Estill County Animal Shelter director Tommy Mullen said on Monday there were only two dogs left of the 39 brought in from the Jackson County hoarding situation.
All the others have been either adopted or rescued.
However, almost 20 more dogs were brought to the shelter last Thursday and Friday from within Estill County and surrounding counties.
“We’re also getting hammered with cats,” said Mullen. He said three “mommas with litters” were dropped off late in the week.
Mullen said it had been kind of slow at the shelter recently, but, “It seems like the hoarding case triggered everything.”
It has also triggered lots of public support.
On Saturday, a rescue group from Lexington brought 960 pounds of food from Louisville. Mullen estimated that about 1400 pounds of food have been donated since the hoarding story broke, as well as 30-40 stainless steel bowls and some cleaning supplies.
“The public has done an awesome job of trying to help out,” said Mullen.
On Saturday, Sherry Murphy brought her Spanish Club to help feed and walk the dogs and clean cages. Mullen said that was “a major help” with only he and one other helper to do the work on a typical day.
Mullen said no cat or kitten has had to be euthanized since the first of September, and only one dog has been euthanized this year. That dog bit Mullen and two other people, he said.