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Speaker highlights animal-welfare ordinance outreach, pet food drive and local shelter changes
Summary
A Greenville County resident thanked commissioners for recent animal-welfare ordinances, announced a public information session and a pet-food donation event, and said shelter operations are changing as Spartanburg opens a pet resource center.
Barbara Wally of 109 Percy Avenue told Greenville County officials the county will host a celebration and community education session about recently passed animal-welfare ordinances and described a planned pet-food donation to support the county shelter.
"It's next week on Monday, June 16 from 02:30 to 04:30. It's actually here at County Square. It's in the South Tower, Level 2 Conference Room," Wally said, referring to a county information session about the ordinances.
Wally said flyers were printed for commissioners and that Greater Good will deliver pet food to Greenville County Animal Care to restock a shelter pet-food pantry that can help households keep pets in their homes. She said the effort mirrors earlier donations coordinated through Chewy in late 2024 and that the county hopes to make the deliveries a regular activity to support rescues and pet owners who cannot afford food.
Wally noted that Spartanburg County passed its animal-welfare ordinances on May 19 and is opening a pet resource center at the end of the year; she said once Spartanburg's center opens, Greenville County Animal Care will no longer take animals from Spartanburg. She also reported that Greenville County Animal Control now has microchip scanners and that field reunification of lost dogs has increased, leading to a slight reduction in animals brought to the shelter.
Wally said she will shift her volunteer efforts toward enforcement to ensure the ordinances have "some teeth" and offered to notify commissioners if problems arise.
Her remarks were offered during public comment; the transcript contains no formal county vote tied to the information session or the donation event. County staff or the animal-care agency would need to provide operational details or confirm scheduling.
