Animal network to receive business donation

On Wednesday, Oct 18, Animal aid Network will receive the proceeds.

Animal Aid Network is a non profit organization not affiliated with any shelter or humane society.  AAN receives no government funds and is supported by grants, memberships, donations and the Four Paws Emporium in Old Town Cottonwood.

AAN keeps costs down by providing services through voice mail and post office box.  there are no paid employees; the administration of programs and all fund raising is done by volunteers.

Since its inception in 1998, AAN has sterilized 725 pets, preventingthe birth of potentially millions of unwanted animals.

Hundreds of thousands of tax dollars are being spent in the Verde Valley on animal control, for shelter facilities, staff salaries and the expense of expansion and for animal control officers, vehicles, equipment and other costs too numerous to mention here.  Shelter staff, volunteers and officers do the best that they can to deal with the problem of animal overpopulation.

Since on unaltered cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in seven years, and one unaltered dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in six years, it becomes apparent that they are fighting a losing battle.  There are just not enough homes for all of these animals.   The reality is that most unwanted animals will have to be euthanized, and the majority will be puppies and kittens.

These birth rates, together with the estimated growth of the Verde Valley, will mean that more tax dollars that could be better spent on human services are going to be dedicated to animal control.

Prevention is the only solution, and htere is only one answer to the animal overpopulation problem that exists in the Verde Valley, spaying or neutering pets.

For more information, call 639-3980.