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Columbia County says animal services has kept a ‘no euthanasia for time and space’ policy for more than eight years

Columbia County · March 2, 2026
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County Manager Scott Johnson said Columbia County Animal Services was named the state agency of the year and that the county has not euthanized animals for 'time and space' in over eight years; he highlighted a Lifetime Achievement Award for longtime manager Linda Glasscock and an adoption success story.

County Manager Scott Johnson said on the County Compass podcast that Columbia County Animal Services was named the Georgia Animal Control Association’s Agency of the Year in 2024 and that the program maintains a policy of zero euthanasia for time and space.

“We do not euthanize animals in Columbia County for time and space,” Johnson said. “We haven’t euthanized an…

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