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HILL COUNTY PAW PALS
Hill County Paw Pals is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation that was organized with two stated goals: 1) Facilitate the installation of a county animal control program and promote and contribute to building a county animal shelter; 2) Organize to challenge the overpopulation of unwanted companion animals (dog and cats) with four programs working simultaneously–Education, Legislation, Spay/Neuter, and Adoption (Project ELSA).
The severe issue with pet overpopulation is that it burdens our communities and citizens with health, economic, legal, and safety liabilities. The negative aspects of pet overpopulation include increased dog bites, roaming dogs killing livestock and endangering humans, traffic accidents, unvaccinated animals being vectors for rabies, and negative impressions to potential businesses and residents looking to locate in Hill County.
Pet overpopulation stems from one source–irresponsible and misguided pet owners who allow their pets to breed at will. Starting from “one pair” of breeding dogs, in six years, 67,000 offspring can result! A single pair of cats and their offspring could produce a staggering 420,000 kittens in just seven years. The average mature cat can have three litters with 12 kittens per year. Out of those litters of kittens, about 4.7 of them are females, which in turn means they will most likely have litters of their own. Cats can reproduce starting at four months of age.
Over 70,000 puppies and kittens are born daily in the US, and because of overpopulation, more than 3.7 million animals are still being euthanized each year in shelters across the country.
Pet overpopulation is a community problem that will take the entire community to solve. With the input of proactive programs such as Education, Legislation, and Spay/Neuter, pet overpopulation is solvable. Aggressive programs are required because pet overpopulation can not be solved with adoption or euthanasia alone.
Hill County Paw Pals owns and operates a Pet Adoption Center (PAC) at 1500 South Abbott Ave., Hillsboro, TX 76645. The PAC works with volunteer help (click here for info on volunteering at the PAC).
The Pet Adoption Center (PAC) is open for public viewing of the adoptable pets by appointment only.
Please call 254 580-0679 to schedule an appointment to view adoptable dogs.
Please call 254 707-7662 to schedule an appointment to view adoptable cats.
If you would like to become a part of this worthy organization, please get in touch with us:
Hill County Paw Pals, Inc.
P.O Box 1533, Hillsboro, Texas 76645
(254) 580-0679
email: hcpawpals@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.hcpawpals.org
