Rescue Groups Work to Relocate Shelter Animals: ; Mason County Facility Gets Help From Across Country to Find Homes for More Than 100 Animals

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Rescue groups worried that budget cuts would lead to the gassing of nearly 100 animals at a Mason County shelter pulled off an interstate relocation effort over the weekend, moving nearly all of them to safety.

Last week, the county-run shelter had 80 dogs and 50 cats, most of which were to be removed - either by adoption, rescue or euthanasia - within 14 days. By Monday afternoon, only 10 dogs and 12 cats remained, and the director who had quit in frustration was back on the job.

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Rescue Groups Work to Relocate Shelter Animals: ; Mason County Facility Gets Help From Across Country to Find Homes for More Than 100 Animals

"The whole thing really blew up in our faces, but if the dogs benefit and our county benefits financially, the...

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