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County Fiscal Court
News
Release
December
17, 2007
Shelby County Animal Shelter Receives State Equipment Grant
SHELBYVILLE, KY. Shelby
County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger announced that the
Shelby County Animal Shelter has been chosen to receive a
grant in the amount of $1,000 for equipment form the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Agriculture, Animal
Control Advisory Board.
“We are very please to have
been selected to receive the grant that will be utilized to
purchase a multi-use cage, live animal trap and eleven
kennel decks for dogs at our shelter,” stated Rothenburger.
The Animal Equipment grant
program was created by the Kentucky General Assembly to
assist in the care and control of animals throughout the
Commonwealth.
In 2006, the Shelby County
Animal Shelter took in 1,366 dogs and 791 cats with over 1,100
of the animals being adopted out or returned to their
rightful owners.
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For
Additional Information Contact:
Rusty
Newton, Acting Animal Control Director, Deputy County
Judge-Executive
Shelby
County Animal Control
206
Kentucky Street
Shelbyville,
Kentucky 40065
(502)
633-0009 or (502) 633-1220
(502)
633-7623 Fax
Rusty.Newton@shelbycountykentucky.com
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