Hill County
Paw Pals’ Steadfastness Builds Community Support
Five years ago, Hill County Paw Pals began with a vision to build a county
animal shelter that would be accessible to all citizens. We envision an animal shelter that
would stand for our goal of eradicating the worsening pet overpopulation problem
in this county. We see an animal
shelter as not just a place to harbor unwanted animals, but more so a beacon of
what represents proactive movements to prevent worsening of the problem. To date our accomplishments are:
- Institution of a low cost spay/neuter clinic that has resulted in 1,500 pet sterilizations that
prevented the birth of 13,000 (first generation) dogs and cats
- Administration of 5,000 rabies vaccinations enabling citizens to comply with state law and
making the community safer from human rabies exposure
- Formation of Whitney High School Paw Pals Club; we proudly applaud
these young citizens who are working hard to help make a difference for
Hill County
animals
- Supportive actions of Hill County Commissioners Court—area of land
committed adjacent to Hill County Sheriff Office to be designated for an animal
shelter and addition of Hill County Paw Pals to jury ballot donation options
- Inaugural Waggin Trail Bike Ride in conjunction with Hill County
Boys and Girls Club
- Growth of our adoption/foster program that has saved the lives of
numerous dogs and cats by placing them in new homes, pure bred rescue groups, or
surrounding shelters
- Five (5) annual county-wide garage sales that has generated over
$60,000 of which the most recent
recorded $19,000—an unprecedented
show of community involvement and support
- Ongoing fund raising that has raised building fund for animal
shelter to $$372,000
All of these accomplishments are from one source: caring and giving citizens who
contribute their hard earned dollars, their donations for the garage sale, and
those who give hundreds of volunteer hours all to improve our community by
correcting pet overpopulation. All
who work with Hill County Paw Pals are proud to call this county our home and
even more proud as we continue to meet so many supportive citizens who inspire
us to continue forward.
As the New Year begins, we thank each of you for your individual contributions. We value everything you give and all
you do. We take your contributions
seriously and our commitment to you the citizens of
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County is to continue with the forward
momentum to build an animal shelter and more importantly work through education,
spay/neuter, adoption and foster programs, and legislative initiatives to make
stray, unwanted animals a rarity and not commonplace in this county.
For more information about Paw Pals, please visit
www.helphillcountyanimals.com
or email hcpawpals@yahoo.com/a>, or call
254-580-0679.