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Animal shelter reports record adoptions, high intake and 94% live‑release rate; asks public for volunteers and supplies
Summary
Officials from Bloomington Animal Care and Control reported a 94% live‑release rate amid record intake and rising costs. The shelter is near capacity and needs volunteer hours, foster homes and donated supplies. Council and residents praised staff and volunteers.
Adam Wason, director of Public Works, and Virgil Sowder, director of Animal Care and Control, told the Common Council on Aug. 25 that the shelter is operating at or near capacity while maintaining a 94% live‑release rate.
Wason and Sowder said the shelter logged 2,408 adoptions in 2024, the highest five‑year total, and had recorded about 1,314…
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