Chain of collars shows tragedy of pet overpopulation
2/22/2004 6:19 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
If you didn’t realize pet overpopulation was a problem in Austin you might now. Exactly 10,000 animal collars lined Barton Springs Road Sunday to represent the number of cats and dogs killed each year at Town Lake Animal Center.
The chain is made up of the same temporary collars issued to dogs and cats when they are admitted to Town Lake.
Spay Austin organizers want people to take responsibility for the problem by having their animals spayed or neutered.
“We’re expecting rescuers and city entities to solve the problem where really what it takes is every single citizen in the city of Austin to take responsility,” Missey Morgan of Spay Austin said.
It’s estimated that 29 animals are killed every day at Town Lake.
Spay Austin enlisted the help of area animal rescue groups and animal welfare organizations to stand and hold the chain of collars, which stretched about a half-mile in length.
