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(Clinton) -- With the veto this week of a deal between the city and Clinton Humane Society this story reviews the numbers of animals processed at the CHS in 2012. Details have been included in a report to the city.

Last year the Clinton Humane Society took in a total of 296 dogs. There were 129 from the Clinton Animal Control Officer and 167 dropped off by citizens. That’s information provided by the Humane Society to the Clinton City Council’s Internal Operations Committee for a meeting in January and mentioned at a council meeting.

From the 129 dogs from the city there were eight adopted and nine sent to rescue and 62 reclaimed and 46 euthanized. From the 167 dropped off by citizens there were 34 adopted and 24 sent to rescue facilities and 133 reclaimed and 96 euthanized.

The numbers provided to the city shows 45-percent of the total dogs were reclaimed by the owners and 32 percent euthanized and eleven percent of the total adopted and eight percent sent to a rescue facility.

There were also 272 cats brought to the Humane Society by the Animal Control Officer and another 196 from citizens for a total of 468 cats.

From the 272 from the city there were 21 adopted and six sent to rescue and five reclaimed with 240 euthanized.

From the 196 brought in from citizens there were 22 adopted and six sent to rescue with 14 reclaimed and 154 euthanized.

From the 468 total cats there were 84 percent euthanized and nine percent adopted and four percent reclaimed and two percent sent to a rescue facility.

The Humane Society also noted that 10 dogs and 14 cats were dropped off outside the shelter with no information.

A spokesperson for the Humane Society says the length of time an animal remains at the shelter depends on the whether animal is aggressive, how adoptable it is and the health of the animal plus how much room is available at the shelter. The spokesperson says in most cases the animals are kept much longer than the city’s requirement and many for an extended period of time.

Currently the Humane Society is not taking animals from the city or citizens due the veto of the contract by Clinton Mayor Mark Vulich. The council had approved the renewal with an increase in subsidy from 65-thousand to 120-thousand dollars while also discussing a new agreement. On Monday, the mayor vetoed the action and the action to form the committee for further discussion on new ideas for a deal to lower the city’s cost. The contract expired at the end of January without the renewal.

The city’s Animal Control is part of the Clinton Police Department and earlier this week Police Chief Brian Guy told KROS NEWS they were discussing their options at this time.

Written 2/7/2013 by Dave Vickers - KROS News

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