By Leigh Ann Ray, The Mingo Messenger
Typically, when I occupy this space, my thoughts are not necessarily associated with my day job, but more as a volunteer and community advocate. This time, I am going to combine the two and write about something I am both very passionate about just in my human spirit and advocate for in my job as grants coordinator and project manager for the Mingo County Commission (MCC).
It is no secret that we have an overpopulation of stray and abandoned animals in Mingo County. The root of this problem is multi-faceted — a lack of laws dictating ownership and care for animals; a generational concept that animals are expendable and do not need a particular protocol of care; lack of education in the reproduction cycles of animals — it just goes on and on.
Another issue we have is that we have some of the most tender-hearted people on fixed incomes who try to care for all the stray and abandoned dogs and cats they come across, but can barely afford their medications each month, much less provide proper health care for animals.
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