Clarksdale, MS: We have space at our shelter for 60 pets but do you think we could make room for just one more?
(Repeat times 400 or so):
The ASPCA removed more than 400 cats and dogs from the Clarksdale, Mississippi shelter on Sunday, January 24, 2010.
Tim Rickey, the ASPCA’s Senior Director of Field Investigations and Response, says many of the animals appear to be healthy, but some have medical conditions, including mange, as well as injuries and bite wounds from living in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions.
“What we’ve found,” says Rickey, “are more than 400 animals living in a space designed for about 60. Our goal is to export as many of the animals as possible to other agencies where they can be placed up for adoption.”