We've said before how all donations to local government sponsored animal shelters are appreciated, but they shouldn't be depended upon to run an operation. A shelter may not have funds for the five or ten surgeries an injured animal may need, but it should have the money to purchase such staples as cat litter.
Yet both Lauderdale and Colbert Shelters regularly request specific donations of basic supplies. This is especially true of Colbert. We hope all our readers will come through for the shelter, but that does not absolve the county commission from its duty.
