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To add news which you, your school, your organization, or community has done or is doing in your county for the betterment of our animal friends, please send an email with details pertaining to Wyoming County.
7-28-2004: Insertion, Adoptable Pets, Stewart, a rabbit needs a home. Please Click Here to learn more.
Dog Needs a Home: I am unable to care for my dog Judah any longer. I will be moving at some point to a facility where there are other disabled people. Judah is about six (6) and neutered. Judah is a big bog, hound, lab and shepherd, house trained, a very uncanny and unusual dog and is more of a one-person dog. Not for small kids (they bother him) and certainly not cats. He eats only two (2) cups of dog food and loves the outdoors and is an excellent travelers and loves to go. Physically and financially I cannot hold on to my home nor this wonderful dog. He takes very little care but I am disabled and it is progressing. For a while he lived with me in the radio station WWYO. Call Nigel Jennings at 294-6311 and give Judah a home.
To see a photo of Judah who needs a home, please Click
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7-21-2004
HSWC Perpetuating their Organization on Petfinder.org
The Humane Society of Wyoming County is perpetuating their organization and posting photos of adoptable pets on Petfinder.org.
The HSWC’s link has been placed on the home page.
Please access their site and help them in their cause.
12-8-2003
Property Sought by Humane Society for Unwanted Animals
BY JOHN CONLEY
Associate Editor
With a growing number of homeless animals on its hands, the Humane Society of Wyoming County is looking for a place to put them.
Barbara Arbogast, president of the HSWC, said the organization wants to find a property to serve as a delivery point and holding station for unwanted animals.
"We've tried to find an existing building to restore and tried to find land on which to erect a building," Arbogast commented. "We can't even find an old house to rent."
Currently, seven members of the HSWC are providing foster care for 18 animals.
"Our foster homes are maxed out," Arbogast noted. "We're not going to keep (the animals) so long and euthanize them. Where they're staying so long, people are getting attached to them."
The caregivers are footing the bill for the animals' needs. "We're trying to get the supermarkets to let us put in care boxes for them," Arbogast said. "People have said if there were care boxes, they would be happy to donate."
Having a visible headquarters would give the HSWC a boost, she believes. "I think once we have something that people could see, businesses would jump in and help us with contributions to keep it going."
The Wyoming County chapter was revived earlier this year and has been busy ever since.
Members log 6-8 calls daily about animal pickups or neglect and abuse cases, Arbogast reported.
The group does what it can to help. "If they're sick, they go to the vet, " she said. "If not, then with our funds being low, we try to keep them isolated from other animals until we can afford it. We screen them and try to have them fixed."
The HSWC can not take large animals. "We’ve had several calls about horses and even had one about cows not being fed," Arbogast noted. "We direct them to 911 or to dispatch. The only one who can step in in a horse abuse case is a humane officer. We don't have housing for them."
A lifelong animal lover, Arbogast thinks mankind has a responsibility for other creatures.
"God created animals before he created us," she stated. "He created us to take care of them, The Bible says he sees a sparrow when it falls."
"I've always had a heart for animals," the Oceana woman said. "What keeps me motivated is knowing the animals didn't have a choice in their destiny. Man is who has a choice."
Anyone who would like to volunteer to provide a foster home can contact Arbogast at 682-4991.
Contributions can be sent to Humane Society of Wyoming County, Box 219, Oceana WV 24870.
Taken from the Independent Herald's in Pineville, WV web site on October 29, 2003
HSWC Unable to Access Their Web Site
Due to technical problems, the Humane Society of Wyoming County in Wyoming County, WV is unable to access their web site. Therefore, a page has been made on the home page to replace the existing web site of the HSWC so needed information can be updated.
The Humane Society of Wyoming County is applying to Petfinder.org to perpetuate their program and to post photos of adoptable pets. Paper work in this endeavor is time consuming, but once it is completed and the HSWC is using Petfinder.org, the wvpetpages will replace the existing link with Petfinder.
Please access the link of the HSWC on the home page.
11-3-2003
WCAS’s "About Us" is On-Line
The Wyoming County Animal Shelter’s document, "About Us" is now on-line and can be accessed on the home page. The "About Us" documented was initiated by the WCAS in order to serve their citizens better. Here you will find the WCAS’s hours, how to contact them, procedure for adopting an animal, etc.
Please access their page on the home page, give the WCAS your support, and
adopt the beautiful pets they have at their shelter.
