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County accepts donation of Spay Today facilities, vows veterinary hire after public calls for more animal-services resources

3846247 · June 12, 2025
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After a resident urged the board to bolster animal services, the county manager said the donation agreement from Spay Today has been received and the board approved moving forward; the county also authorized a lease permitting Spay Today to maintain a presence at a technology center and budgeted for hiring a veterinarian.

A Pitt County resident asked the Board of Commissioners on June 16 to increase resources for animal services; later in the meeting the county manager said the county has received the donation agreement from Spay Today and the board approved steps to accept the buildings and equipment.

Angela Cooper, a Pitt County resident, told commissioners the county’s animal-services office is underresourced since the departure of its previous manager, Chad Singleton. "The new person that you hired to take Chad Singleton's place, she's doing a wonderful job with the resources that she has, but she…

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