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Residents and humane-society volunteers urge county to expand animal shelter capacity
Summary
Several animal-welfare volunteers told the board the county pound has only seven runs and one dedicated animal-control officer, producing frequent overcrowding, transfers and euthanasia; speakers urged use of capital funds, hiring, grants and volunteer programs to expand kennels and shelter capacity.
Multiple residents and animal-rescue volunteers raised concern at the May 28 Southampton County Board of Supervisors meeting about chronic overcrowding at the county animal pound and asked the board to prioritize expansion and funding.
Leah Moss, a volunteer transporter, said the county's animal pound has seven runs and cited a 2013 planning-commission recommendation that a properly sized facility would include at least 15 runs, a separate room for quarantined cats and additional caging for small…
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