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Rio Grande City names full-time animal control director, plans kennel expansion and spay/neuter push
Summary
The city introduced Felice Gonzales as a new, full-time animal control director and outlined plans to expand kennels from 10 to 20, add a small clinic/visitation area and step up spay-and-neuter efforts; commissioners discussed staffing, policy updates and moving the division toward independence.
Rio Grande City introduced Felice Gonzales as a full-time animal control director and outlined immediate plans to expand the city’s kennels and services.
At the March 19 commission meeting, Gonzales gave a two-week recap of calls handled by the new unit, saying the team responded to “about 15 to 20 calls a day,” including reports of loose livestock, aggressive dogs and dead animal carcasses. He reported that the department has trapped and taken into custody several dogs that had been approaching schoolchildren and that the city is moving forward with upgrades at the kennel facility.
The commission and staff described capital and operational improvements planned for the animal-control site at the 14-acre…
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