Burlington Animal Services is receiving $25,748 in grants that will help support its operations.
“These funds supplement our annual operating budget and allow us to provide a level of services for pets above the basic minimum so that we can continue to ensure pets with special needs have positive outcomes at the shelter,” BAS Director Jessica Arias said. “Also, the grant funding will help us to provide support for pets in our community whose families may be experiencing hardships related to the pandemic, preventing pet homelessness and increased surrender of pets at shelter.”
$4,998: COVID-19 stimulus grant from Maddie’s Fund of Pleasanton, Calif., to help support pets in the foster program;
$10,000: COVID relief grant from Best Friends Animal Society of Kanab, Utah, to support shelter operations, spay and neuter of shelter pets. and food supplies or temporary boarding for pets belonging to families experiencing urgent needs due to COVID;
$4,500: “Spay Together” grant from The Humane Society of the United States of Gaithersburg, Md., for spaying and neutering shelter pets and Mighty Mousers program cats;
$5,250: “Preserving Families” grant from Petsmart Charities of Surprise, Ariz., to provide temporary emergency boarding and support services for pets of families experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, hospitalization and treatment; and
$1,000: COVID relief grant from the Petfinder Foundation of Tucson, Ariz., for medical supplies, food and vaccines.
The shelter is again participating in the annual TV adoption program Clear the Shelters. All dogs and cats are $10 throughout August. The price includes spaying/neutering, basic shots, and 30 days of pet insurance. Burlington Animal Services is at 221 Stone Quarry Road, Haw River. Hours are 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday, and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturdays. View adoptable animals at www.BurlingtonNC.gov/pets.
The shelter took in 379 animals in July. Of those:
• 297 (94 dogs and 203 cats) were strays;
• 50 (28 dogs and 22 cats) were turned in by their owners;
• Nine (eight dogs and one cat) were turned in to be euthanized;
• Four (all dogs) were returned adoptions; and
• 19 (14 dogs and five cats) were confiscated.
• Alamance County: 42 percent;
• Burlington: 33 percent;
• Mebane, Swepsonville and out of county: 3 percent each; and
• Elon, Green Level and Haw River: 1 percent each.
Some 401 animals (278 cats, 122 dogs and one other animal) departed BAS in November:
• 77 percent (259 cats, 71 dogs and one other animal) were adopted;
• 10 percent (38 dogs and five cats) were returned to their owners;
• 6 percent (14 cats and 13 dogs) were transferred to rescues;
• 5 percent (15 dogs and four cats) were euthanized; and
• 2 percent (three dogs and five cats) died of natural causes.
Reasons for euthanasia were 11 percent behavioral and 89 percent medical.
