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Some Animal Care Groups Receive Partial Payments While Others Await Promised Checks From Finance

Several animal welfare organizations are reporting uneven progress on promised government funding, with one St. Croix group saying it received a partial payment, the Animal Care Center on St. John still awaiting its allocation, and the Humane Society of St. Thomas waiting for confirmation that a government check said to have been processed has arrived. The updates followed an announcement from the Humane Society of St. Thomas that it would greatly curtail services to the community because of a lack of funds. In response, Senator Angel Bolques issued correspondence suggesting that the more than $180,000 owed to the organization by the government would be received shortly. “Our office has been actively working with the Department of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Finance over the past several weeks on this matter, and to monitor the status of the appropriated funds for the Humane Society of St. Thomas and the other animal welfare organizations,”...