(AP) -- Eleven animal shelters are sharing nearly $104,000 in grant money generated by voluntary donations from Michigan taxpayers. The Companion Animal Welfare Fund is financed by checkoffs on state tax forms. The state Department of Agriculture says in a statement Tuesday that the grant recipients were chosen from among 35 proposals totaling nearly $335,000.
The grants announced Tuesday will reimburse the shelters between $7,060 and $10,000 for the purchase of surgical equipment, contracting with veterinarians to perform sterilizations or, in one case, the purchase of post-surgical recovery crates. Grant recipients include the Jackson County Animal Shelter.
Director Steve Hall says the money will be used to buy equipment for its surgical suite, where he hopes spaying and neutering adoptable pets will begin in June.
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