The Grant County Animal Outreach offices at the Port of Moses Lake. While it may look fine from the outside, shelter and city officials say it is in poor repair and lacking enough space for the current needs of the county.
July 27, 2022
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ML council increases animal shelter funding
Shelter is falling apart and lacking in space, officials say
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council has increased its support for Grant County Animal Outreach to $100,000 per year following an appeal from the organization’s current board director, Sara Thompson Tweedy, that the current facility is simply no longer capable of meeting the organization’s needs. “We are operating in a dilapidated facility; we are unable to retain staff,” Tweedy, who is also the president of Big Bend Community College. “We have space for 48 dogs and we routinely have 70-plus. We have no outdoor play space, it’s all kennels now. I’m not sure what that means heading into the winter.” ...