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Residents press commissioners on animal control staffing, shelter care; county leaders promise review
Summary
Multiple residents, former employees and rescue volunteers used the Spalding County Board of Commissioners’ public‑comment period Oct. 20 to press for changes at the county animal shelter, saying staff shortages and shelter practices have harmed animals and undermined public trust.
Multiple residents, former employees and rescue volunteers used the Spalding County Board of Commissioners’ public‑comment period Oct. 20 to press for changes at the county animal shelter, saying staff shortages and shelter practices have harmed animals and undermined public trust.
Julia Maloney, a former shelter employee, told the board she worked at the shelter from June 2024 to June 2025 and described “six staff members [who] quit or transferred” during her tenure because of shelter management. She said dogs with heartworm had not been consistently tested or treated and called that “a violation of the animal protection act.”
Other speakers echoed those concerns and described operational problems they said have left animals and citizens at risk. Heather Goforth said the…
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