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Residents tell Spalding County commissioners the animal shelter is failing dogs and adopters
Summary
Multiple residents told the Spalding County Board of Commissioners that county shelter practices are causing severe kennel stress and that animals are leaving with communicable illnesses. Speakers asked for better medical care, intake transparency and faster responses from animal control.
At the Dec. 1 meeting of the Spalding County Board of Commissioners, multiple residents testified that the county animal shelter’s practices are harming dogs and failing adopters.
Heather Go forth, a resident who identified her address in Jackson, described a dog named Rhett who she said arrived at the shelter in August 2023 and “turned into a different dog” after prolonged kennel confinement. “Once a dog then enjoyed walks and affection, he turned into a dog that had to be carried and forced outside,” she said, adding that the shelter later marketed Rhett as calm when, she alleged, he remained severely stressed.
Carrie Gibler…
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