While the Dallas Council is slicing and dicing the city budget with an eye on Dallas Animal Services, the DAS has been doing overtime. Their goal for May was 600 adoptions (aka an average of 20 cats and dogs being adopted daily). It was a gargantuan number, but the place was jammed with four-legged critters.
Dr. Cate McManus and Walter Rosenquist*
So, because money is tight, the staff leaders came up with a creative reward that wouldn’t cost a cent. If 600 animals were adopted, then DAS Supervisor Walter Rosenquist and DAS vet Dr. Cate McManus would do a “Prom Day!”
The results? More than 700 adoptions took place. Walter showed up this morning in tuxedo. Dr. Cate wore a bare-shouldered, tomato red prom dress. He escorted her into DAS, gave her a wrist corsage and the twosome started dancing.
Another reason for the celebration was the staff did an all-out rescue of a mother dog and her litter of eight puppies yesterday from under a house.
DAS has come a long, long way since its horror show days. They deserve a pat on the head and more support to accomplish even greater goals.
* Photo courtesy of Dallas Animal Services