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Animal services requests two staff additions and a transport van to ease shelter operations

2703492 · March 19, 2025
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Animal Services proposed adding an animal control associate and an assistant director to address turnover and workload, and requested a van outfitted for safer animal transport; staff emphasized that animals transported together would be selected based on compatibility and safety.

Animal services staff requested two new positions — an animal control associate and an assistant director — to reduce staff burnout and improve retention, and asked for funding to purchase an outfitted transport van.

The department said kennel workloads and 24/7 operations strain current staff: workers may need to feed and clean dozens of kennels alone when…

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