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Residents urge Clinton council to act as Humane Society intake and contract terms draw concern
Summary
Multiple residents, including current and former Clinton Humane Society workers, told the City Council they fear a proposed shift to Big River Canine Coach and contract language limiting care to four days will leave animals without adequate sheltering and pose public‑health risks.
Multiple Clinton residents urged the City Council on a humaneness and public‑health front, saying changes to how the city handles stray animals risk increasing disease, suffering and shelter euthanasia.
At the council meeting, Christine (identified in the agenda as Christine Voss and who introduced herself as “Christine Boss”) said she had lived in Clinton for 65 years and that recent negotiations between the city and the Clinton Humane Society left her “upset” because the shelter had reportedly stopped accepting dogs since Oct. 1. “I feel…
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