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Volunteer urges mandatory spay/neuter and more voucher funding as shelter overcapacity cited
Summary
A volunteer at the Walker County animal shelter urged commissioners to adopt mandatory spay and neuter rules for family pets and to expand voucher funding; she said volunteers report more animals entering the shelter than leaving and described capacity strain after a recent large rescue in neighboring Dade County.
Lisa Duffy, a volunteer at the Walker County animal shelter, urged the board July 10 to adopt an ordinance requiring spay and neuter for family pets and to expand financial support for low‑cost spay/neuter programs. Duffy said she volunteers about 32 hours a month in the shelter and that staff and volunteers work to provide medical care and…
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