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Advocates urge council to strengthen spay/neuter enforcement and improve shelter transparency
Summary
Several speakers during public comment urged the Memphis City Council to address an increase in stray dogs, stronger spay/neuter enforcement, better collaboration with rescues and more transparency and oversight at Memphis Animal Services.
Speakers at the Feb. 4 Memphis City Council public-comment period urged the council and the mayor’s office to act on an overcrowded animal shelter, a recent distemper outbreak and gaps in spay/neuter enforcement.
The nut graf: Animal advocates described a surge in stray dogs, limited enforcement of the city’s sterilization ordinance, and insufficient coordination between rescue organizations and the city shelter. They asked the council to hold meetings with rescue groups, the mayor’s office and law-enforcement partners to develop a coordinated response.
Sherry Hoffman, an attorney and a Memphis-based approved dog foster, told the council, “We have an explosion of stray dogs in our community. These dogs often end up in our overcrowded shelter and tragically many, too many, are euthanized.” Hoffman said the city…
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