Fundraising begins for animal shelter
Humboldt County Sheriff Dean Kruger, Animal Control Officer Merri Hansen and Jim Gronbach stand on land Gronbach has sold to the newly formed Humboldt Community Animal Shelter non-profit for establishment of a permanent animal shelter in the county. The property is located on 19th Street North in the Humboldt Norwest Industrial Park. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.
By KENT THOMPSON
Humboldt County has a 501c(3) non-profit group that is going to be operating an animal shelter in the county.
The group is approved and a bank account has been established at Bank Iowa to accepted tax-deductible donations toward the creation of a shelter.
“Animal control has been a problem in the county for some time. That’s why we hired an animal control officer,” Humboldt County Sheriff Dean Kruger reported.
The property is located in the Northwest Industrial Park in Humboldt on 19th Street North, on property owned by Jim Gronbach.
Gronbach said the lot itself is about 75-foot by 75-foot. The new shelter is expected to be 36-foot wide by 60-foot long, with eight dog runs and 22 cages for cats.
There will be a storage room, a small office, laundry room and bathroom.
People interested in making a donation for the construction of the animal shelter in county may send checks payable to Humboldt County Animal Shelter, c/o Bank Iowa, 506 Sumner Ave., Humboldt, IA 50548. They can also donate via PayPal by clicking a link on their Facebook homepage.
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