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Veterinarian urges Warren County to form bi-county municipal animal shelter after contractor refusals
Summary
Dr. Kyra Herring told the Warren County Public Safety & Emergency Services Committee that three recent animal cases were declined by the county-contracted SPCA of Upstate New York and urged the county to pursue a joint Warren–Washington municipal shelter modeled on the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.
Dr. Kyra Herring, a local veterinarian, told the Warren County Public Safety & Emergency Services Committee that a growing number of animal-abuse and stray-animal cases have overwhelmed current arrangements and that county-contracted providers have declined to accept several animals, at times recommending euthanasia. "I am seeing cases that are hitting me personally, almost on the daily now," Herring said during public comment.
Herring described three cases to illustrate the problem: Khaleesi, a 5-year-old German shepherd whose incarcerated owner said Glen's Falls dog control and the county-contracted SPCA of Upstate New York declined responsibility and recommended euthanasia; Luna, a puppy whose unhoused owner was assaulted…
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