Volunteers at San Angelo's Animal Shelter are provided by Concho Valley PAWS and can only assist shelter pets during PAWS operating hours. PAWS announced their Labor Day closure.
San Angelo pets face a different kind of labor, that associated with pregnancy. PAWS stopped issuing low cost spay/neuter vouchers over four of the last nine months, but plans to restart the program in September.
Vouchers were not available for December 2022 and January 2023 and stopped again the last two months, July and August.
PAWS is the Animal Shelter's veterinary service provider and available shelter statistics do not include the number of shelter pets spayed/neutered under this arrangement.
SNIP Voucher restarting is yet to make PAWS website but is shown on their Facebook page.
San Angelo and Concho Valley residents interested in "being the change" will have an option to accomplish that goal.
As the late Bob Barker said, "Have your pets spayed or neutered."
Update 9-4-23: PAWS volunteers gave feedback to Shelter Chief Morgan regarding dog walking in the afternoon's of our record blistering summer heat. It's not good for the dogs or the volunteers, many of whom are elderly.
Update 9-10-23: A PAWS volunteer gave public comment at Thursday's City Council meeting. It was not an endorsement of shelter leadership or City Council's burying their heads in the sand regarding the harm from the shelter following Pets Alive policies.
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