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Chesapeake Humane Society, volunteers and residents urge council to fund more staff at Chesapeake Animal Services
Summary
Multiple speakers during the public comment period asked City Council to approve additional staffing for Chesapeake Animal Services, citing capacity-for-care concerns and the risk of euthanasia for adoptable animals if staffing shortages persist.
Several members and volunteers from the Chesapeake Humane Society and Chesapeake Animal Services (CAS) asked City Council during the public comment period to approve the shelter's budget request for additional staff.
Lacey Shirey, executive director of the Chesapeake Humane Society, said the city shelter is understaffed and that understaffing forces 'capacity-for-care' decisions that can result in euthanasia of adoptable animals. Shirey said the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) defines capacity for care to include not only physical space but available staffing and resources needed to provide medical attention and enrichment. She asked council to approve the shelter's requested budget…
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