The sign at Glen Rose’s city limits lists the town’s population as 2,444; the ideal size for many looking for a smaller town in North Texas, but not such an ideal size for homeless animals.
“We’ve got lots of animals,” said Animal Control Officer Loretta Adams walking through the line of packed cages in the town animal shelter’s dog room.
Like many, the already small shelter is packed with dogs, cats, kittens and puppies right now, but unlike many of the bigger city animal rescues, Glen Rose’s animal rescue team often finds themselves with little help.
"We're a rural community, and lots of people have animals already, some have 2 or 3, and, so you don't get a lot of people coming in,” said Adams.
Plus, donations tend to be much smaller and fewer in between which drives up adoption fees and associated costs like spaying and neutering.
That’s why this year Glen Rose is giving the Clear the Shelter campaign a shot.
They, along with nearly 70 other North Texas locations, and hundreds nation-wide, will waive their adoption fees all day next Saturday, July 23rd.
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Glen Rose received an anonymous donation to help them cover medical costs for the animals, and Mike Jones with the Glen Rose Veterinary Clinic is helping them spay and neuter the animals so they can, hopefully, clear their shelter that day.
Animal Services has also launched a Go Fund Me page to help them reach their Clear the Shelter goals.
