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The Culpeper Animal Shelier is ihe newest facility on the list'd! out-of-county services to balk at solving Rappahannock problems with other people’s tax dollars. The Shelter, financed by the Culpeper Animal Welfare League and Culpeper County taxes, recently decided to stop accepting Rappahannock animals unless paid for their care.
“I didn’t want to refuse the animals altogether." said Shelter manager Donna Roy, "although it may come to that. But it’s not fair to expect Culpeper County residents to finance a shelter for all the surrounding counties, none of whom are w illing to build their own."
Roy said that Rappahannock County admissions had dropped sharply since the charge was added. "One woman even refused to pay or lake back her animal." Roy said. "That puts us in a terrible position." Roy said she hoped that the $10.00 charge would solve the problem for a while. “This barely covers the expense of feeding the animal for a week’s stay." she said. "A much better solution would be for each county to have it’s own shelter, as required by law."
State Law
The state law, ratified in February, 1981, says in part, that each city and counts must maintain an animal pound with the following guidelines set forth by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: All kennel buildings and enclosures shall provide adequate protection against weather extremes for each animal. The floors and wall of such enclosures, buildings and runs shall be of a surface material that will permit proper cleaning and disinfecting. Building temperature shall be maintained at a
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