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Highway 65 North
(across from Ozark Stone Fixtures)


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City Ordinance requires that both canine and felines be licensed yearly for $2.00. Renewal date for this license is June of each year. 

City Tags are a great way to insure your pets safe return to your home




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HFLCS who sponsors the Pound received a grant of $1740 from Pedigree to help with canine only spays/neuters for adoptable dogs. HFLCS pays the expense from the grant.  Further grants are in the works to help HFLCS to continue to prepare the animals housed at the Pound for adoption.

Pets should be a lifetime commitment. They are not disposable.

Each year 10-12 million pets are euphemized in the United States. That is 192,000/week 27,000 every 24 hours 365 days a year.

70,000 kittens and puppies are born every day in the U.S. Every hour 415 children are born, 3,500 kittens ore also born in that hour. One out of every 4 is destroyed daily.

Unwanted litters face the cruel fate of pain, hunger, homelessness and disease.


Good reasons to spay or neuter your pet...

Calming  effect on your pet. Altered animals make more affectionate companions. Irresponsible breeding contributes to the problem of dog bites and attacks. Altered animals are less likely to bite because they are more even-tempered.

Increasing your pet's safety. Neutered males are less likely to roam, run away, or get into fights. Spayed females are less likely to attract unwanted animals into your yard.

Extending your pet's life. Altered animals live longer, healthier lives. Female cats and dogs have reduced risks of uterine, ovarian, and breast cancers. Male cats and dogs have reduced risks of prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and other disorders, illnesses, and diseases.

Having a cleaner home! Neutered cats are less likely to spray and mark territory. Spaying eliminates carpet stains from bloody fluid passed by female dogs during the heat cycle.

Sparing the lives of unwanted pets. Only 1 in 9 cats and dogs born in the U.S. will find a home. The rest will be destroyed because nobody wants them. Communities spend millions of dollars to control and eliminate unwanted animals. Animal shelters are overburdened with surplus animals.
S.N.A.P. is a Missouri not-for-profit organization that assists with Iow cost spay & neuter, www.snap123.org

Don't Breed or Buy While Shelter Animals Die    
7 Reasons to Adopt a Shelter Animal

1. Save a Life
Every animal that is born, intentionally or accidentally, takes a potential home from a wonderful animal that already exists. If you want a pet, please try the local shelters and pick out a new friend that needs to be saved before he or she becomes a statistic.

2. Stop Puppy Mills and Backyard Breeders
Without demand, there is no need for supply. Puppy mills and backyard breeders exist today, in our communities. Pet stores are not required to truthfully tell you where they get their animals.

3. The Adult Advantage
Puppies and kittens are appealing, but adults are usually more practical. Shelters are full of adults that are much calmer than babies and many are already housebroken and trained. Babies require around the clock, constant care and need a great deal of attention and that can be exhausting. Adults can usually stay at home while you work, babies should not. You know exactly how big the animal will get, how much they will shed, and what their personality will be like. Many people adopt a cute puppy that turns out to be huge, hairy, and slobbery, and then have to give it away.

4. The Mixed Advantage
Shelters are full of mixed breed animals, which often have better health and temperament than many purebreds. Genetic defects are much less likely to occur in a mixed breed animal (i.e.: hip dysplasia, aggression, breathing problems, etc).

5. Unconditional Love
Many shelter animals have been abandoned, abused, or neglected, yet they are still willing to love and do anything to please us. Imagine finding a shelter pet that had been left for dead, and taking it home only to find out that this is what your life was missing. There is no stronger bond than that.

6. Variety
Animals in shelters come in all ages, sizes, colors, and personalities. Short hair or long hair, frou-frou or rugged dogs, playful pups or lap dogs, snuggly cats or mousers can all be found in shelters.

7. Price
Purebred animals can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. 25% of purebred animals are in shelters. If you are only interested in a specific breed, they are available. Check your local shelters regularly, there are also many rescues out there that save a particular breed. Please call the local shelters in your area or search Pet Adoption websites before you buy a pet. They are out there and they need forever homes.



IN LOVING TRIBUTE 
By Lynn Payton

 

My name is "Booker T" One day in the fall of 1999, Animal Control found me on the streets of Buffalo. I was scarred, extremely thin, and my hair was dull and missing in places. I had been shot with a "BB Gun ". The place an my back where the "BB" was lodged was swollen and abscessed, I felt sick and longed for a place to rest.
Life on the streets means a constant struggle to survive. Some people believe that because I was born with the natural ability to hunt that I can take care of myself.  When you feel that way, you condemn me to a life of hunger, disease, parasites and cruelty. Sure I can hunt, but that doesn't mean that the food is plentiful or that I will have enough to eat that day. I have infestations of fleas and ticks that cause sores and hair loss with no relief Dogs chase me and people run me off. Some people are just plain cruel and enjoy torturing and killing those like me. You also have to be smart and watch out for vehicles.

The last six months of my life,  I spent comfortable. I had plenty of food, water and a comfortable bed to sleep in. I received the medical treatment I needed and got rid of the fleas. I was one of the lucky ogles.

I passed over the rainbow bridge this past February. Most of my life I never knew compassion and peace. At the end l experienced what it meant to be loved and cared for. Think before you say "A cat can take care of itself".