Stokes Co. Animal Shelter director speaks out [Video]

FOLLOWING A FAILED INSPECTION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE STOKES COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER IS SPEAKING OUT. SARAH SOWERS EXPLAINS THE IMPROVEMENTS STAFF MEMBERS HAVE BEEN MAKING AFTER GETTING NOTICE FROM THE STATE ABOUT SOME COMPLIANCE ISSUES. THE STOKES COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER IS WORKING TO MAKE THEIR FACILITY BETTER. THE SHELTER SEES, ON AVERAGE, 200 ANIMALS, A MONTH EARLIER IN AUGUST, THE SHELTER FAILED TO PASS INSPECTION ON CERTAIN METRICS PERTAINING TO DOCUMENTATION OF TREATMENT FOR SICK ANIMALS. THE SHELTER’S DIRECTOR, WHO IS ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CONTROL FOR THE COUNTY, SAYS DOGS HAD NOT BEEN QUARANTINED PROPERLY WHEN TEY HAD A COUGH, BUT NO OTHER ANIMALS GOT SICK DUE TO THESE VIOLATIONS. THE SHELTER RECEIVED A $500 CIVIL PENALTY, WHICH HAS BEEN PAID. TOMMY REEVES SAYS SOME OF THESE ISSUES ARE THINGS HE’S TRIED TO RECTIFY SINCE STARTING IN DECEMBER. SINCE THEN, REEVES SAYS HIS TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING TO …