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Residents press Clear Lake over animal-shelter conditions; city says shelter population has fallen
Summary
Multiple residents and volunteers urged the council to press North Bay Animal Services on conditions at a warehouse and shelter operations; the city manager said the population is down more than 40% and that officials continue to move animals out and improve conditions.
Several Clear Lake residents pressed the City Council on Jan. 18 over conditions at a local animal facility and a warehouse where they said dogs remained crowded, while city officials said shelter population has declined substantially.
At the start of public comment, Christina Sinclair said residents had previously given North Bay Animal Services six months to clear a warehouse and asked, “what, if anything, has been done?” She told the council she believed dogs were still "packed in that warehouse." Elaine Samet and other speakers defended local volunteer-run programs and criticized…
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