BOULDER — On Saturday, Animal Shelter and Care of Jefferson County hosted the second annual Walk & Wag in Boulder, in hopes of raising money for their constructing.
“We provide a one-mile and three-mile course, and all of the proceeds that we make in the present day will go in direction of the constructing fund,” mentioned Darlene Moyer, the occasion coordinator for ASCJC.
The Animal Shelter and Care of Jefferson County employees are at the moment fostering animals of their properties however look ahead to the long run of raising as much as $780,000 for the shelter to be constructed for the 12,000 residents within the county.
“The final two years, there was a dramatic enhance within the strays and dumped animals in our county, principally as a result of we do not have a shelter,” mentioned Cheryl Haasakker, president of ASCJC.
Without an animal management division, it leaves stranded animals and calls to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
But Moyer, Haasakker, and volunteers, have been making an attempt to lift money for a 5,000-square-foot constructing to accommodate 20 canine and 42 cats on Muskrat Lane.
“Our hopes and desires are to assist the group in anyway to maintain their canine,” mentioned Haasakker.
The group says there’s a vital want for a shelter and a spot to go for pet vaccinations and checkups.
“Growing up in Boulder, there was all the time the stray canine working round and stray cats. I feel it might be an ideal addition to Boulder and Boulder Valley, particularly with the inhabitants rising,” mentioned Cassie Smith.
Plus, for Cassie Strauser, it might be good to not drive 30 miles simply for a pet appointment.
“It’s simply good to have the ability to have a group factor for all people to return along with their animals and do issues as a group and take care of the animals and not must go all the best way into Helena for these varieties of issues,” mentioned Strauser.
But it can take so much of group effort to make the shelter a actuality.
“I like seeing the quantity of individuals coming getting collectively, the open-air open house working in direction of the frequent purpose of serving to different animals,” mentioned Moyer.
If you wish to assist ASCJC construct their shelter you may go to their web site.
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