He has the experience of running the Utah County Animal Shelter for many years after succeeding his mentor Rex Murdock in that antiquated and overcrowded shelter in South Provo.

The old shelter used to have to put 25 dogs down a day five days a week, but Morgan has made decisions to educate pet owners of the reality of the numbers of pets that enter the shelter and how many are actually ever adopted out.

He has established a productive and cooperative relationship with animal rescuers that has lowered the number of unwanted pets needing euthanasia as well as lowered animal control costs to the cities; he always has been marvelous at managing the staff that love to work under his wise, fair and caring direction.

We all are grateful to Mike Morgan for his dedication, professionalism and for being there whenever the Utah County Animal Shelter and our community needed his service. Please urge the Utah County Animal Shelter Board to hire Mike Morgan, who has made the decision with his family to come out of retirement and apply to become the full-time permanent director of the South Utah County Animal Shelter.

All of you that have adopted the 700 plus dogs from our organization can thank Mike Morgan for helping these dogs be rescued from the Utah County Animal Shelter over the past eight years.

Denise De V.,

Save A Dog & Kids

Orem