GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – You might not know it, but the Fox Valley Humane Association and Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department have a very close partnership.
“Public education. We work together on public safety, we work together on all types of legal, with regard to animal statutes in the state,” explained Vicki Prey the Humane Officer for the Fox Valley Humane Association.
To highlight that relationship the two got together to create the Sheriff/Shelter Task Force.
Deputy Korie Van Berkel tells FOX 11….
“Just to raise awareness and let them be able to recognize and be aware of the opportunities and the resources that we have right here in our backyard.”
Through the task force Van Berkel will create Facebook posts featuring different pet-related issues or advice.
Those posts will go up every Sunday.
“Focusing on animals here in the shelter. We’ll be focusing on situations out in the public,” Prey tells FOX 11.
Van Berkel will discuss issues like pet safety, stray animals, abuse and legal issues.
For example this Sunday’s post focused on the county’s civil process unit.
“How we interact within our civil process, evictions and how some animals get left behind at that point,” Van Berkel explained.
The posts will also help get the word out about pets looking for homes.
“Every week, I believe, there will be an animal that’s up for adoption,” said Van Berkel.
The shelter’s humane officer says it’s wonderful to know local law enforcement cares about animals too.
“I cannot tell you what a benefit that is,” said Prey.
“We have a lot of animal lovers here that want to be involved. A few of our officers have adopted from the humane association as well,” added Van Berkel.
The Sunday posts will be on both the sheriff’s department and humane association Facebook pages.
