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Residents urge Union County to create animal shelter after reports of starving dogs
Summary
Public commenters told commissioners that animals in Union County towns — including Elizabeth and Plainfield — are being found starving and that the county needs a shelter and improved animal care arrangements; callers urged compassion and a county-level response.
Residents urged Union County officials to address animal welfare and to establish or improve county shelter resources, citing recent incidents of starving dogs and concerns about current animal-control arrangements in some towns.
During the public-comment period, a resident identified in the transcript as Diana Gonzalez of Clark, New Jersey,…
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