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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Shelter Director Says Stats Good
Mountain View Telegraph
The county animal shelter is doing its job, statistics and the shelter director say.
Estancia Valley Regional Animal Shelter Director Cindi Jones passed out statistics at the Torrance County Commission meeting on Wednesday to the commissioners.
In the first three months of 2007, the animal shelter took in a total of 282 animals. Of those animals, 11 were adopted, 21 were rescued, 59 were transferred to another shelter, 43 were claimed and 146 were euthanized.
In the first three months of 2008, the animal shelter took in a total of 210 animals. Of those animals, 11 were adopted, 48 were rescued, 30 were transferred to another shelter, 21 were claimed and 77 were euthanized.
There were fewer animals in the beginning of 2008 because the public is learning that the animal shelter "is out there," Jones said in a phone interview after the meeting.
"Also the animal control officer is working to return the animals to their owners," Jones said.
The national average of animals euthanized in a shelter is 60 percent, Jones said.
The shelter received $10,000 in state money this year "that we haven't quite decided how to utilize," Jones said.
For several years the animal shelter shared space with the District 5 fire department in the old station in Sweetwater Hills. But the fire department moved out to a new station in Homestead Estates in January, Jones said.
In other commission business:
Bob Taber and Adriana Cashman told commissioners that they were upset with recent road signs put in place by the county.
Martinez Road was changed to Ballanger Ranch Road, Taber said.
"There are multiple roads in Bernalillo, Santa Fe and Torrance counties that have several names," said Nick Sedillo, county safety officer.
"We'll be marking all the roads in the county" to help first responders, Sedillo said.
In a phone interview after the meeting, Ruben Gastelum, county mapper and rural addressor, said two things prompted the county to put up the signs— a committee that began holding public input hearings in 1993 and an original plat of the county that lists all roads.
"It's a slow process because of certain laws we have to abide by," Gastelum said.
The public can call Torrance County Dispatch at 384-2705 to verify the name of their road.
"If it's wrong (dispatch) can correct it," Gastelum said.
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