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Oak Lawn residents press board over Animal Welfare League contract and pet-recovery practices
Summary
Multiple residents at the Sept. 9 Oak Lawn Board of Trustees meeting said the villages contract with the Animal Welfare League and impoundment procedures have prevented owners from reclaiming pets; the police chief said the department reviewed the contract and the Illinois Department of Agriculture reported no open licensing issues.
Lede: Residents and animal advocates at the Village of Oak Lawn Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 9 pressed elected officials about the village—s contract with the Animal Welfare League and how stray animals are impounded and returned to owners.
Nut graf: Dozens of minutes of public comment focused on claims that the Animal Welfare League has held animals and impeded reunification with owners, and on whether Oak Lawn police and village legal staff properly applied the village—s impoundment ordinance. Village officials and the police chief responded at the meeting but did not announce any formal change to the contract or an ordinance.
Body: Kristen Adamiak, who said she is from Joliet, told trustees her father—s dog was held at the Animal Welfare League for 16 days after Oak Lawn police brought the animal there and that village staff declined a private meeting on the contract. "It states that after 72 hours of apprehension is when a dog or cat can be relinquished to animal…
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