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Residents urge council to address roaming dogs and county shelter gaps after SPCA pullout
Summary
Two longtime Waxahachie residents and members of the Ellis County Pet Coalition asked the city to consider a regional shelter, increased capacity and funding options after the county SPCA announced it will withdraw services.
During public comment at the Feb. 3 Waxahachie City Council meeting, residents urged the council to address a growing problem of dogs running at large and to explore sheltering options after the county SPCA announced plans to pull out of the county.
Jona Wallace, a lifetime Waxahachie resident who gave her address as 3305 Sanger Creek Way, said she is "speaking on behalf of the animals in, the city of Waxahachie tonight and and and really countywide." Wallace told the council she counted "just in the last 2 days, 15 dogs roaming at large in the…
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