Sample Statement From a Member of the Community

On [date] at [time], I, [full name], attempted to take a [stray/unwanted] [type of animal] to [name of shelter], located at [address of shelter]. Shelter representative [name of person you talked with] told me [insert remarks]. I [insert description of the animal’s fate]. Putting up barriers to taking animals in need to the shelter puts them in danger of being abandoned, neglected, and abused. I urge [name of shelter] to change this policy and accept all animals, without fees or restrictions.