Cherokee Tribune – BoC accepts grant to combat Animal Shelter overcrowding

CANTON — The Cherokee County Animal Shelter has been awarded a grant that will in part be used to investigate an abnormally high amount of animals coming in compared to shelters in other counties.

The Cherokee Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to accept the $201,300 grant from the Stanton Foundation, a national philanthropic organization, with $183,000 of that money to be used for an expert study of the intake issue.

County Manager Jerry Cooper told commissioners during the meeting that the Cherokee Animal Shelter takes in about 2.5 animals for every 100 residents in the county. That number is high compared to nearby counties such as Cobb and Gwinnett, which take in about one animal for every 100 residents, Cooper said.

“We’ve got an issue we need to study and potentially address in the future,” Cooper said.

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