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North Augusta temporarily suspends volunteer animal-at-home program amid liability review; city attorney, chief outline next steps
Summary
North Augusta temporarily suspended a practice allowing volunteers to remove shelter animals off-site after staff and the city attorney raised municipal liability concerns; administrators said they will revise waivers and confirm insurance coverage and aim to return to council with a plan within about 30 days.
North Augusta temporarily suspended a volunteer program that allowed volunteers to take animals from the city shelter off-site, citing municipal liability concerns. At the June 16 City Council meeting Chief Johnson and the city attorney outlined the issue and said the administration is working on revised paperwork and insurance confirmations to restore a safe, compliant version of volunteer participation.
Chief Johnson told council the city is not reducing care for animals and highlighted recent adoption and transfer successes, including a dog that had been in the shelter since April 4 and dogs transferred to other shelters. He said animal-control officer Craig McBride…
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