Paw Pals Reaches Milestone with Purchase of Property to Build Animal Shelter
Hill County Paw Pals achieved a major breakthrough on the last day
of 2009. Paw Pals purchased a three
acre property at 1500 Abbott Avenue
in Hillsboro. This property includes a 6,000 square
foot warehouse that will be renovated to become a pet adoption shelter. Paw Pals appreciates all who never
lost the faith that the vision for a shelter would become reality.
In January of 2004, a grassroots movement originated with a group of
concerned citizens determined to correct the worsening pet overpopulation issue
in Hill
County.
They proudly indentify themselves as Hill County Paw Pals and have not
waivered from these 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).
This facility will be solely under the ownership of Hill County Paw
Pals when the doors open and initially there will be no city or county
involvement with either funding or management of the facility. It must be clearly understood that
Paw Pals is not “animal control”.
Although this facility may grow to the capacity to support a county animal
control program, it will initially be operated as a pet adoption shelter with
volunteers. In the mean time, Paw
Pals, with the help of all voting county citizens, will continue to work
towards our stated goals of establishing county animal control.
A public meeting is scheduled 6:30pm Thursday, February 4, at our
Pet Adoption Shelter.
For more information about Paw
Pals, please contact us at (254) 580-0679; or email
hcpawpals@yahoo.com.