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Residents press council for stronger animal-control measures; city staff forms nine-member task force
Summary
Residents urged the City Council to address overpopulation and free-roaming animals with new rules and clearer advisory-committee roles; staff said a nine-person animal crisis task force will be finalized this week with an initial meeting planned for next week or the week after.
Public commenters on Jan. 7 urged the San Angelo City Council to strengthen animal-control tools, and city staff said a task force will be formed to recommend specific actions.
Renee Lacey (Single Member District 3) told the council she volunteered for the animal crisis task force and proposed a county breeding permit with citations for unregistered owners, an online database of animals, and a stronger role for the animal services advisory committee to monitor statistics and enforcement. “This would create better control of the overpopulation crisis as well as easier tracking and legal enforcement within our county and city,” Lacey…
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