Thanks to the generosity of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit, the cats and dogs at Warren County Animal Control will be having an extra special Christmas this year.
On Saturday, the K-9 unit unexpectedly delivered a huge bundle of gifts for pets at the facility.
The donation was a complete surprise and tremendously appreciated, said director Kim Pettrey. “I had no idea, I don’t know why, I don’t know if they’ve heard some of the things going on, what brought it out. They showed up and brought all that stuff, plus they adopted two cats. I was absolutely thrilled.”
Pettrey was not at Animal Control when the surprise was delivered, but she wants Williamson County officials to know how appreciated it is. She said, “Please give them a huge thank you from all of us at Animal Control.”
The items received included five bags of dog food, toys, blankets, beds, and other supplies.
Williamson County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Debbie Rogers said this is something the unit does every year and this year they made a point to include Warren County. Rogers is from Warren County and her family still lives here.
Said Rogers, “Each year we try to collect towels, blankets, toys, dog food, cat food, and take it to shelters. Some of the shelters we took it to last year we found out they were actually on a free dog food program where they would get it free from Pedigree, but I had my mom check with Warren County and they said they were not on such a program so we figured we would get some of the free food to you all up there.”
The whole Williamson County Sheriff’s Department chips in on donations, putting out bins for donations and accepting cash to buy food. Rogers herself buys things throughout the year to give out at the end of the year. She says, “That’s pretty much my Christmas to myself. I’m an animal lover. It’s in the Christmas spirit for us. We just love it. ”
Rogers was extremely complimentary of Animal Control, saying, “I understand Kim is really trying to turn the place around. It was nice up there the other day. Everybody had food and they were comfortable. Kim has really been trying to get the word out and get some animals adopted and try not to put down so many. That really made us want to try to help them. As a matter of fact, we tried to put as much as we could with them for the fact they are trying to do so well. They’re awesome.”
As a die-hard animal lover, Rogers couldn’t resist taking home a couple of kittens. “I always go in and try to pet the dogs on the head, the kitties, because I know a lot of places have more animals than they can put hands on. I was running through petting them as usual and fell in love with two of them. Thelma and Louise now have a home.”
Persons interested in adopting a pet may visit Animal Control at 169 Paws Trail or call 931-507-3647. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday, and 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. Adoption fees are $85 for dogs and $65 for cats. Monetary donations, or donations of food and supplies, are appreciated.