Under the current contract, which expires June 30, the shelter gets paid $800,000 a year to serve as the city and county’s designated open-intake shelter.
With the news a couple of weeks ago about the Cheyenne Animal Shelter taking on dogs that were in a hoarding case, really pushed the capacity of the shelter.
In a Facebook Live post yesterday, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter asked for the public's help as the shelter is full after having to take in 23 dogs on Saturday due to a case in the county.