The Fayetteville Animal Shelter is offering free boarding to pet owners without power.
"A lot of folks are trying to tough it out at home, while some people are bringing their pets with them to work," Jill Hatfield, Fayetteville Animal Shelter superintendent, said. "We just want people to know that we are the site for sheltering if people need a temporary place for their animals during the power outage."
Hatfield said the shelter won't charge impound or boarding fees, but all animals must be vaccinated and have a city license.
The shelter lost power at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. Electricity was restored Thursday.
All animals in the shelter made it through the power outage safely.
"It was really tough," Hatfield said. "We gave lots of blankets to everyone and made sure they had fresh food and water. We don't have a generator here, but it's definitely something we'll be looking into soon. We may see if we're eligible for some type of [Federal Emergency Management Agency] assistance."
Although Jill is offering this service for free, she states that most animals adapt to the cold quite easily, as long as they have shelter, food and water. Animals at the shlter were all fine as they were without power from Tuesday through Thursday. The best place for the pets is with their owners.
This would be a great alternative people who still do not have any power, and have several BIG dogs, and taking them to a hotel is not really an option.
This is one of those rare instances where I wished I owned a boarding facility so that we could follow suite. Getting to help out our community is a big driving force for what we do with the resacues and shelters, and from a marketing stand point, this would have been a GREAT opportunity for a local shelter here in Benton County, or even a boarding facility to step up and help out.
Kudos for Jill - This was a win-win all the way around.
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It is great to know that the shelter was ready to take in animals without power. We had 3 cold dogs and 2 cats for almost 6 days, but we made it through just fine. I put my one of my sweatshirts on our bigger dogs with the sleeves rolled up, and little Tina wore her sweater. :)
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