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Animal adoptions promoted; residents press county on animal hoarding, carcass contracts and shooting-range impacts
Summary
Animal Services promoted free adoptions and foster programs; during public comment residents raised complaints about a local duck sanctuary they describe as a hoarding situation, asked to amend animal disposal contracts to prohibit rendering of pets, and urged action on noise and hours at the Ben Clark Shooting Range.
County Animal Services staff brought adoptable animals to the board chambers and described a free-adoption program running through September that includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchips and engraved ID tags. Staff also described a dog-day-out foster program that increases adoption likelihood and encouraged volunteering and donations.
During public comment, several residents raised animal-welfare concerns:
- A speaker who identified herself with prior social-media…
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