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Brain Trust urges licensing push, automation and volunteer 'Dog Squad' to ease Klamath County animal-control strain
Summary
A volunteer Brain Trust presented recommendations to Klamath County commissioners to increase dog licensing compliance, reinstate vaccination and microchip clinics, simplify fees and use automation and volunteers to reduce routine staff work and protect limited animal-control capacity.
Klamath County commissioners heard a 30-minute report from an animal-control Brain Trust on Dec. 3 that urged immediate steps to boost dog-licensing compliance, streamline intake processes with technology and mobilize volunteers to support the shelter and outreach.
The group, led in presentation by Jill Russell and Joe Wall, said the county currently counts roughly 11,000 dog licenses and estimated overall licensing compliance at about 40–50 percent. They argued that because animal control is largely self-funded through licensing and fines, improving compliance and reducing clerical burden are central to sustaining basic services.
"A lot of what we're coming at is efficiencies," Joe…
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