There might be some bright future for pets left by foreclosed house owners in Greenville, Texas. A big number of cats, dogs and other domestic animals have roamed the city following the increased number of foreclosure activities in the area.
Now, the Cause for Paws and Greenville City’s Animal Control Division and are being offered help in housing the abandoned animals by the Frisco Humane Society. The aid is welcomed by the city as the number of domestic animals left behind by evicted home owners continues to increase in conjunction with the rising number of foreclosed homes for sale in the area.
An agreement between the City Council and the said Society is scheduled for signature at the city’s Municipal Building. Before the signing of the agreement, a short work session will be held in the same building to iron out the details of the domestic animals’ care.
Frisco Humane Society is an association that takes in homeless cats and dogs. Those that cannot be accommodated at cat and dog shelters are offered by the Society for public adoption for fees ranging from five to 15 dollars per animal.
The collaboration with the Frisco Humane Society is not the first time that the city has launched an effort to take care of abandoned pets. Four years ago, it collaborated with the animal welfare association, Cause for Paws.
The agreement allows Cause for Paws to take the animals from cat and dog shelters to be placed in permanent residences. Brandon Krodle, City Supervisor for Animal Control has stated that the partnership has proven to be satisfactory for both Cause for Paws and Greenville City.
Krodle also added that more than 120 dogs and cats have been transferred from the local animal shelter to the care of the welfare association since October 2009.
The huge population of abandoned cats and dogs has caused problems to the city, particularly when the number of foreclosed homes for sale in the city reached its peak. Dog shelters and other animal rescue facilities are overwhelmed by the number of homeless domestic animals and have since been trying to find ways to find accommodations for them.
The agreement with the Frisco Humane Society is expected to provide permanent homes to abandoned pets. It is also expected to decrease the number of homeless domestic animals being processed by local cat and dog shelters.