Prairie Paws Animal Shelter officially took over the Manhattan Animal Shelter, Sunday, December 24th, assuming control of the T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter from the city. Prairie Paws Director Vanessa Cowie says it’s an opportunity to expand animal care to the city and they will be adding some of the same services they provide in Ottawa:
The decision to move from a city-run to private-run organization was unanimously approved by Manhattan City Commissioners in September.
The three year contract with Prairie Paws totals $350,000 annually and about $13,000 in transition costs.
