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Knox County animal shelter reports uptick in adoptions, details intake and euthanasia counts
Summary
Shelter presenter Brian Hagerstaff told commissioners the August report recorded 28 dog intakes (23 strays), 34 departures (20 adoptions, 5 euthanasias — four at owners' request), 14 dogs in shelter (13 adoptable), and 10 citations issued in August; staff are promoting licensing and online tag sales.
Brian Hagerstaff presented the Knox County animal‑shelter monthly report to commissioners on Sept. 18, reporting July–August operations and enforcement activity.
Hagerstaff said the shelter took in 28 dogs in August: 4 owner surrenders, 23 strays and 1 dog seized as part of an animal‑neglect case. Thirty‑four dogs left the shelter in August: 20 were adopted, five were euthanized (four at owners’ requests for aggression or medical reasons, one euthanized by the shelter with prior bite history), eight were returned to owners and one was transferred to a rescue.
As of Sept. 17, the shelter had 14 dogs in its care, 13 of which were available for adoption; one dog remained on hold as evidence in an ongoing animal‑neglect case. Hagerstaff noted seven dogs had been at the shelter longer than 60 days and said enforcement staff issued 10 citations in August (including citations for failure to confine, failure to license, abandonment, animal cruelty and falsification).
Hagerstaff described outreach efforts to increase dog licensing and noted the county’s online tag purchase option. Commissioners and staff discussed recent increases in tag purchases since 2021 and the county’s decision to keep the $20 tag price; a third‑party processor handles online payments and retains the processing fee.
What’s next: Shelter staff will continue adoption outreach and enforcement; commissioners encouraged countywide promotion of licensing and the shelter’s QR/contact resources.
Ending: Commissioners thanked Hagerstaff for the update and invited him to return for future reports.
