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Animal control expands low-cost spay/neuter program; building renovation timeline uncertain

5786830 · August 26, 2025
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The county animal control director said an expanded low-cost spay/neuter program with the University of Illinois will continue but the planned move to a new facility is delayed; ARPA funds used for the program are exhausted.

Chelsea Angelo, director of Champaign County Animal Control, told the board the department is expanding low-cost spay and neuter services through a contract with the University of Illinois and with five local veterinary clinics, targeting an estimated cost of about $50 per animal through the university mobile clinic. Angelo said the program addresses rising intake at the county shelter, long waiting lists and an increase in impounded animals. "We are very fortunate to have the…

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