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Resident urges American Fork to help achieve "no‑kill" shelters, raises concerns about special service district accountability
Summary
During public comment, resident Karen McCoy urged the city to push for a no-kill shelter system in Utah County and said the special service district structure hampers accountability; the mayor said the city had appointed a representative to the shelter board.
Karen McCoy addressed the American Fork City Council on May 13 to urge action on local animal shelter outcomes and to push for a community approach to achieving no‑kill status in Utah shelters.
"This is a solvable issue and you can be part of the solution," McCoy said, summarizing statewide figures she had prepared and noting several Utah shelters were close to a 90% save-rate benchmark that defines…
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