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Director Gatlin praises staff response, outlines new shelter timeline and chip-scanner rollout
Summary
Wilson County Animal Control Director Gatlin reported the department is fully staffed, praised employees who worked through an ice storm, highlighted volunteer and school outreach programs, and said bids for a new shelter will be reissued within weeks; he also described a successful microchip-scanner program that helped reunite lost dogs with owners.
Wilson County Animal Control Director Gatlin told the board the department’s March operations and budget are ‘‘about where we expected’’ and that the shelter is fully staffed.
Gatlin praised staff who worked through a recent ice storm without electricity, saying employees walked in to care for animals and performed cleaning and animal care despite hazardous conditions. He also recounted the department’s assistance in a large hoarding response with neighboring Lebanon and Mount Juliet animal…
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