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Highland Around Town May 5 edition
Belleville News-Democrat 4/28/2021 Jennifer Green, Belleville News-Democrat
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, animals were being adopted at such a high rate that some shelters were running out of adoptable animals. These animals are now trying to adjust to life without their owners who are starting to leave for work and school again.
At Metro East Humane Society in Edwardsville, Executive Director Anne Schmidt said their shelter was nearly empty at the beginning of the pandemic because of the rise in demand to adopt. Schmidt said their shelter pre-pandemic held up to 20 to 60 dogs and puppies and 20 to 60 kittens and cats.Â
âWe also saw a lot of families wanting puppies,â Schmidt said. âThis makes sense since most families were working from home and had the time commitment necessary for training a puppy.â
Donohoo and Motil
Chief Judge William Mudge announced Friday that the circuit judges of the Third Judicial Circuit selected Angela P. Donohoo and Ronald S. Motil to fill two associate judge vacancies.
“Angela Donohoo and Ron Motil bring a great deal of experience and professionalism to our bench,” Mudge stated in a press release. “They are great additions to the Third Judicial Circuit, and join an outstanding group of men and women who impartially and fairly administer justice for the people of Madison and Bond Counties. My colleagues and I look forward to working with both of them.”
Associate judges are picked by the circuit s elected judges. In the Third Judicial Circuit where there are nine elected circuit judge seats, applicants must receive at least five votes, otherwise balloting goes to a subsequent round. Currently there are only eight seated circuit judges due to the retirement of circuit judge Richard Tognarelli earlier this month.
Metro East Humane Society rescues 33 dogs from Arkansas Kayla Wheeler
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The Metro East Humane Society transported 33 dogs from Arkansas this week.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison County Animal Control and other groups that MEHS typically pulls animals from have not been taking in as many dogs.
So, MEHS began partnering with various animal rescues, like Amy’s Animal Rescue in Arkansas, that have a surplus of dogs in their area looking for rescue.
Amy’s Animal Rescue pulls from area animal controls along with rescuing puppies that are dumped, which is a recurrent issue in Arkansas, according to a news release from MEHS.