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Gallatin resident raises animal-control response concerns at Sumner County committee meeting
Summary
A Gallatin resident told the Sumner County committee she had multiple recent incidents in which animal-control services did not respond or the shelter was closed, and asked officials to follow up; the chair asked the sheriff's office to respond by email and indicated unresolved cases should return to committee.
Cathy Arlen, a Gallatin resident, told a Sumner County committee that animal-control responses have fallen short in recent weeks and urged officials to track and resolve individual complaints.
Arlen said two incidents in late summer illustrated her concerns: a Gallatin police officer brought a dog that “told us that animal control would not take it,” and, on another occasion, someone found an emaciated dog and…
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