No Kill Shelter Possible For Escambia County

Dogs and cats dropped off at the Escambia County animal shelter have between five and ten days to find a new place top live or they are euthanized.
A new proposal before county commissioners could change that. Staffers would like to turn the animal shelter into a no-kill shelter by 2015.
Right now they see about 16 thousand dogs and cats a year. Some are adopted, others are returned to their owners but the majority, more than 12 thousand, are put down. "We're responsible for the animal shelter so we're responsible for the number of animals being euthanized and we want to reduce that number to zero," says Bureau Chief Sandra Jennings. She along with her colleagues have put together a proposal that would eventually make the shelter self-sufficient along with being a no-kill facility. Commissioners have issues with the plan and will take it up again at their December meeting.