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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The comment about the Fairfax county shelter doesn’t make any sense.  They are an open-access shelter.  Why would they NOT take healthy animals.  Either you misunderstood or you spoke with an idiot.  Since it’s a county shelter, a good portion of their funding is likely from taxpayers.  This is a service taxpayers would expect in return. [/quote]I was also turned away by Fairfax county shelter when I tried to help a stray. They suggested I let them go again or find a rescue.[/quote]Heres their policy: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/animalshelter/catintake [/quote]

Then they are not operating under DAS guidelines, and should not be funded as such.  I would contact Fairfax county government and challenge them on this. I would, but I don’t reside there. [/quote]

What is DAS? I may do just that.[/quote]I’m not sure fighting a major policy will help this particular cat. That takes time you don’t have. You can’t keep it in the garage forever. And I doubt they’ll change this policy anyway.[/quote]

Maybe not in this one instance, but doing nothing won’t initiate change.  I’m the pp who suggested it. I looked into who the director for animal services is, and it gives me pause.  In my county, our director is a former animal control officer.  In Fairfax County, it’s someone who used to work for the Humane Society of the United States—which is a terrible organization that does not actually help animals.  I’m actually alarmed that Fairfax county would choose someone with this background for this position. I also see that she’s been in the position for less than a year, and that the deputy director recently left.  If you’d like to see this policy changed, contact local elected officials.  At the very minimum, your shelter is not operating in a similar manner as nearby county shelters.  Which is up to the county; however, I’m guessing many county residents have no idea that this is how they are operating.  Especially if they are calling themselves open-access.  My county’s shelter would have like 3 cats if this was their policy.  And while that’s tempting since it is far less work (and likely impacts their stats in a positive way), let the residents have a say in which animals they should be helping.  There are plenty of private organizations that can pick and choose which animals they help. [/quote]

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