In the past two months, more than two dozen animals have been left in the yard at the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society animal shelter.
\nSure, the focus of the CPHS is to care for abandoned or stray animals. But without crucial information about those animals, having these animals adopted is a nearly impossible task.
\nIs the animal sick? Does it get along with children? Is the animal fixed?
\nThese are all questions asked by potential adopters. But they\u2019re questions without answers for these abandoned animals.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s extremely hard for us to offer a pet for adoption when we don\u2019t know anything about them,\u201d said Ingrid Bilotto, CPHS director of operation. \u201cIt\u2019s important to know the character of an animal and any special needs before they are adopted. When people drop off animals, they neglect to leave this important information for us.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s really essential.\u201d
\nBilotto believes a good number of the animals that are dropped off aren\u2019t left by owners abandoning them. She believes a lot of people find animals, don\u2019t know what to do with them, and decide to leave them unidentified in the shelter yard.
\n\u201cIf someone finds a dog and decides to drop it off,\u201d said Bilotto, \u201cand we\u2019re not encouraging dropping off animals when the shelter isn\u2019t open, we\u2019d at least like to know the proximity of where the animal was found. That way if someone is looking for their lost pet, they have a place to turn.\u201d
\nAlthough CPHS staff realize animals will unfortunately be left at the shelter without the pertinent information, executive director Dave Hopkins said fines and possible jail time can result.
\n\u201cViolators can be cited for abandonment or, if the incident occurs in the winter months, cruelty to animal charges could be warranted.\u201d
\nThe Central Pennsylvania Humane Society is located on Old 220 North in the Greenwood\/Bellemeade section of Altoona. It is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and on Friday from 12:30 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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