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Chatham County Animal Services reports rising live-release rate, warns limits on TNVR capacity
Summary
Animal Services gave a quarterly presentation showing higher live-release rates, expanded community partnerships like Chatham90 and PetFix vouchers for TNVR, staffing details and plans to extend shelter hours; officials said veterinary capacity limits some spay/neuter voucher availability.
Chatham County Animal Services reported improved live-release rates and described operational changes and community partnerships intended to reduce shelter intake and increase adoptions.
Dr. Hopper, director of Chatham County Animal Services, told the board the department is an open-admission shelter and has increased the number of animals leaving the shelter alive through programs including behavioral enrichment, transfers to rescues and a TNVR (trap–neuter–vaccinate–return) voucher program executed with PetFix. "We are an open admission shelter," Dr. Hopper said. "We try to have most of the animals leave alive."
The department said it currently operates with an animal-services staff that includes a director/veterinarian, an assistant director, seven field officers…
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