If you read our vision statement you find “the Village of Ashville will be a strong & friendly community, offering an enhanced quality of life achieved through progress & Partners for Pawsteamwork. It is a place people will want to live”. For many people that quality of life includes an environment that places value on the four legged friends in our lives.
In that regard Pickaway County is taking the lead along with a group called, “Partners for Paws”. This Advisory Group was able to replace the dog shelter with a shelter that is humane and emphasizes adoption over euthanasia as a way to control the dog population in our county. All law enforcement experts will indicate that there is a correlation with a pet’s treatment and child abuse, spousal abuse, and other criminal activities. Therefore, it is important for government agencies to have policies and programs that are catalysts for a positive community environment.
For a period of time the Dog Shelter has been shifting. It has a new Dog Warden, Mark Cobb and they now stress adoptions, see website: http://www.pickawayboc.org/animal.htm or http://www.pickawayboc.org/adoption%20page.htm. It will be nice to have a facility to match the objectives of the Pickaway County Commissioners Mrs. Ula Jean Metzler, Mr. Glenn D. Reeser; and Mr. Jay H. Wippel.
While Partners for Paws has collected from many people and areas across the county, they are also looking for alternative forms of revenue. One way you can help is to provide your empty ink cartridges. You can drop off those used cartridges at the Village Offices, 200 East Station Street and we will forward to “Partners for Paws”.
Another item they are collecting is pop pull tabs. The village is also collecting those tabs and will provide to “Partners for Paws”. The items listed above will do two things. First, it will help with the operation of the Dog Shelter. Second, it is very good for the environment. Thanks in advance.