Hope Just a
Few Weeks Away
In a few short weeks, Hill
County Paw Pals expects to open our Pet Adoption Center. This structure has been built by the
faith and support of the Hill County community.
It has been built by the firm conviction of citizens that something must
be done to remedy the horrific consequences of pet overpopulation.
Paw Pals has kept an
enthusiastic focus on the stated and achievable goals since our inception
because we firmly believe that pet overpopulation must be corrected to make our
community safer for you and our children:
Hill County Paw Pals, a
non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation, is a grassroots group that
organized with two stated goals; 1) Facilitate installation of a county animal
control program and promote and contribute to building a county animal shelter;
and 2) Organize to challenge the overpopulation of unwanted companion animals
(dog and cats) with four programs working simultaneously–Education, Legislation,
Spay/Neuter, and Adoption (Project ELSA).
Dire consequences of pet
overpopulation within the community are four significant liabilities: Health,
Economic, Legal, and Safety (HELS).
Just as Milam County (same environment as Hill County allowing pet
overpopulation to remain unchecked) experienced their tragedy (2005) with
Lillian Stile, 76, being torn to death by a pack of dogs, Hill County has all
the ingredients for such a tragedy to occur.
Hill County has indeed experienced nearly fatal episodes of stray dog
attacks. Most noted was the Hubbard
area incident where a young man was attacked by a pack of dogs and his quick
action to climb a tree saved his life.
A lady was viciously attacked east of Hillsboro and bitten on the chest
and arm by a stray dog. Most
recently, an 11-year old boy was attacked by a stray dog and required 42
stitches to reconstruct his face.
Hill County citizens frequently report witnessing free roaming feral dog packs,
criminal abandonment of dog and cats, and destruction of livestock. Ignoring the growth of pet
overpopulation feeds all the ingredients for our “tragedy” to occur. The correction of pet overpopulation
simply must be made a “priority” by our community.
The Hill County Paw Pals Pet
Adoption Center will stand as a beacon of hope that an end to pet overpopulation
is achievable and coming. However,
the opening of the adoption center will
not remedy the problem. Paw Pals
is organizationally and financially unstructured to operate a large scale animal
shelter because of the absence of a perpetual and reliable source of income. An animal control program is a
governmental 24/7 core-service that should be “prioritized” into our county
budget with your hard earned tax dollars (without raising taxes). Paw Pals is an organization of
“volunteers” functioning with privately donated funds. Paw Pals can only operate on a small
scale based on community support of fund raising activities and volunteer man
hours. Paw Pals’ vision remains the
installation of county animal control and a government funded shelter. These are core services for many
American communities. We will
continue to promote all aspects of pet overpopulation management: Education, Low Cost Pet
Sterilizations and Vaccinations, and Adoption Programs, and Legislation.
The newly constructed facility
will operate only as a “limited” pet adoption center operated by community
volunteers and financial donations.
If you would like to see it operate to its capacity, join with our stated goals
to “facilitate installation of a county animal control program” by contacting your elected County
Judge and Commissioner. They hold
the keys (your tax dollars) to reach this needed reality. For more information about Paw Pals,
please call (254)-580-0679, email
hcpawpals@yahoo.com.