Volunteers WERE Desperately Needed at the new shelter! Only a couple volunteered and that was not enough to run the facility
People volunteer but don't commit in Bee County; I am sad to say that. I have Helped Doris and the county to spay and neuter, doctor and house in the last 8 years thousands of animals to get them adopted. I am ashamed that the people of Beeville feel more need to gamble, and be self righteous than willing to help each other or the animals that God created to give us love and loyalty. As of the First of November I will tender my resignation to the PAA and will probably move from the area, so I may disassociate myself from the people here that feel the need to buy drugs, things and leave animals on every doorstep of freeway for everyone else to look after, because they feel it isn't their responsibility.
Even people that were a part of our group in the beginning stopped because they did not want to get politically involved. Very few want to donate money because we are not a state of the art building or have the resources of some of the larger rescues or humane groups of South Texas do. Does anyone even remember when they first started out how their buildings looked, or the number of people that helped out? It would have only taken 5 tp 10 people a week to help clean the kennels and help keep the ticks and fleas at bay. Instead you would rather leave it to one person who is not able to do it on her own, so you can complain that it is not done right.If you have a leak at your house you fix it, do you not? Why can you not see a problem at the kennels and offer to fix it? Most of the time it would have taken an hour at most of your time to clean out one kennel. Instead you let someone from out of the county make accusations without standing up for what you know is right for Bee County (to have a shelter that is being useful).
In the 6 months that I have been adopting out animals this year, I have adopted close to 200 healthy, happy, loving friends. It breaks my heart that I can no longer do them any good here in Beeville. The residents of Beevile have no fight in them for anything but self. I am ashamed to say that. You would rather beg Doris for dog and cat food, vet bills to be paid, vaccinations she can not afford to give but will not turn down. You even beg food and bills for your families as well, but do you pitch in to help her when she is sick or running out of money during the month? No, not that I have seen, but she is determined to be there for you all anyway.
