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Commissioners seek clarity after Humane Society restricts intake of strays; county reviews options
Summary
Commissioner Beauchamp told the Wichita County Commissioners Court on May 16 that a constituent reported the Humane Society turned away a stray animal, saying it would only accept animals it deemed adoptable.
Commissioner Beauchamp told the Wichita County Commissioners Court on May 16 that a constituent reported the Humane Society turned away a stray animal, saying it would only accept animals it deemed adoptable. “They no longer take strays unless they are adoptable,” Beauchamp said, and asked where county residents should direct animals that are abandoned on county roads.
Court members reviewed the county’s prior agreement with the Humane Society. Beauchamp and staff told the court that the last contract the county had with the Humane Society for care of stray animals dated…
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