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Shelter unveils website upgrades, microchipping clinics and a Paw Finder app

City of Jacksonville community meeting (animal services) · January 13, 2026
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Summary

IT staff demonstrated a redesigned shelter website and a city-built 'Paw Finder' app; shelter staff described microchipping-on-intake, free clinics and a new grant for vaccinations, while volunteers asked for improved event listings and a direct phone line to the shelter.

IT staff and shelter leaders showcased recent technical and outreach changes intended to speed reunions and improve public access to shelter information.

Alex Smith of the city's IT department walked the group through the new shelter pages: a cruelty-report link on the front page, updated information on tethering and mandatory spay/neuter, separate pages for animals in the shelter and adoptable pets, and filters to sort animals by arrival time, species and other…

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