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Shelton council weighs shelter cuts, outsourcing and holding-period changes amid budget shortfall
Summary
Council and staff reviewed options for the city-run animal shelter — including outsourcing to a humane society, shortening mandatory holding periods, and shifting animal-control duties — after staff said costs and length-of-stay have risen sharply since the COVID period.
Shelton City Council members on June 10 discussed several ways to reduce costs at the city-run animal shelter, including contracting operations to a humane society, changing holding-period policy, or moving animal-control duties within city departments.
Staff member Jay Harris said the shelter shifted from the police department to community development a few years ago and that post‑COVID changes among partner organizations left the city taking more animals and more medical cases. "The shelter ... is a public service," Jay said, noting that staff and medical bills have grown. Jay told the council the city’s per‑dog cost averages about $35 per night and…
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