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Pending a final OK from the state veterinarian, Rappahannock’s supervisors have found a taker in neighboring Fauquier County for the county’s stray dogs.
Chairman Hubert Gilkey reported that John Klein, the. owner of a commercial kennel just over the county line 6.2 miles from Flint Hill, is willing to board Rappahannock’s strays for $5 per dog per day.
The county is seeking a year’s contract with option to renew for a second year, said Mr. Gilkey. Supervisors Gilkey and Newbill Miller visited Mr. Klein’s kennel last week. “I think it would meet state standards (for animal shelters),” the board’s chairman noted.
According to Mr. Gilkey, the kennel owner is asking to have a 20by-16-foot concrete slab poured and fencing erected for dog runs at the county’s expense. Mr. Klein will move his dogs to the new quarters and reserve the existing runs attached to the kennel building for Rappahannock’s strays.
“He’s going to put his dogs in substandard housing!” joked Mr. Miller.
With expiration of the lease, the county would remove the fencing for the new runs but leave the concrete slab, Mr. Gilkey noted. Dogs would be hauled to the kennels by warden Jack Bruce, who would take animals unclaimed after five days back to the gas chamber on his farm to be put to
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