8-14-2003
Wyoming County Animal Shelter (WCAS)
As the sun shone brightly through the window that summer morning, I knew it was one of those beautiful lazy summer dazes where nature beckons you to cast your cares aside and enjoy the beauty of the day. Wednesday, August 6, 2003 was such a day.
As I dressed up to go to where, I do not know, it seemed as though a silent voice beckoned me to go to the Wyoming County Animal Shelter located in Pineville, WV to see their children.
Only several months ago had I learned that there was an animal shelter in Wyoming County an one beautiful Spring day, though it was on a Saturday, I tried to locate it. But once in Pineville, although not surprise, I was informed that the shelter was not open during the weekend. I did not consider the trip wasted because I am very unfamiliar with most of Wyoming County, and during this excursion was able to pinpoint where the Wyoming County Animal Shelter was located.
As I drove to Pineville to seek the Wyoming County Animal Shelter, I was aware that my trip may be in vain because I knew that the staff was unable to be at the shelter on a continuous basis. Yet, I decided to continue the trek in hopes someone might be there and thought to myself, however the chips would fall, so be it.
Once in Pineville, WV, I had no problem locating the shelter because when I had tried to locate it earlier in the Spring, I knew pretty close where it was located. I could say once at the shelter, I was disappointed that it was not open, but truly I wasn’t because I looked at that shelter with awe and saw what a nice complex it was. It was not anything I had imagined it to be for in my mind I was expecting to see a crude dwelling.
As I was gazing at the shelter, one of the many men working in the area approached me and asked what I was wanting.
I told him I had hope to visit the shelter and before I knew it, he had called Ray Farmer, the Humane officer, and Mr. Farmer arrived shortly thereafter and gave me a tour of the complex and of the workings of the shelter. I must say, his kindness, consideration and accommodating my desire is and was deeply appreciated.
If you will now enter my world, and Click Here, you will be able to see and learn what I saw and learned on that beautiful summer daze.
Sam Amato, 8/9/2003
HSWC's Web Site is On-Line
The Humane Society of Wyoming County's web site is on-line. Please access their site which is on the home page. 7-25-2003
HSWC Participates in Mullens Annual Dogwood Festival
Nestled in the quaint picturesque town of Mullens, WV the citizens were holding their annual Mullens Dogwood Festival being this year on May 1- 3, 2003. Here at this festival you will see many vendors selling their food and wares. Also, just to name a few, you will see art and educational exhibits, horseshoe contests, activities for all to enjoy, and musical performances by outstanding artists.
Among the vendors and booths that were present, the one that intrigued me the most, though all were praiseworthy, was the Humane Society of Wyoming County (HSWC). There, a small group of dedicated citizens was manning their booth from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day to help our less fortunate friends, our animal companion. The goals of the HSWC at this event are to make the citizens aware of their newly found organization and their dreams in helping our animal companion friends, to raise money for spaying and neutering of pets and of their upkeep, and to obtain members and volunteers so they can become a more viable organization in Wyoming County.
Although Wyoming County has an animal shelter on Skin Fork Road in Oceana, it is alleged that the conditions there for our animal friends are less then desirable and their chance for a "second chance at life" are almost nil because the citizens in Wyoming County have not risen up to the occasion and demanded that the Wyoming County Commissioners and those who staff the shelter move out of the "dark ages" and move in the "new age" in regards in operating an animal shelter
Barbara Arbogast and Janie Price realizing that the animal shelter in Wyoming County was not operating to par, met with the Wyoming County Commissioners on February 3, 2003, to air their grievances. The Commissioners appear to be receptive to many of their ideas and since the initial meeting, the animals which were dying a tortuous death by being gassed, has been discontinued. Also, the Humane Society which once was in Wyoming County has been reestablished through the efforts of Barbara Arbogast and Janie Price and a group of citizens is now moving forward, unrelentingly wanting changes in how the shelter in Wyoming County is operated.
Please click the HSWC link and look at the album of photos that shows the Humane Society of Wyoming County at the annual Dogwood Festival. (4-3-2003)
Humane Society Presents Concerns to Commissions
PINEVILLE - Representatives from the re-organized Wyoming County Humane Society addressed the county commission Wednesday, presenting a list of items the group wants to see addressed.
