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New state animal‑welfare director outlines VSIP concerns and coordination plans
Summary
The newly created Division of Animal Welfare introduced director Lisa Millett on Jan. 14; she said VSIP (the Vermont spay/neuter incentive program) is popular but may not be self‑sustaining and that the division currently has one employee and is focused on coordinating local resources and delivering a comprehensive plan to the legislature.
Lisa Millett, director of Vermont’s new Division of Animal Welfare, told the Senate Government Operations Committee on Jan. 14 she has spent her first months mapping stakeholders and drafting a comprehensive plan to guide the new division’s work.
"I'm Lisa Millett. I'm the director of animal welfare," she said, describing her background as a professor of law and her work on spay/neuter programs and cruelty cases in Georgia. Millett said the division was created by 2024 legislation, she started in May…
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