The Clark County Commissioners in a move that is designed to support the services of the Dog Wardens Office and meet Ohio Revised Code announced the opening of a county run dog shelter.\u00a0 The new facility which opened the doors on September 1, 2017 is located at 3673 Middle Urbana Road.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Dog Wardens moved their offices to this location to operate the facility that will house any dogs that have been impounded by the wardens. \u00a0This facility cannot accept owner released animals, however the Clark County SPCA is available to help pet owners in need of services to rehome their animals.\u00a0 The shelter will only be a redemption center according to Commissioner Rick Lohnes and will not be taking in any cats.\u00a0 The County is required to hold dogs without a license for 72 hours and any dog with a license for 14 days.\u00a0 Lohnes explained that every effort will be made to reunite dogs with a license with their owners.\u00a0 Dogs without licenses will be processed and moved on to other organizations for adoption noted Lohnes.\u00a0 \u201cWe are committed to meeting Ohio Revised Code\u201d said Lohnes of the decision to open the shelter.<\/p>\n
This move comes just a couple of weeks after the Clark County Commissioners were notified that The Humane Society Serving Clark County would no longer be honoring their contract with the county.\u00a0 \u201cThe Humane Society has been a significant partner in our mission to protect dogs\u201d said Chief Dog Warden Sandi Click in an open message to the community on the Clark County web page.\u00a0 Lohnes explained that \u201cthe Humane Society has been in turmoil for several years\u201d and elected to dissolve the partnership with the county for the dog wardens over a year ago.\u00a0 Previously the county paid $9,000 to the Humane Society to help with the cost of salaries and equipment for the wardens.\u00a0 This year the county made the move to make the dog wardens county employees and to update the vehicles and equipment used by the wardens.<\/p>\n
The county was able to act quickly in establishing their own shelter thanks to the support of local veterinarians, Dr. Bruce Clark, the Clark County SPCA and support from Montgomery County.\u00a0 Lohnes explained that the county will be renting the new shelter space at a cost of $1,500 per month.\u00a0 They previously paid the Humane Society just over $6,600 per month ($80,000 per year) \u00a0to take in the dogs that the wardens picked up on the streets.\u00a0 Lohnes confirmed that this will be a savings to the county taxpayers despite the need to have a warden on duty at the shelter to handle redemptions.<\/p>\n
The Enon Eagle \/ New Carlisle News reached out to Humane Society Board President Michael DeCourcy for comment on the status of his organization but did not receive a response.\u00a0 On Tuesday, August 29, a Facebook post indicated that their facility would be closing at the end of business on Thursday, August 31 at 7 pm.\u00a0 At that time they were in the process of adopting out or placing the seven remaining dogs from their shelter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The cooperation between the county and the Humane Society had a rocky start in 2017 when the organization hesitated to agree upon the contract offered by the county.\u00a0 At that time the county leaders started to look for a shelter location however an agreement was reached with the Humane Society only to be broken with notification by a letter stating that the Humane Society would no longer accept county dogs as of August 31, 2017.\u00a0 That is when the Commissioners and County Administrator elected to move forward with their own shelter to assure that all of the dogs would stay in the county.\u00a0 This short notice put crews from the county on a tight deadline, however the warden offices were moved to the new location and the doors opened on time for the change over.<\/p>\n
Hours for the new shelter along with information on how to redeem your dog(s) if they are taken off the street by the dog wardens can be found on the Clark County web site, www.clarkcountyohio.gov and selecting the drop down menu under My Government.\u00a0 The Dog Warden is listed under Other Departments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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