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Residents press for improved animal shelter; council accepts microchip grant
Summary
Multiple residents and animal-welfare professionals urged better shelter capacity and care during public comment. The council voted to accept an NDR grant to fund a pet microchip program for Eastpointe animal control.
Public commenters at the Eastpointe City Council meeting on March 4 urged the council to improve shelter space, staffing and standards for animal control, and warned residents against impulse purchases of rabbits and poultry around Easter. Council later accepted a Neighborhood Disaster Recovery (NDR) grant to fund a microchip program for pets in the city.
Why it matters: Residents, volunteers and animal-welfare professionals said the city's current shelter space and staffing limit ability to house and adopt animals. The accepted grant will fund…
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