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Alice animal-control officials say shelter is at capacity; council discusses small facility upgrades and county coordination
City of Alice City Council · August 6, 2025
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Summary
Animal-control staff told the council the shelter often reaches or exceeds capacity and needs modest facility upgrades (fans, paint, storage) and better outreach for donations; staff said adding employees before expanding space could worsen capacity problems.
Animal-control staff told the council the city’s shelter faces space constraints that limit the benefit of adding personnel without expanded capacity.
The department reported operations now rely on two staff members and that the facility has been pushed to capacity at times: "Sometimes we're over the limit," staff said.…
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