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Bollinger Co. no-kill shelter expandsMonday, July 21, 2008Furry Animal Rescue Mission, the no-kill animal shelter in Bollinger County that opened in January, has seen significant expansion in recent months, according to Vanessa Murray, director and founder of the shelter. Murray said she has increased the number of stalls at the shelter from six to 10 in a little over a month; the number of dogs housed at the shelter has increased from six to 15. Murray said she has been able to undertake the expansion because of a steady increase in donations she has received. One woman persuaded her husband, an employee at Wal-Mart, to have the store donate all of its broken bags of dog food to the shelter, according to Murray. Muray has also taken in thousands of dollars in monetary donations from large donors and checks mailed in. On Friday, Pavestone Co. in Scott City presented Murray with a check for $4,000. Rex Livingston, general manager for Pavestone, said his company held an auction in June that 300 people attended. Roughly 5 percent of the proceeds went to Murray for use at the animal shelter. Pavestone will also provide the animal shelter with a new walkway. Livingston said his company generally does not provide monetary donations, instead opting for donations of their products; but Livingston said he believed the animal shelter was a good cause that needed money and would put it to good use. While donations and expansion have allowed Murray to shelter more dogs, she said another goal was to prepare dogs for adoption. In the last week, Murray has put up four dogs for adoption. Murray has the dogs spayed or neutered and provides them with all necessary vaccinations. She requires adopting parents to pay a $100 fee, which she said lets her barely break even with those costs. Going forward, Murray said she hopes to continue her expansion and eventually approach the Bollinger County Commission, detail her efforts of the last seven months and ask them for them county funding. Murray, who is a volunteer and has no other job, opened the no-kill shelter in memory of her son. He died when he was 18 and was a lover of dogs. 335-6611, extension 197 Have a comment? Log on to semissourian.com/today Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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Bollinger County needs to fix roads and bridges not feed stray or unwanted animals . Keep my tax dollars for road repare!
Zeroit, you are a heartless idiot. Are you the one who is dumping animals in Bollinger County and leaving them to starve?
Vanessa does not get any money from Bollinger County. All the money she receives is from private donations and it is not thousands of dollars, but more like a hundred here and there. The money that Pavestone donated is a small blessing for FARM and very much appreciated. Unfortunately, it won't last long.
FARM still needs donations of building materials, fencing, and other supplies. She is also in need of good dependable volunteers to help her care for the animals and facilities.
zeroit, While you are out driving on the Bol. Co. roads how often do you see dead and wandering animals on the roads you are so concerned about? What if a kind hearted driver swerved to avoid an animal and hit you? I would think the lack of animal control would be a bigger issue here.