HomeMy WebLinkAbout082623 Public Comment re_ HSJC - topic at 11_00_ Monday_ August 28_ 2023(Incase I am not able to attend this meeting, please read this into the record. The following is under 3 minutes.)
To: Greg Brotherton
Heidi Eisenhower
Kate Dean
Jefferson County Staff
Thank you for this time to present the facts facing the Humane Society of Jefferson County. I’ve been a Volunteer Dog Walker for about a year and a half now and much has happened in
that time to make it a more viable, compelling organization for bringing unwanted dogs & cats into the Port Townsend and Jefferson County community as pets to responsible citizens.
Focus is on animal health, on spaying & neutering, on training for the Dog Walkers to encourage consistent, positive behavior in order to make the often problem dogs more adoptable,
on socializing cats. HSJC is not a foster home; it is intended as a way station to bring its charges rapidly back into caring society. Staff & volunteers are doing their part. But it
needs your help.
No-one expects a five star hotel, but overcrowded conditions, kitten cages lining the leaky entry way, interior dog barriers that don’t function properly… That does not sound like an
animal care facility Port Townsend and Jefferson County could be proud of. But the building itself needs a major upgrade or better yet, a new facility with more room. The local homeless
are not just people. And care for them is needed.
The location is suitable. I think you’d agree that not much would be happily placed between a well used gun range and the city dump.
So, what can the County do? What is the County willing to do to make its citizens proud of the Jefferson County no-kill shelter? And done now, before rains take down the whole front
of the current building. We look to you for affordable help. We know you care about the animals. Please don’t turn your backs. Please work with our Director in doing what is needed.
Thank you,
Patricia Earnest
HSJC Volunteer Dog Walker
from Nordland, WA