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Residents urge county to form animal services committee and fund affordable spay/neuter
Summary
Multiple speakers asked the Board of Commissioners to create an animal services committee, expand enforcement and fund low-cost spay/neuter programs to reduce shelter intake and euthanasia.
Several local animal-welfare advocates told the Union County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 that the county’s animal ordinances and services need updating to reflect rapid population growth and rising shelter intake.
Katie Ryan, who said she is president of a local volunteer group and leads volunteer work with Union County animal services, asked commissioners to establish a citizen animal services committee made up of veterinarians, nonprofit leaders, business owners and livestock owners to review county ordinances and service…
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