The City of Fort Pierce and St.
Lucie County could be one step closer to getting a fresh start in serving the homeless animals.
The City of Fort Pierce and St.
Lucie County could be one step closer to getting a fresh start in serving the homeless animals.
PIERCE ANIMAL SHELTER.
WPTVWAS THE FIRST TO UNCOVER THETURMOIL BEHIND THE DOORS OFTHE FORMER HUMANE SOCIETY OFST.
LUCIE COUNTY& NOW- A NEWGROUP IS OFFERING TO TAKE ONTHE CHALLENGE OF BEING THENEXT TO SHELTER ANIMALS INFORT PIERCE AND ST.
LUCIECOUNTY... MEGHAN MCROBERTSREPORTS ON THE PLAN THEY HOPEWILL WRAP UP A DARK CHAPTER INTHE CITYNATS FOR SEVERAL YEARS-OPERATION SOS- ANDVETERINARIAN- DOCTOR JULIEKITTAMS& HAVE BEEN SPAYING ANDNEUTERING THOUSANDS OF CATSTHROUGH THIS MOBILE VAN-CATERING TO RESCUEORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THETREASURE COAST.“HI WANT TOSHOW OFF?
IM UP FOR ADOPTION”KITTAMS HAS SEEN FIRST HANDTHE BURDEN FELT BY RESCUEGROUPS ACROSS OUR AREA- FROMTHE MORE THAN YEAR LONGCLOSURE OF THE FORMER HUMANESOCIETY OF ST.
LUCIE COUNTY.“SOMETIMES, DOING THE RIGHTTHING IS A LOT MORE THAN WEINITIALLY REALIZE” THE FORMERHUMANE SOCIETY OF ST.
LUCIECOUNTY CAME UNDER FIRE IN 2018FOR THEIR FINANCIALSHORTFALLS& LACK OFTRANSPARENCY& POOR INSPECTIORESULTS& AND CONDITIONSTHREATENING THE SAFETY OFSTAFF AND ANIMALS.
THECONCERNS CULMINATING IN 20WHEN A VOLUNTEER WAS MAULED TODEATH AT THE FORT PIERCESHELTER.“ANY COMMUNITY REALLYNEEDS TO HAVE A FUNCTIONALOPEN ADMISSION MUNICIPSHELTER” FORT PIERCE AND ST.LUCIE COUNTY DECIDED TO ENDTHEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THESHELTER..
AND TOOK ONOPERATING A TEMPORARY SHELTERTHEN-SPENT UPWARDS OF 500THOUSAND DOLLARS BRINGING THEFORT PIERCE LOCATION BACK UPTO CODE.
KITTAMS AND HER BOARDAT OPERATION SOS- WERE TIREDOF WAITING FOR AN OUTSIDEGROUP TO OFFER TO RUN THESHELTER PERMANENTLY.“ITBEEN A LONG JOURNEY AND ICOMMEND THE MUNICIPALITIES FORHANGING IN THERE” SO- THEYDECIDED THEY“MY BOARD AND I JUST SAT DOWNONE DAY AND SAID YOU KNOW, WECAN DO THIS.
ITAND SO WE DID IT” FORMING AWHOLLY NEW NON PROFIT- SUNRISEHUMANE SOCIETY&“A SUNRISE ISA PLACE OF NEW HOPE” PROPSINGA PHASED OUT PLAN FOCUSED ONTRANSPARENCY- BRINGING INQUALIFIED STAFF TO CARE FORANIMALS, FUNDRAISE, AND USETHEIR SHELTER PARTNERSHIPS TOREDUCE EUTHANASIA...“WEALREADY KNOW ALL OF THEPRIVATE SHELTERS.
ITPHONE CALL AWAY” THEIR PLANALSO ALLOWS FOR TEMPORARYFLEXIBILITY IN THE BUDGET- TSEE WHATSUCCEED.
AIMING TO GAINAPPROVAL FROM THE CITY ANDCOUNTY IN A MATTER OF WEEKS.“THE GOAL IS FEBRUARY 1ST.THAT IS A SHORT TIMEFRAME SOWESTARS THERE” MM NC 5A SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP