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Nassau County proclaims Animal Control Appreciation Week; shelter volunteer reports high foster counts
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners proclaimed April 13–19 as Animal Control Appreciation Week. A volunteer from Nassau County Animal Services reported dozens of animals in foster care and praised staff and volunteers; the board acknowledged plans and community efforts toward a new shelter.
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners on April 14 proclaimed April 13–19, 2025, as Animal Control Appreciation Week and recognized staff and volunteers from Nassau County Animal Services.
During the proclamation presentation the board read the shelter’s recent statistics from fiscal year 2023–24 that staff provided: 7,066 calls for service, 1,698 adoptions, and 109 transfers to rescue groups; staff and volunteers also supported 79 adoption events, the proclamation said. The proclamation states that Nassau County Animal Services continues to qualify as a no‑kill shelter based on the facility’s intake and placement practices.
During public comment volunteer Jackie Osborne provided an operational update for Nassau County Animal Services. Osborne said, on the day she spoke, the shelter had 58 dogs in the kennel and 72 dogs in foster care; she reported 22 cats in the cattery and 40 cats in foster homes. “They have 58 dogs in the kennel, 72 of them are in foster,” Osborne said. She praised staff and volunteers for keeping the facility clean and caring for animals while they await adoption, and she noted that the current shelter facility is beyond its intended service life.
Chair Huttman presented the proclamation signed by the board and the county attorney. Commissioners and staff thanked animal‑services employees and volunteers for daily operations, adoption events and outreach.
The board did not take further policy action on animal‑shelter capital projects at the meeting; commissioners and staff referenced prior strategic planning and public information about a proposed new animal shelter and encouraged public support for adoption and fostering.
