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Volunteer group PAWS urges city to back new animal shelter and operations support
Summary
A volunteer nonprofit told the Petersburg City Council it can help the city design and operate a new animal shelter and asked for an MOU, a volunteer coordinator and local spay/neuter capacity to avoid long volunteer trips to Richmond.
PETERSBURG, Va. — Chloe Griffin, treasurer of the nonprofit Petersburg Bridal Welfare Society (PAWS), urged the City Council on March 18 to support plans for a new municipal animal shelter and outlined the nonprofit’s offers to assist with fundraising, volunteer coordination and operations.
PAWS representatives told council the current shelter building is condemned, that volunteers are transporting animals to Richmond for spay/neuter services and that the group seeks a formal partnership and a memorandum of understanding with the city to ensure longer‑term support for a new facility.
Why it matters: Council packet materials and speakers said the shelter is operating at high intake levels and that…
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