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Hamilton approves adoption-fee waiver; residents urge better promotion and animal-control coverage after dog-bite incident
Summary
The council approved a temporary waiver of adoption fees through June 30 and heard multiple public comments about shelter overcapacity and an after-hours dog-bite incident that residents say exposed gaps in animal-control response. Officials said they will follow up on CAD reports and begin expanded shelter promotion.
Hamilton Township Council on Tuesday approved a temporary waiver of adoption fees at the municipal animal shelter from May 22 through June 30 as the town tries to reduce kennel overcrowding.
"As of a couple hours ago, we were at 48 dogs and 41 cats," resident Lisa Williams told the council during public comment, adding the shelter had 36 kennels and was "12 dogs over kennel capacity." Williams urged the administration to ramp up social-media…
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