Barbara Arbogast, spokesperson for the eight-person group, wants commissioners to disassemble the chamber previously used to euthanize the animals. They also want society members to have access to the dog pound and to have the county humane officer pick up dogs only if a complaint is lodged.
In addition, the group wants someone from the society present when dogs are euthanized, to address calls for abused and neglected animals during evening hours, and, at a later time, move the facility to a more public-accessible location to make it easier for county residents to adopt the animals.
The new group cited legal requirements in both the list of items they presented to the commission, as well as when they were discussing the issues. They also said they understood the county's budget concerns.
Commissioner Harold Hayden noted that only $2,700 had been paid for animal tags last year as is required by law, which translates to only 600 animals in the county. The county has applied for a $40,000 budget digest grant to help offset costs for the increased animal control measures.
Humane Officer Ray Farmer said he had picked up 45 dogs last month and 49 the previous month. Davis also noted that, for the time being, dogs are only being picked up when a complaint is lodged.
Group members said if the humane officers could not respond to evening calls concerning animal neglect or abuse, then they would volunteer. They also wanted to help feed and clean up after the animals on weekends when humane officers are not on duty.
Commission President Russ Davis said both the county's humane officers will attend training sessions later this month to become certified in providing lethal injections for animals. After that time, he wants commissioners to meet with the group again to address all the concerns.
Copied from The Register-Herald's web site, Tuesday, April 8, 2003. Reporter, Mary Catherine Brooks, Wyoming County Bureau Chief
We are Ready ! And the Time is Now !
The Humane Society of Wyoming County (HSWC) was very pleased with the support they received and members they acquired at their very first organizational meetings. On March 11, a meeting was held at Oceana and on March 13 another meeting was held in Mullens.
During the meetings, board of directors and the executive boards were chosen. Barbara Arbogast was elected as President, Tom Turnmire as Vice-President, Janie Price as Secretary and Leah Spears was elected as the HSWC ‘s treasurer. Oceana and Mullens have board members representing their area.
Barbara Arbogast, Janie Price, and Leah Spears on March 22, will be attending a meeting in Parkersburg held by the Federation of Humane Organizations (FOHO). During these conferences some of the subjects which will be addressed are community collaboration, animal first aid, legislation, animal behavior, etc. Mrs. Spears said, "All three of us are excited about attending this meeting. We know that our county and our animal friends will profit from the knowledge we will receive and be able to implement in our county at this conference."
The Humane Society of Wyoming County hopes to meet with the Wyoming County Commissioners this week to attempt to intervene in behalf of the animals now held at the dog pound.
" The inhumane treatment and the horrendous death of the captured animals in Wyoming County are barbaric and it must cease now," said Mrs. Spears. "We are sure with the co-operation of the Wyoming County Commissioners and the rally cry from our good citizens in Wyoming County in behalf of our animal companions our county will emerge from the ‘dark ages’ in the manner we deal with our animal population and proudly transform to the ’humane way’."
Mrs. Spears also added, "The Humane Society of Wyoming County is ready and willing now to intervene in behalf of our animal companions and care for them and try to get them adopted. The HSWC is the voice for the ‘silent voices’ and it must no longer be muted by indifference to our animal plights." (3-18-2003)
The Humane Society of Wyoming County Request
Your Attendances
The Humane Society of Wyoming County will be holding two very important meetings. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 7pm in the Oceana Middle School Band Building (formerly Oceana High School) located in Oceana.
The second meeting will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 7pm in the Old Mullens Grade School located in the town of Mullens.
EVERYONE IS URGED TO PLEASE ATTEND!!
The purpose of these meetings is to build the membership for the Humane Society and to get input from the communities regarding problems and issues that they feel the Humane Society may need to address.
We are also seeking input for fund raisers, membership drives and any other ideas you may have.
This Humane Society is desperately needed in Wyoming County, please, come out and help us get it up and functional. All contributions are greatly appreciated, whether they be money, usable goods, or your precious time!
If you need more information or need directions, please, contact Barb Arbogast 304-682-4991, Janie Price 304-682-8232, or Leah Spears 304-682-5929.
Funds, Volunteers Needed to Form Humane Society
Barbara Arbogast of Oceana and Janie Price of Matheny are Spearheading an Effort to Form a County Humane Society to Try to Save Dogs from Euthanization
Wyoming County animal control officers use carbon monoxide to euthanize dogs picked up and never claimed. The method takes approximately 20 seconds to kill the animals, according to officials.
