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Community offers ‘riches’ to animal shelter

Community offers ‘riches’ to animal shelter
Deanna Rogers adopted 13-year-old Gummy, providing a home for the dog’s senior years. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography

Wags to Riches on Saturday brought the community together for an evening that balanced celebration with purpose, all in support of the Hill Country Humane Society.

This year’s fundraiser focused on a surgical center to be constructed within an existing shell on the shelter’s property, a project highlighted by Dr. Dan McBride during the evening’s program. The planned facility stands to reshape how care is delivered across the region.

Once finished, it will al low the organization to significantly increase its spay and neuter capacity, helping reduce unwanted litters and easing the number of animals entering the shelter. It will also allow shelter animals to receive timely treatment, recover more quickly, and move into adoptive homes sooner, while strengthening the organization’s ability to respond during high intake periods or emergencies.

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