None of the cities accepted a new contract proposed by the Humane Society, and new contract negotiations are not expected anytime soon. Meanwhile, the Humane Society has continued licensing animals in unincorporated areas of Benton and Franklin counties. Its employees plan to go door to door in the Benton County area around Cascade Elementary School and the Riverview area in Franklin County to answer questions about the switch and to license pets. Business as usual. The phone calls are quieter, obviously.
Cooper expects to hire an assistant in the next week.
But if it's worth doing, it's worth doing to the best of your abilities. Like the Humane Society before him, Cooper responds to calls of stray or loose animals in the cities' corporate limits. He also picks up animals he sees while driving around the Tri-Cities. I won't automatically take it to the kennel. But Cooper warns he'll pick up animals at night and on weekends.