Conroe To Consider Proposals For City Animal Shelter

CONROE, TX -- The Conroe City Council plans to consider proposals for new management of the the city's animal shelter during a scheduled workshop at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

The council has received proposals from Care Corporation and Texas Little Control.

However, members of Animal Shelter Volunteers of Texas expressed their concerns to the city council about the future of facility, should Care Corporation continue management of the shelter.

For several years, Care Corporation was responsible for the management of the Montgomery County Animal Shelter, which in recent months has been under fire for providing a lack of veterinarian care and services, a lack of necessary supplies needed for the well-being of animals, and in some instances, claims that some staff members were profiting through the sale of animals brought into the shelter, almost as soon as they arrived.

Last month the Montgomery County Commissioners Court named Charles Jackson the permanent shelter director for the Montgomery County Animal Shelter.

Care Corporation has managed the city animal shelter since 2014, however, Hillary Dumas founder of the Animal Shelter Volunteers of Texas, said her organization would like to see a change, and would support Texas Little Control managing the facility because the organization would allow for greater flexibility in the way of obtaining funding.

Because of Texas Little Control is a non-profit organization, the shelter would be eligible for more grant funding to help with the care of animals at the shelter.

Conroe Police Chief Philip Dupuis denied the shelter has had management issues under Care Corporation,
however Dumas said she is hopeful the council will consider all options regarding the new contract for shelter operations.

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