New State Grant Will Help Low-Income Families Care for Their Pets

CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County has received a grant from the Georgia Department of Agriculture that will be used to assist low-income families with the costs associated with spay/neuter surgery for their pets, White County Public Safety Director David Murphy announced Tuesday.

“We are pleased to be the recipients of this grant and to be able to assist families in our community,” Murphy said.

Murphy also announced a new adoption fee schedule for Animal Control Services that will go into effect July 1. Pets already altered when they enter the shelter will be $25. Unaltered pets will remain at $90 and families eligible for the spay/neuter grant can adopt an unaltered pet for $45 through the end of July.

Applications for both the spay/neuter grant and adoptions can be obtained at White County Animal Control, 680 Industrial Blvd., Cleveland, Ga. For more information, call 706-219-2689 or check the county website at www.whitecounty.net

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