COURT HOUSE – The Middle Township Animal Advisory Board and the Cape May County Animal Welfare Society are again collaborating on an initiative to collect gently used dog houses and distribute them to dogs who could use them. These structures provide appropriate shelter for dogs who regularly spend time outside.
Most American dogs cannot be outside for extended periods of time when it is cold. Those dogs who can spend some time outside must have shelter to protect them from weather and provide comfort. A dog house should permit a dog to stand up, turn around, and lie down comfortably and yet be small enough to conserve body heat in the winter. Houses should be insulated, raised up off the ground, contain clean straw bedding and have a door flap. Off-center doors provide more protection. Plastic houses offer no protection from the cold.
If you have a dog house that can be recycled to help another animal, please consider donating it. The Animal Welfare Society will accept donations of thermal igloos or other gently used dog houses between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sundays. Pickups of donated dog houses or igloos can be arranged by contacting Dawn Stimmel at Middle Township Hall via (609) 465-8732 or dstimmel@middltownship.com. Middle Township Animal Control Officer Bill Candell will make the shelters available where needed.
As a reminder, dogs in Middle Township cannot be tethered outside after dark. Be sure to bring your dog inside when it is cold or the weather is extreme.
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