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San Antonio outlines animal services budget, expands PetCare Connect pilot and spay/neuter clinics
Summary
Animal Services presented a FY2026 budget and described a pilot outreach program that delivered resources to 4,000 households and new municipal spay/neuter capacity; councilmembers asked for response‑time maps and continued county collaboration.
John Gerry, director of Animal Services, presented the department’s FY2026 proposed budget and several program updates, including the PetCare Connect pilot, two new spay/neuter clinics and expanded wellness clinics and outreach.
Gerry said the department projects a proposed budget of about $33 million and 245 full‑time positions for FY2026; he said roughly 26 percent of operations fund field responses and about 25 percent fund shelter operations and that the department has added staff to increase investigations and field work. He described PetCare Connect as a neighborhood pilot that has visited…
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