Ron Getz and several others with the shelter told commissioners that from January through November of 2007, 4032 dogs and cats had been taken in at the shelter.
At a cost of approximately $73 each to take care of the animals, the shelter is running short of funds.
According to Getz, between the shelter’s revenues from Paws Variety Store, donations from the city and county of $30,000 each per year, the money is not there for the care and feeding of the animals.
"We are running at a defecit and Paws, our thrift store, does not consistently raise the funding during this time of year. We can't rely on that for a main source of funding because it's not there," Getz said.
Other problems at the facility are overcrowding and many building repair issues.
"Our drainage system is inadequate and there is no quarantine area for sick animals so they have to be held with the other animals," Getz said.
Since there is not a separate room for spay and neuter surgeries away from where animals are euthanized at the facility, the Humane Society of Cumberland County lost its state license to perform the surgeries at its facility and now must take the animals to Cookeville for the operation.
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