Huntington Needs Its Own Shelter
* The approval of a feasibility study for an animal shelter in Huntington Beach by the City Council occurred for a number of reasons (June 21).
For the new contract with the county, Huntington Beach will be paying over $400,000 for animal control and shelter services. City residents currently pay over $400,000 in dog license fees to the county.
The county will be moving the existing shelter to Tustin by 2003; this is too far for Huntington Beach residents to go to look for a missing pet.
Also, the county will be looking to each of Orange County’s 21 contract cities for funding for the new shelter. The county also will be looking for long-term contracts from the cities to guarantee ongoing funding.
Save Our Strays of Huntington Beach is a community-based association dedicated to animal welfare. We feel the county provides substandard service for a very expensive price.
Preliminary research shows that Huntington Beach can have its own pro-humane animal shelter for less than it currently pays the county. Save Our Strays has gathered 1,600 signatures in the last few weeks in support of this shelter.
KAREN CHEPEKA
Huntington Beach
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