With a Humane Society, the animals could be injected and death would come in a few seconds sooner, according to Arbogast. Additionally, someone could be with the animals while it is dying, as opposed to the dog being placed in a cage then gassed.
The two met with county commissioners recently to discuss organizing the local chapter and to protest the county’s method of destroying animals. They also wanted the dog pound brought up to code. They presented the commission with a petition that included about 400 signatures, Arbogast said.
They said commissioners were supportive of the idea of a society with volunteers providing care for the animals, but could not promise any funding.
The 50 or so dogs picked up per month are kept in a heated facility near the airport, according to county officials. The animals are well fed and the location is cleaned regularly.
By law, according to Arbogast, who has 17 dogs, the dogs that are picked up have to be posted in the courthouse and kept for at least five days. The county isn’t doing that, she said, noting there is no enforcement agency to make certain it being done.
"We know we can’t save them all...but, if they have to be put down, we want it done the right way," Price said.
Forming the Humane Society will take funding and numerous volunteers. The volunteers will help care for the animals that are picked up and assist in trying to find homes for the animals. Those interested in providing assistance are encouraged to phone Arbogast at 682-4991 or Price at 682-8232.
Typed verbatim from The Register-Herald web site as seen on February 3, 2003. Please note, The Register-Herald web site URL is listed in the section of the home page, "Favorite Links." Reporter, by Mary Catherine Brooks, Wyoming County Bureau Chief.
Since the said article was on the The Register-Herald’s web site, I did respond to this article and the response was added to the article. Please go to the homepage and access the page titled, "Express your Opinion," to read my response.
On the homepage, please go to the section titled, "Food for Thought," and read the article "Many Abandoned Animals Die in Taxpayer-Funded Gas Chambers." It will be worth your time viewing since this it the method as the article states that the animals in Wyoming County are killed.
New Humane Law Protects Animals
MORGANTOWN (AP) -Deborah Herget is pleased to know that unwanted animals in West Virginia can no longer be shot by public official.
In April, Gov. Bob Wise approved a bill requiring the humane destruction of animals by animal shelters, humane officers and dog wardens.
"It was exciting to see that kind of change in black and white," said Herget, of Kingwood Pike.
She said she later began talking with state lawmakers about her concerns.
"I really believe that it helped that I was right there in their office, not just calling them occasionally on the phone or sending them e-mail," she said.
"By talking to me, I think they found that this wasn’t somebody who was just off on a tangent, who was upset over nothing," Herget said. "They were amazed to find that animals were being shot routinely and that’s how they put them down. Almost none of the officials I spoke with knew anything about the problem."
Copied verbatim from The Register-Herald, Saturday, July 29, 2001.
Majority Leader Rick Staton, Democrat in Wyoming County, WV, a legislator in the State of WV during the 2001 session, who with seven other delegates, including Jon Amores, Democrat in Kanawha County has introduced bill, HB2555. See the letter at the bottom of this page for more details.
Injured Kitten Found in Flood Debris to be Animals Rescue Group’s Mascot
MULLENS(AP)- A small brown tabby kitten with a broken leg that rescuers found in the flood debris has left southern West Virginia for a new life in California, where it will serve as a poster kitty for a national animal rescue organization.
The kitten, dubbed Mullens after the Wyoming County town where it was found, will be the "spokescat" for the Emergency Animal Rescue Service, said Terri Crisp, director of the Sacramento, Calif.-based organization.
"He’s going to be a reminder of why we do what we do. He’s going to be a spokesperson, or spokescat, for disaster victims to let people know that they have to have a disaster plan for their animals to," Crisp said Wednesday before leaving for California with Mullens.
Mullens was among 115 animals that were fed and cared for at a temporary animal shelter set up by EARS volunteers at Twin Falls State Park on July 12, four days after flood devastated southern West Virginia. The group also distributed food to about 1000 other animals in McDowell and Wyoming counties, which were the hardest-hit areas, according to EARS’ Web site.
The organization closed the temporary animal shelter Monday after determining that it was no longer needed.
Copied verbatim from The Register-Herald, Friday, July 27, 2001.
EARS DAILY REPORT WHILE IN WV
On July 18, 2001, a downpour of rain for five hours pelted eleven inches of rain in Fayette, McDowell, Raleigh, and Wyoming counties in WV. The Red Cross and other organizations quickly banded together to help the citizens in the flooded counties in their hours of need.
