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4 worker washes down the pavement at the Perry Animal Shelter.
Perry Animal Sheltep
undergoing renovations
By KRISTY WARREN
Journal staff writer
There are always animals
in need of care at the Perry
Animal Shelter. Over the
summer months, Hanna
Barrett, Animal Control
Officer, picked up an average
of 50-60 dogs per month and
85-100 cats a month.
The shelter is undergoing
renovations to keep up, but
are really in need of a new
shelter entirely say Barrett
and volunteer, Wendy
Leonard. Air conditioning
was new to the shelter only
a year and a half ago and
six months ago there was no
fence surrounding the shel
ter.
The prompting of the
installation of the air condi
tioner is obvious. The fences
were put up after four dogs
were stolen in four months.
Also prompting the fence
construction was the amount
of people abandoning their
dogs by tying them up to the
shelter. Surveillance cam
eras have also been installed
for the purpose of monitor
ing abandonment, which is
a felony.
So far, the cameras have
done their job. A lady who
left her cat at the shelter
when no one was on the
premises was caught on
tape. The cat died of heat
stroke before it was found by
Barrett two hours later.
The fences have allowed
for two play areas for the
dogs so they do not have to
spend all their time in the
4x6 dog runs.
Until a new shelter can be
built, plans for the old struc
ture are to cover the outdoor
areas to protect the animals
from the elements, to fur
ther cement the outside area
and to purchase additional
portable pens.
Barrett has been working
for the Perry Animal Shelter
since May 2005. These days,
you are likely to see her
around town or at the shel
ter with her own dog, Libby.
Libby was her first eves
stray pick up, having been
hit by a car, breaking her
back legs and back. Libby
has been through surgery
and rehab and Barrett now
says, she is the “best dog I
ever owned.”
Organizations such as
Pets Are Worth Saving and
Animals Deserve Our Proper
Treatment work with the
shelter to provide the funds
for medical attention needed
by the animals, but there is
never enough to heal them
all. Their goal is to pro
vide shots and spaying or
neutering for the animals in
hopes that they will be more
attractive to adopters.
Leonard, head of ADOPT,
says it’s purpose is “to raise
funds for the care of ani
mals here at the shelter.”
This year, money raised by
the organization has allowed
every puppy that came into
the shelter to be vaccinated
and every older cat to be
spayed or neutered.
“These are incentives for
people to adopt,” she says.
The money is also spent on
medical care for injured ani
mals.
“There is no limit to what
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Hanna Barrett, Perry Animal Control Officer, stands with
her own rescue, Libby. Libby was Hanna’s first rescue call
working for the Perry Animal Shelter.
we will do,” says Leonard,
“it’s the funds that limit
what we can do.”
On January 20, ADOPT
hosted the first Fur Ball to
raise money for the animal
shelter.
“It was a big success,” says
Leonard, “I was real pleased
with the support we got
from the public.” Tickets
were purchased to the event
and there were also a raffle,
a silent auction and three
bands. The event raised
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PAWS has also helped
Perry Animal Shelter. To
prevent euthanasia, the
organization sponsors medi
cal treatment for animals
such as spaying and neuter
ing and then on Sundays,
takes the sponsored pets to
Pet Smart, where they have
a better chance of being seen
and adopted.
The help from these orga
nizations is imperative to
the lives of these animals.
Getting adopted or rescued
is the only chance for the
animals’ survival. After
being picked up by Barrett,
they have seven days to be
reclaimed by their owner.
If they are not picked up
by their owner, rescued, or
adopted, they become the
property of the City of Perry
and will be put to sleep.
Barrett would like to
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remind pet owners that
rabies and city registration
tags must be worn around a
pet’s neck. There is an auto
matic slls fee if she finds a
dog with no tags. She also
encourages owners to have
their pets spayed and neu
tered.
The shelter expresses its
desire for more volunteers
and more foster homes for
injured animals. A foster
home “ensures puppies a
better life because they’re
not exposed to what could
come in here [on other ani
mals],” says Leonard.
As of right now, the shelter
has three on-site volunteers
that come in on a designated
day, but more are needed.
Leonard recognizes that
people have jobs during the
week, but volunteers are
also needed off-site on the
weekends to help on adop
tion days.
