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Animal Welfare Council urges creation of stand-alone Animal Services department, requests $4.96 million in FY26
Summary
The Anne Arundel County Animal Welfare Council asked the County Council to fund a stand-alone Animal Services department in FY26 and provided a proposed staffing list; the council will consider the request as part of the budget process.
Tanya Kites, vice chair of the Anne Arundel County Animal Welfare Council and president of Show Your Soft Side, testified on May 14 in support of creating a stand-alone Animal Services department and requested that the County Council fund $4,958,500 in the FY26 proposal to support the restructuring and needed positions.
Kites said the current structure — animal care and control within the police…
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