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Commissioners direct study of animal‑shelter vaccination practices and community clinics after health, competition concerns
Summary
Following a commissioner's request citing leptospirosis risks and concerns about competition with private veterinarians, the board voted to refer animal‑shelter vaccination practices and free clinic operations to the county administrator/controller for study.
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners on June 17 voted to direct the county administrator/controller to study animal‑shelter vaccination protocols, record retention and the county's free veterinary clinics after Commissioner Bair raised public‑health and private‑practice concerns.
Commissioner Bair urged the board to consider vaccinating shelter animals for leptospirosis and to examine how the shelter's free clinics operate…
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