{"id":27807,"date":"2022-12-10T02:15:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T07:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=27807"},"modified":"2022-12-10T02:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T07:15:36","slug":"we-need-your-help-to-transform-polk-county-animal-shelter-but-sheriff-grady-judd-will-not-allow-it-to-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/12\/10\/we-need-your-help-to-transform-polk-county-animal-shelter-but-sheriff-grady-judd-will-not-allow-it-to-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need Your Help to Transform Polk County Animal Shelter but Sheriff Grady Judd will not allow it to happen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 3,500 cats turned into Sheriff Grady Judd Polk County Animal Control so far in 2022, approximately 59% have been euthanized, according to Polk County Animal Control. It\u2019s an average of 191 euthanasias per month, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Increasingly, animal shelters are realizing that they can be a part of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs that provide a life-saving option for community cats.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Shelters can enact humane approaches\u00a0for community cats by connecting them with TNR programs, or performing those services in the shelter if they have the resources. This ends the cycle of impounding and killing healthy community cats and allows shelters to focus more resources on adoptable animals, which is what they are designed for.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alley Cat Allies helps shelters implement programs and policies that save cats\u2019 lives, and works with local governments to change ordinances that prohibit TNR. We know that change can be difficult, both for shelters and the community, but we also know that shelters and residents win when communities adopt humane programs for cats. We work with shelters nationwide to help explain TNR programs to the public and to shape successful, life-saving policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letter: The truth has come out about Polk County Animal Services<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheriff Grady Judd needs to fix his Animal Services today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Immorality of Killing Cats<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polk Sheriff Grady Judd refuses to answer questions, why?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n