Donations are also appre
ciated.
She suggests bringing in
old newspapers and blan
kets, trashcan liners, toys,
and dishwashing liquid
(most of which can be found
at a dollar store).
“We never have enough
kitty chow and puppy chow,”
Leonard says. “It’s just the
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ed.”
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but part of a pirocess.
“We have gone through to
get estimation of the true
scope of the work,” he said.
He added there was only
one disclaimer. “We can’t
control the economy. We
can control the design and
get it to where it needs to
be.”
Greenway ekpressed con
cern “about losing quality
of the facility.” Authority
member Dr. Robert Carter
noted, “with the last tower,
we cut some corners and we
have a leaky rbof. I want to
make sure we get a top of
the line facility.
Greenway told Harrell,
“This is scary, don’t give us
this sticker shbck.”
He told his fellow author
ity members, “25 years ago,
we skimped too much. Ya’ll
have paid for it.”
Art Christie, former
Houston Medical Center
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victim to her home at 102
Bayberry Court, where
she then called Lyons and
Powers to let them know
he had arrived. Powers and
Lyons dressed as sheriff’s
deputies, explained Chief
Assistant District Attorney
Katherine Lumsden.
“Wielding a handgun
they came in the back door
and forced the victim to the
floor,” Lumsdeh said.
“They handcuffed him,
threatened him, took
money from him and held
him against his will for sev
eral hours.”
Lumsden ttoid Smith
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administrator who has
stayed on as a consultant
said, “there is no value
engineering,” and explained
“the 130,000-sqaure-foot
tower is just more realis
tic.”
The authority has
received its certificate of
need from the state for part
the new energy plant, a part
of the expansion. “It’s been
designed, spec’d out for the
equipment going in.’
Christie noted the energy
plant may be moved. “We
don’t want to move it too
close. It may be closer to
the original location.”
He said the design draw
ings are done for the
Houston Health Institute
and are currently out for bid.
The total maximum price is
due back from the contrac
tor by Sept. 1 Christie said,
figured at $790,000. The
board gave him approval to
move ahead with the proj
ect at that price.
“We don’t need to be
a stopping block on any
was forced to write a false
attempted rape confession.
“With the photos of the
victim and the false con
fession in hand, the defen
dants allowed him to leave
in order to retrieve a motor
cycle which he had signed
over title to during his cap
tivity.”
Sgt. Dave Carrick and
Sgt. Joe Sendek of the
Houston County Sheriff’s
Office investigated the
case. They found photos of
the incident and the evi
dence of the crime during
a search of Henderson’s
home, Lumsden said.
Powers was sentenced to
25 years to serve 20. Lyons
was sentenced to 15 years
to serve 10. Henderson
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The canopies, approxi
mately 118 feet long and
60 feet wide, will cover
inbound and outbound
traffic lanes and will house
air curtain heaters which
will blow warm air on the
gate guards during the
winter and cool air during
the summer.
The outbound lanes are
covered since they are
often used as incoming
lanes during special times
and high traffic flows.
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Christie said the con
struction time would be
between Dec.l and the end*
of February, 2007.
Greenway also asked if
there was a way to speed
up getting Briarcliff and
Sunset as greenspace.
“Can we speed up tak
ing down what we own to
approve the appearance for
our neighbors on Sunset?”
Christie said the two
houses on Briarcliff may be
moved and they are looking
at demolishing the ones on
Sunset, but noted for the.
one they just bought, the
person has the right to live
in it until Sept. 4.
In other business the
authority was introduced'
to the new administrator
at Houston Medical Center,
Skip Philips, and the new,
no longer interim chief
of nursing, Tommie Gill.
Philips said he appreciated
the reception he’s received
and help “getting me on
the bow.”
received a sentence of 1(L
years to serve four. s
“This case was particu-'
larly troubling because
the defendants pretended
to be law enforcement -
officers breaking the law"
with impunity and giving
the victim the impression'
he had nowhere to go for*
help,” Lumsden said.
“This undermines the ’
authority of hardworking
law enforcement officers •
everywhere. The tough*
sentences imposed should
assure the public that such '
outrageous conduct will not*
be tolerated.”
Rodney Davis represent
ed Lyons. And William'
Peterson represented t
Powers.
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