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Animal services proposes hiring city veterinarian to reduce spay/neuter backlog and operating costs
Summary
Animal Services Manager Randy Batson proposed creating a city-employed veterinarian role and on-site surgical capability to shorten a current 4—6-week wait for spay/neuter slots, reduce outsourced expenses and expand Trap-Neuter-Return capacity.
The city's animal services manager told council a permanent on-staff veterinarian and modest clinic setup would reduce the current backlog of spay/neuter appointments and lower per-animal costs for the shelter and rescue partners.
Current problem: Randy Batson said local rescues and the shelter face a 4—6-week wait for spay/neuter appointments, which often exceeds the five-business-day stray-holding period required by state statute and complicates intake and adoption…
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