As a private organization, there aren’t very many hard-and-fast rules for the HSHA or other similar animal shelters. 'There is really a need across the board for oversight,” one advocate said.
a four-year-old American Bulldog who was spirited away by a volunteer before meeting his fate, has generated a number of reader questions about how the region’s largest animal shelter operates.
The humane society has developed programs to reduce its intake and euthanasia rates, such as low-cost veterinary services and a pet food bank. In 2022, 3,500 pets were served through veterinary services and almost 22,000 pounds of food was provided to families seeking assistance for their pets. The bureau has the authority to cite kennels not in compliance, impose civil penalties, suspend or revoke licenses and refer animal cruelty cases to law enforcement., from June of 2022, shows the shelter passed all of the required inspection categories under the dog law. The report lists 120 dogs at the shelter or in shelter-controlled foster care; and 267 dogs had been transferred out thus far in that reporting year, a number which would include adoptions.
Like many shelters, the humane society has service contracts with anywhere from 30 to 40 surrounding municipalities to take in animals from residents, animal control or police officers. The City of Harrisburg, which indicates that the city will provide a down-payment to the humane society based on last year’s volume of animals. This account will then be drawn down as city animal control wardens surrender animals to the humane society.
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