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Riverside County ad hoc committee outlines steps to relieve shelter overcrowding, requests $4.6 million
Summary
An ad hoc committee member and volunteers told the Palm Desert City Council the county is pursuing staff hires, marketing and veterinary hires and contracts to reduce euthanasia tied to overcrowding; the county has requested about $4.6 million and approval to hire 39 employees to staff four facilities.
Ty Peabody, a member of an ad hoc committee convened by a Riverside County supervisor, told the Palm Desert City Council on May 22 that Riverside County’s animal shelters are overcrowded and that the county is pursuing several changes to reduce euthanasia and increase adoptions.
Peabody said “right now, there are over 1,100 dogs in 4 facilities, which means there’s 3 to 4 dogs in each kennel,” and that understaffing and limited marketing have made it difficult to move animals out of shelters. He urged cities and residents to help with adoptions, fostering and spay/neuter drives.
The committee’s work so far, Peabody said, includes an assessment of staffing needs, a proposed budget request and a series of hires and contract changes. He said the county has recruited a marketing director with municipal-shelter…
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