FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The first Central Valley Summit for Animal Welfare taking place Friday, October 6th in Visalia.
The San Francisco Spca and Central Valley Rescue Railroad are partnering to save lives by hosting the summit, taking place at the Wyndham Hotel.
“We are bringing together almost all of the shelters – municipal shelters – in the three county area and then they’re bringing in groups of what we would call receiving or destination agencies all the way from San Diego, Phoenix and Seattle. – BJ Motko, Director CVRR.
CVRR Director BJ Motko says they’re working to strengthen their animal rescue railroad that transfers dogs and cats from rescues and shelters in the Central Valley region to organizations that successfully rehome them.
“What we’re trying to do is increase it even more an ultimately get our network out to tinier shelters that don’t have a strong base or a strong network.” – BJ Motko, Director CVRR.
Building a more robust transfer network will lower euthanasia rates, improve welfare at shelters, and help solve the problem of pet overpopulation.
“It’s already proven to help ease the burden locally by taking them into areas that have fewer animals available for adoption, due to local ordinances spay and neuter laws things like that.” – BJ Motko, CVRR Director.
