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Residents press Clear Lake council for action on roaming dogs, shelter conditions and animal-control response
Summary
Multiple residents told the council they face roaming packs, dog attacks and what they described as inadequate response from animal-control contractors; speakers urged city oversight of North Bay/Petaluma animal services and raised concerns about kennel conditions and staff responsiveness.
Multiple residents urged the Clear Lake City Council on May 18 to take immediate steps on animal-control and shelter complaints, saying packs of roaming dogs and poor shelter conditions threaten public safety and animal welfare.
Jean Janich, who identified herself during the public-comment period, described repeated problems at and near her property on Third Avenue: transient encampments with tarps attached to her fence, two emaciated dogs, large amounts of trash and what she described as repeated, unaddressed complaints to police and code enforcement. "I am so disappointed and disgusted with the Clear Lake police for not helping me in any way, not doing what was promised to me," she said, adding that code enforcement had not…
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