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Council hears impassioned pleas from rescuers; approves animal-control ordinance and highlights new JPOS Eastbank adoption center
Summary
After testimony from animal-rescue volunteers urging stronger spay/neuter rules, the council unanimously approved amendments to the animals code and heard administration updates about a new 27,750 sq ft JPOS Eastbank Adoption Center scheduled for completion Feb. 28, 2027 and a plan to raise the live-release rate from 80% toward 90%.
Animal-rescue volunteers addressed the council during the Jan. 14 public hearing on amendments to the Jefferson Parish animal code. Yogi Johnson, who said he has rescued animals for 35 years, and Jamie Hurst urged stronger spay-and-neuter laws to reduce shelter burden and taxpayer costs, describing overcrowded…
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