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Department of Public Safety outlines new animal‑welfare division and hiring timeline
Summary
Commissioner Jennifer Morrison said DPS created a Division of Animal Welfare and has extended a conditional offer for a director; the division will assess statewide complaint intake, investigation responsibilities, and funding for animal care in complex cases.
The Vermont Department of Public Safety told the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 25 that it has stood up a new Division of Animal Welfare and has extended a conditional offer to a director, with onboarding to follow human resources steps.
"We have extended a conditional offer of employment to a woman who is a professor of law from out of state, who intends to come here and and begin that work," Commissioner Jennifer Morrison told the committee. She said the department expects to complete the HR process and have…
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