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Public-safety staff urges ordinance changes after surge in cat and dog complaints
Summary
Animal-control staff reported a spike in stray and nuisance calls, explained limits imposed by the current community-cat ordinance, and asked the commission to consider ordinance revisions and to reactivate or revise the animal-control board.
Animal-control staff told commissioners that complaints about stray animals — particularly cats — have continued despite a drop in shelter intake caused by the city’s community-cat policy, and asked the commission to authorize changes to the ordinance and to reconvene the animal-control advisory board for community input.
Director Hill presented complaint data through March 23: animal-control received about 1,165 complaints year-to-date, with 377…
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