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Animal services manager: March intake 244; live-release rate falls to 59.18%
Summary
Animal Services Manager Amanda Wedel reported 244 new arrivals in March, with a live-release rate of 59.18% and 108 animals recorded as deceased. The committee questioned declines in transfers and whether redemption and citation processes need procedural changes.
Animal Services Manager Amanda Wedel reported to the Shelter Advisory Committee that the municipal shelter logged 244 new arrivals in March 2026 and had a live-release rate of 59.18%.
Wedel presented detailed outcomes: 46 adoptions, 39 transfers, 30 redeemed by owners, 30 SNR releases, five wildlife releases and 108 deceased. "Of the 108 deceased, 90 were dogs, 18 were cats," Wedel said, and she supplied a breakdown of euthanasia reasons: 37 for aggressive behavior, 34 for sickness…
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