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Shelter representative urges Carthage council to ratify humane-society contract, says stopping city intakes reduced parvo outbreaks
Summary
A shelter representative told the Carthage City Council that stopping routine intake of animals from the city reduced parvo outbreaks and lowered medical costs, and asked the council to finalize the humane-society contract so the shelter can continue serving animals.
A representative of the local humane society told the Carthage City Council that the shelter has seen fewer parvo outbreaks and better control of medical expenses since it stopped taking routine animal intakes from the city, and urged council members to finalize a contract with the shelter.
The shelter representative said, “We are surviving with the grace of God and the generosity of the people in the area who love animals. We control the number of animals that we take in. We can control the sizes, the breeds, when we take them, if we take them,…
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