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Humane Society of Vero Beach, Florida, Inc. P. 0. Box 644 VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32960 October 4 1972. Board of County Commissioners, Indian River County Vero Beach, Fla. Gentlemeni The TEN THOUS07D DOLLARS ANNUALLY which the County has allotted us, (which covers LESS THAit 2/3 OF OUR LOW PAYROLL) doesn't compensate us for the million dollars worth of abuse which we have had to take publicly. 1be citizens have been led -to believe (without correction from the County Commission) that we are operating on the taxpayers' money, when as a matter of fact the allowance covers considerably LESS MAN HALF of our bare expense of operation - food, insurance, utilities,,ambulance operations et rinarvi service, maintenance and purchase of necessary equipment - never 4`r's 'r,;� depreciation of our buildings, etc., OF WEICH, THE CCU2;TY HAS FRS USE. People just don't understand that these buildings and equipment were acquired by the Society without one cent of the taxpayers' money. You label us as a "county dog pound" and in the future, the County will have to assume that responsibility. We have handled a greatly increased number of animals every year under this unfair contract from thh county. ' During all this ruinous publicity and vilification of the Hu -ane Society, the County Commission has done nothing to make the truth known and support us in these untrue attacks, when itt�ould have been a very simple matter to publicize the fact that were the County -//have to perform the service the Humane Society provides the community, it wo%ld cost the taxpayers thirty to forty tiousand dol- lars a year - writh attendants on S -hours -a -day -C -hours -per -week basis at high rates* of this situation. the the county and will act only as a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Whatever cooperation the Society has to give temporarily in the future to the County in the handling of stray, unlicensed animals, will be only in *.e in- terest of the unfortunate animals. We are no longer an agent in any respect of the county. Sincerely, HUM -07E SOCIETY OF VERO BEACH FLORIDA, INC. E CHAIN -WI OF THE BOARD, IMS.PECGY KUSTER 1 i %g -ht at the present time - we have three (3) animals under quarantine6n biting cases for the county. We shall accept no further such cases. "We Speak For Thou Who Cannot Speak For Themselves" e 1 1 , CT 2 51972 80011 16 PAGL 07 i