"The saying goes … it takes a village.
In the case of the animals in our community, it takes much more. It takes a dedicated Mayor and Chief of Police. It takes an educated and passionate Prosecuting Attorney’s office. And it also takes and interested and informed City Council.
But most importantly it takes one individual to keep it all going. In the past five years the animal community of Jonesboro has seen an unsightly “Dog Pound” converted into a state of the art “Animal Control Department”.
That devoted and hard-working individual is Sgt. Larry Rogers.
His singular vision has made the Jonesboro Animal Control Department something every citizen can and should be proud of. It is his compassion for the animals, devotion to the city of Jonesboro and overall care for each citizen that exemplifies the type individual that every city hopes to have in charge of their animal citizens.
The past five years have seen an extraordinary leap in abuse case investigations, adoptions and transfers of animals to rescues. Sgt. Rogers continues to stay abreast of laws and works for better enforcement. His desire for humanity shows in the exceptional conditions of the Animal Control Facility. And he is willing to readily assist other cities to help improve their animal departments.
For these characteristics and his obvious big heart, NAFA wishes to award Sgt. Larry Rogers with our highest show of praise – our “PAWS for Excellence” award. We believe his is responsible for the most significant improvements made in our animal community in the past decade and should be recognized for it."
Animal Control Officer's, NAFA Volunteer's and Jack Jones, DMV all came to the meeting to show their support and pride in Sgt. Rogers. Please if you have a chance let Sgt. Rogers, his officer's and employees at Jonesboro Animal Control know how much you appreciate the efforts they are making to help the Jonesboro community with the animal issues that are plaguing us.
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