Cooperation helps animals

More than one person said the same thing: “We’re all here because we care about the animals.”
But it takes more than caring.
It takes cooperation.
And that’s what was on display Saturday afternoon at Haynes Park in Portland.
Two entities that have not always seen eye to eye were cooperating because of their mutual concern for the well-being of animals.
Volunteers from the Jay County Humane Society and county animal control officer Bill Fields were working together to help find new homes for a bunch of abandoned pets.
As we understand it, Fields had far more animals than he could justify supporting. There were two choices for reducing the population: Find some of them a home or start euthanizing.
Working with the humane society, the better course of action was chosen.
Some 30 dogs were brought to Haynes Park for a “pet adoption fair.” By early afternoon, eight had already been adopted and another two looked as if they would find a home.
The world is changed by little miracles, and Saturday’s event qualifies in that regard.
Pets found homes. Animals’ lives were saved. And bridges that have been under construction over the past several months were strengthened.
It’s hard to beat a recipe that combines caring with cooperation. — J.R.[[In-content Ad]]