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Pet-shop owner asks Pickens County to pilot in-store adoptions with county shelter
Summary
A Jasper pet-shop owner asked commissioners to allow her store to foster and adopt puppies on behalf of the Pickens Animal Shelter, arguing the arrangement would increase adoptions and provide revenue; the board asked for contact information and said staff would review legality during the shelter's leadership transition.
Dora Kelly, owner of Kelly Family Pets in Jasper, urged the Pickens County Board of Commissioners during public comment to allow a pilot partnership between her store and the Pickens Animal Shelter to foster and adopt puppies in-store.
Kelly said her store has adopted out multiple litters since opening and has been trained to use other shelters' adoption systems. "Why not try it for a month and see how…
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