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Animal control seeks higher adoption and vetting fees as shelter runs short of spay/neuter funding
Summary
The animal control director proposed raising adoption and vetting fees after shelter costs climbed and grant funding for spay/neuter ran out; commissioners asked staff to pause and return with a revised fee schedule and interim funding options to avoid litters in the shelter.
Vicki Hennessy, director of Animal Care and Control, asked the board to approve increases to adoption and veterinary vetting fees, citing sharp price increases for veterinary services, supplies and spay/neuter procedures since the county’s fee schedule was last updated in 2018.
Hennessy told commissioners that the shelter had adopted 703 animals and spayed or neutered 480 animals in the past period, and that veterinary costs have risen substantially — she provided…
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