MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Harrodsburg non-profit served its final patients and closed its doors on Wednesday.
Over the last several years, the Mercer County Fiscal Court has allowed Critters without Litters to occupy a vacant home on Moberly Road in Harrodsburg.
With the Mercer County Animal Shelter building a new facility on the same lot, the house has come down. Critters without Litters’ facility will be demolished after Christmas.
“Of course we’re happy we’re getting a new shelter, we needed one, but also, it was tearing our hearts out because we love this building,” said Terresa Hoskins, president of Critters without Litters.
Hoskins estimates that the clinic has kept 17,000 animals over the years, offering procedures at a fraction of the cost one would pay at a veterinarian’s office.
“We fix ferals, we fix barn cats, animals that other vets don’t want to handle. We do it all for our community,” said Hoskins.
At times, entire litters of strays are dropped off at the clinic. While the vet and vet tech are paid for their services, volunteers facilitate the scheduling and day-to-day operations.
From nurses to retirees to stay-at-home moms, the volunteers have a passion for animals,