Animal shelter faces cash crunch
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WINNIPEG – A city animal shelter has stopped taking in new animals, faced with dwindling adoption numbers and roughly $10,000 in unpaid bills.
“2010 was the worst we’ve ever had with donations, adoptions, and extra cash flow to get us through,” said D’Arcy’s A.R.C. owner D’Arcy Johnston. “It didn’t happen this year.”
Johnston said the no-kill shelter is behind on bills, including a $2,400 hydro and $7,500 vet bill. Adoptions netted roughly $50,000 last year, down from a typical $90,000 to $100,000, he said.
Johnston doesn’t plan to close, but is cutting back services for now in a bid to last the year. He said small, no-kill shelters struggle without funding from the city or province.
As for callers with unwanted animals, “right now I’m telling them to send them to 510 Main Street,” said Johnston. “The city has a huge problem. They’ve not addressed it.”