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Salina officials acknowledge KDA 'unsatisfactory' inspection; in-house euthanasia suspended pending changes
Summary
City staff told the Salina Animal Control Advisory and Appeals Board that a Kansas Department of Agriculture inspection on Jan. 12, 2026, returned an unsatisfactory result citing food-storage, water-container, euthanasia-record and training deficiencies. The city said it has implemented corrective steps and suspended in-house euthanasia while it aligns protocols with the state's expectations.
Salina city staff told the Animal Control Advisory and Appeals Board on Feb. 11 that the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) inspected the Salina Animal Shelter on Jan. 12, 2026 and the facility “received an unsatisfactory result,” prompting immediate corrective action.
In a prepared statement read to the board, shelter leadership acknowledged the inspection findings — citing issues with food storage practices, the condition of outdoor water containers and documentation related to euthanasia records — and said the city accepts responsibility and is pursuing changes. “The facility received an unsatisfactory result, and we acknowledge the findings in the report,” the operations superintendent said when reading the city’s statement.
The statement said the city has already taken multiple corrective steps, including replacing plastic water pails with…
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