By Ronica Shannon
My name is Skipper. I’m 5 years old and have been here at the Madison County Animal Shelter for about nine days. I am a Beagle mix and enjoy spending most of my time outdoors.
You should really meet my friend Jackie. She’s 11 months old and likes to brag a lot about how she’s already house trained, loves to play with kids and how it’s just a matter of time before someone takes her home. Women!!
She’s a Beagle mix like me, with a touch of Jack Russell. I think she’s a real cutie, but so far today, about 60 people have looked at her, and she’s still here with me behind these caged doors.
My other buddy Rosco is a good ole boy who thinks life’s a party. He’s one of those howlin’ coon hounds, but I’m glad he’s here because he’s always good for a laugh.
He’s only 1 year old, but has a lot of energy for a kid his age.
If I were the one taking him home, I’d make sure I had a big, fenced yard to give him plenty of room to burn off all that energy.
We have some other furry friends that they keep in a separate room. There’s nothing wrong with them .... they’re just kittens. They can’t help it!
Since we don’t get to see that much of each other, I don’t know their names, but they sure are tiny, cute and cuddly.
The Madison County Animal Shelter has adopted out nearly 100 animals this month alone, according to shelter director Keith Crawford.
He’s such a nice guy. He even took all of us animals outside Wednesday so we could have our picture taken for the Richmond Register.
Hopefully when people see us, they will want to come out for a visit.
The shelter has the capacity to hold a total of 100 animals, that’s counting us dogs and cats combined. About 3,000 animals come through here each year.
Us dogs can be adopted for just $25 and cats are only $10! That price includes our partial vaccinations, a free veterinarian exam (better for the owner, but not us) and a spay or neuter discount voucher.
Anyone interested in coming down to take a look at us can come Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., or from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
We always need donations like food, blankets, toys, litter boxes, leashes, not to mention everything it takes to keep things clean around here.
I almost forgot. If anyone has an animal they would like to bring, feel free. We can always use more friends down here! Today, it’s just us three dogs, three kittens and one, 1-year-old cat.
Dogs can be brought by any time during working hours, but appointments must be made to bring in a kitten or cat.
Call us here at the shelter at 986-9625 for more information about ways to donate, adopt or drop off an animal.
Skipper, Jackie or Rosco can be reached by calling the shelter at 986-9625.
Ronica Shannon can be reached at rshannon@richmondregister.com or 624-6608.
