By 7 a.m. Wednesday, more than 100 people had donated a total of $3,000 to the animal shelter, which is in danger of closing because of financial problems.
"Wow! The public response has been enormous -- much more than we ever imagined," Morgan said. "And it's been heartwarming to see how much people care about animals."
By the end of the day, the agency had collected:
- 28 bags of cat food
- 25 bags of dog food
- 24 bags of cat litter
- 10 packages of dog and cat treats
- 15 cases of canned food
- 20 applications for prospective volunteers
- $3,193 in cash and checks at the front desk
- $9,790 in donations through the agency's online website.
If the public continues to help, the agency can likely continue operating, he said, "But we also have a responsibility as an organization to never get in this position again."
Buying extra time through the donations will help shelter officials more aggressively market the agency through fundraisers, corporate sponsorship and promotions, he said. "We have to start being more proactive so we don't end up in trouble down the road." Read more here.
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We, as a community, cannot allow this to happen. This is a life and death situation for the animals in this community. The other travesty in this is that there would be no one to investigate animal cruelty in this area. Animal cruelty transcends beyond the animals themselves, as many of the people who commit cruel acts toward animals have committed or will commit other illegal acts toward people. Animal cruelty, in many cases, is the first in a number of acts that lead to violence toward people. Investigating animal cruelty is actually a step toward protecting ourselves from the people whose abuse of animals will escalate to violence toward another human being.
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