On the other side of the United States in Sacramento, California, an area and an organization unknown to many of us in this region, the United Animal Nations sent out their disaster rescue team which is their charitable entity, EARS (Emergency Animals Relief Service). EARS would move quickly to assist the citizens in the counties of Wyoming and McDowell. Their services will be free and their volunteers will be coming from all different parts of the United States. What is unique about this organization and their members are that they are in essences the Red Cross except their mission is to assist the citizens in the area concerning their pets and other animals whose lives has been disrupted by a disaster.
While EARS was in the area, on their web site, they wrote a daily report of the events that took place concerning our animal friends. This report will be on their web site for a period of time, but as other event takes place, it will be deleted. To me, this would be a great loss and EARS have given me permission to copy and paste their report on my web site for the sake of posterity.
Why I did not want this report lost is that I believe what EARS did in Wyoming and McDowell counties is priceless. But also, I believe the message that its organization conveyed by their kind actions in behalf of our animal friends is invaluable. It is my hope by preserving this document it will encourage you, the reader, to embrace the spirit of EARS and by doing so you will realize movements that need to be made to help our friends in the FRSW region and initiate these projects.
Terri Crips, the founder of EARS, saw the need for this organization. I believe that the spirit of Terri Crips is also alive and present in the citizens in the FRSW region. Please come forward and make this a better world for our animal friends.
To view the report that EARS did in behalf of the animals and citizens in WV, please go to:
To see a larger photo of EARS photos which are in their report. please go to :
But also, until the report is deleted it, you can find it in their web site.
INTERESTING PHOTOS
This album of photos of Mullens, WV were taken by Wildwind
after the flood hit on July 8, 2001. It definitely would be worthwhile
your time to view.
TO THE CITIZENS OF WYOMING COUNTY
The wvpetpages.com has been on-line since June 2000. The main goal of this site is to give the animals at the animal shelters, etc. a "second chance of life" by posting their photos on the Internet in hopes they will be adopted and to have your organization recognized. Since its beginning, sites in Fayette, Raleigh, and Summers counties have been developed to assist our animal friends. All we need now to complete the goal of wvpetpages.com is Wyoming County’s site.
Regretfully, I have meant to contact Wyoming County to see if there is any movement in helping the animals in that area and would be willing to give assistance in making a web site for that area if needed. The website would be likes Summer County’s website and it is very easy to learn.
If such an organization already exists and a website is already developed, I would appreciate having its URL to put it on the wvpetpages.com. If such an organization is being developed and you need my assistance in making a MSN website, I would be more then willing to help.
In the past year, may I say, I have spent well over $2,000.00 to get the wvpetpages.com to do what I have dreamt that it could accomplish. But, in that year, I have learned, its success depends on you.
If I can be of any assistance please contact me at E-Mail.
EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESCUE SERVICE (ERAS), UPDATE
In McDowell and Wyoming counties, where much of the flood damage occurred, the Emergency Animal Rescue Service based in Sacramento, CA., has set up a shelter at Twins Falls Resort State Park near Pineville.
Sixteen dogs, 23 cats, five tropical fish, one snail and two cows were being cared for there Monday. The group also has provided emergency hay rations to 48 horses and 36 cows and helped replace cages for 30 snakes, including a 19-foot ball python.
"Since their arriving in the area Thursday, volunteers have found dogs still chained to porch railings that remained after homes washed away." said Terri Crisp, rescue director.
Lost and abandoned cats are one of the biggest challenges.
"We have had about a dozen pet reclaimed," Terri said. "That’s when the tears start coming. People who have lost their entire home and everything in it, then have lost a dog on top of that is a very big loss."
Volunteers fanned out Monday in Kimball, Northfork, Keystone and Anawalt, searching for homeless pets and delivering donated dog and cat food and other animal supplies.
To adopt a flood animal victim, donate pet supplies or volunteer to help, contact the EARS at (304)-294-0795.
Taken from the Register-Herald, Tuesday, July 17, 2001. Written by Allison Barker, Associate Press.
WYOMING COUNTY GETS AID FROM
EARS (EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESCUE SERVICE)
On July 8, 2001, a downpour of rain hit the southern West Virginia area. Fayette, Mc Dowell, Raleigh, and Wyoming counties would get the brunt of this storm. All of these counties would be proclaimed by Governor Wise as disaster areas. The devastating destruction that the rising water would bring to the region caused more than three thousands homes to be destroyed and several lives lost.
