The separation of CPS from the Department of Health and Human Services would shift the focus to prioritizing what is most important our children. It is imperative that we improve our record of ensuring the well-being and welfare of all children in state custody from the moment they enter care.
Picture this. A group of male prisoners (big, burly guys) and a group of tiny, tabby kittens (weighing about three ounces), meeting each other for the first time at the Warm Springs Correctional Center. It’s early evening, the sun is setting and everyone is settling in for the night. It’s calm and quiet.
The Minneapolis animal shelter is permanently waiving adoption fees for city residents to encourage more pet adoptions. The shelter run by Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) is currently at capacity, with about 80 pets at the building and 30 more animals currently with foster families. MACC staff said they are currently seeing more pets coming into the shelter than leaving. Some people .
Last fall, Pacific University students Shinia Kildill and Benjamin Martin took a media arts assignment to make a short film about anything and turned it into a tribute to the Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals.