Friends of the Animal Shelter speaks to Lions

Friends of the Jacksboro Animal Shelter are looking to build a new shelter.

It’s a needed thing, as a recent agreement between the city of Jacksboro and Jack County officials has given Animal Control Officer Mike Booher the ability to go out in the county to pick up animals. The present shelter has room for about 20 dogs.

Friends of the Shelter President Starr Kinder has been involved with the shelter for 20 years. Kinder told Jacksboro Lions Club members, July 28, the new shelter will be built in front of the old shelter on U.S. Hwy. 380 West, at an estimated cost of $500,000.

To date, about $60,000 has been raised, Kinder said. To raise monies for the new facility, which will include a lobby area, a ‘get acquainted’ room, a community room for meetings and a medical care complex among others, the group is selling different size bricks for anywhere from $100 to $250. The bricks can come with up to three lines of text and include graphics as well.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, Aug. 4, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.