The Red Cross, citizens, and other agencies banded together to assist the people in their struggle for survival. Yet, the havoc that the floods brought to our animals did not go unnoticed. Fayette County Animal Control Center’s animal shelter was engulfed with water and over forty-five animals in that complex drowned before help could reach them. The Humane Society of Raleigh County graciously assisted the animal shelters in the region and has allowed their premises to be a drop off area for supplies needed by a shelter that they will personally take to those in need.
Wyoming County was devastated by this flood and lacking an animal shelter in their county, EARS (Emergency Animal Rescue Service) whose home base is in Sacramento, CA, sent its volunteers to aid the animals in the area.
In 1988, Terry Crisp realized that when a disaster hits a region, help for mankind is available but no agencies were in place to help the animals so she founded, EARS (Emergency Animal Rescue Service). EARS have close to 3,500 volunteers and in a disaster they will come to an area and rescue abandoned or stranded animals, set up temporary animal relief shelters, distribute animal food supplies, adopt out unclaimed or surrender animals, etc. EARS services are done at no charge to the community. To learn more about this unique and compassionate organizations, please go to their website. EARS (Emergency Animal Rescue Service)
When I read in the Register-Herald that EARS was in the community, I wanted to see how they operated and so I drove to Twins Falls State Park, in Twin Falls, WV where they had set up their rescue works.
EARS’s office is at the Twin Falls lodge, but on the grounds at Twin Falls, they have set up camp in which they are self sufficient to take care of themselves and to give aid and assistance to the animals under their care. I must say, I spent several hours with the EARS’s volunteers and I was very impressed by these kind people whose love for our animals is beyond reproach.
These volunteers which come from all over U.S. to help the animals in distress come and help for as long as they can and when they leave, other volunteers take their place. Here at Twin Falls, fifteen or sixteen volunteers were present to assist the citizens who needed help with their pets and to aid the pets who were lost from their homes during the flood.
I could write more, but I believe if you will go to the album that I have made in their behalf, you will see that a picture in many cases is worth a thousand words. To reenter wvpetpages.com once in the new site, go to "Welcome" and you will see the link that will bring you back.
So, sit a while and look at EARS in action. And if possible, go to Twin Falls State Park and give them your support and adopt some of the animals which EARS have.
Some of the thumbnail photos are just showing icons. Click to enlarge and the enlarged photo will come up. In time they the real image should be replaced by the icon.
Welcome to the world of the EARS operating here in the state of West Virginia.
Click the link below to enter their world !
July 16,2001
RAVAGING FLOOD IN WYOMING COUNTY
Thumbnail photo, click to enlarge.
They say a picture is worth a thousands words. See what the ravaging rains on July 8, 20001, did and the aftermath in Mullens, WV which is in Wyoming County. This excellent site is maintained by the Carr's family. Not only is the havoc that the flood did in Mullens , WV, documented , but the ongoing continuous recovery is documented. An excellent site, and worth viewing by the citizens in Wyoming County, WV and others.
FLOOD BRIEFS
The Emergency Animal Rescue Service, a trained disaster relief team, has set up a temporary shelter for animal evacuees at Twin State Park. Donations of dog and cat food are needed to help feed the animals at the shelter and throughout the community.
Volunteers at the shelter can also help rescue animals trapped in flooded areas: call 294-0795.
The shelter is not able to accept farm animal or wildlife. The shelter is open to accept animals from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
To find out more about EARS or donate to the rescue efforts for the West Virginia animals, visit the Web site at http://www.ears.org/ or call 1-800-400-EARS. Food donations can be dropped off at the shelter at Twin Falls.
Typed verbatim from The Register -Herald, Saturday, July 14, 2001
Rick Staton, D-Wyoming County, an Advocate for Animal Rights
Congratulations to Majority Leader Rick Staton, Democrat in Wyoming County, WV, a legislator in the State of WV during the 2001 session, who with seven other delegates, including Jon Amores, Democrat in Kanawha County has introduced bill, HB2555.
Bill, HB2555 states that shooting unwanted cats and dogs to death at county pounds or animal shelters that receive county or state funds would be prohibited.
This bill was introduced in the 2000 session and was passed by the House of Delegates, but was not considered by the full Senate.