Anniston animal shelter needs donations to help them stay open

An Anniston animal shelter is in jeopardy of closing. A clerical error at the League for Animal Welfare has put the shelter in a bad financial situation.

“It’s become a way of life for me — it absorbs my every waking moment and I love it. It is a calling,” said manager Paula Meadors.

For Meadors, this place is more than just a workplace. “We are the only no kill shelter in Calhoun County, a non profit,” she said.

Right now they’re working to push through this situation. “Our phone has been ringing off the hook all day,” said volunteer Tamara Bott. “We’ve had people sending things through PayPal, through GoFundMe.”

With bills to pay and animals to take care of, the shelter needs the community’s help with donations.

“We have to follow state guidelines but we receive no state funding, we receive no federal funding — we exist on donations and adoptions,” said Meadors. Any little bit helps and will go toward the cause.

To donate, find links on the League for Animal Welfare Facebook page.