter will increase several fees starting next fiscal year after the Animal Control Board approved the changes Friday. Shelter Director Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracy said the shelter is dealing with increased costs. “I really don’t want to increase adoption fees,” Hutchinson-Tracy said. “I’ve been trying to find a way to pull adoption fees down […]
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. […]
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,” […]
