Clay County Animal Control

In this one cage at Clay County Animal Control, a group of seven lab, shepherd mix, and bulldog puppies are waiting for a new home! Can you give even one of them a chance?

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The puppies are in cage 65, tag numbers 378, 319, 379, 13, 391, 417, and 008.

T379: TAN FEMALE BULLDOG MIX, 3 months old

T135: BROWN & WHITE LAB MIX, FEMALE, 4 months old

T417: MALE TAN/BLK/WHT Shepherd MIX, 3 months old

T378: MALE TAN/BLK/WHT Shepherd MIX, 3 months old

T319: MALE TAN BULLDOG MIX, 3 months old

T008: FEMALE BRNDLE/WHT BULLDOG MIX, 4 months old

T391: FEMALE TAN BULLDOG MIX, 3 months old

Looking to increase your home by a few feet? Check out the pets up for adoption from the following groups -- you're sure to find a forever friend!

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Squirt is a male Jack Russell Terrier-Dachshund mix. An intelligent, personable and well-behaved 2-year-old! For more information, contact Citizens for Humane Education. Call (904) 264-7231, visit www.helpahomelesspet.org or e-mail adoptapet1@bellsouth.net for an adoption application.

Pet parents are always in demand -- and how can you resist a loyal companion with a sweet face who won't back-talk?

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For full information, contact Clay County Animal Control, 3984 Florida 16 W., Green Cove Springs or call 904-269-6342. See more pets online at helpahomelesspet.org.

This little boy is a male Yellow Lab mix, 3 years old. Sweet and expressive face. Cage 66, tag 120.

The following pets are a good example of how badly we need good pet parents -- and how many groups there are trying to get them there! Take a look here and talk with Clay County Animal Control, Safe Animal Shelter and CatBugs Pet Rescue -- you're sure to find a forever friend with any of them!

If you can't adopt now, please pass this on to your friends and family!

For full information, contact Clay County Animal Control, 3984 Florida 16 W., Green Cove Springs or call 904-269-6342. See more pets online at helpahomelesspet.org.

I dare say none of the people who devote their time, energy and resources to rescuing animals; none of the people who work directly with the animals for the county; and none of the people who have been blogging incessantly about Clay County Animal Control care more about animals than I do.  I would love to see Animal Control work at peak efficiency, which would include never euthanizing an animal in the face of a viable alternative.

How to reach that goal of peak efficiency is, like all things government, worthy of debate.  But what's been happening on MyClaySun's website has far exceeded real debate about Animal Control and, if it continues, those bloggers (from either side of the issue) will only succeed in making the public so tired of the issue that they just want it to go away - and that will not bode well for the animals everyone cares about.

We've all been watching and listening to more and more stories and accusations about Clay County Animal Control's operations unfold. In reality, the best way for us to help these animals is to neuter and spay, and to give as many pets as we can a home. The dogs below face euthanization; if you can't adopt now, please pass this on to your friends and family!

For full information, contact Clay County Animal Control, 3984 Florida 16 W., Green Cove Springs or call 904-269-6342. See more pets online at helpahomelesspet.org.

This week's featured Pet Preview is a purebred Beagle female, 2 years old. With her small build and inquisitive and affectionate nature, she's sure to find a special place in your heart! Cage 69.

She is available for adoption from Clay County Animal Control, 3984 Florida 16 W., Green Cove Springs. Call (904) 269-6342 for more information.

Look for more adoptable pets in Saturday's edition of My Clay Sun!