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Lawmaker announces Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week, praises Metro Animal Services
Summary
A Sumner City lawmaker announced Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week and praised Metro Animal Services for responding to more than 2,500 calls last year, highlighting adoptions, reunions and staff who handle both routine and difficult animal welfare cases.
The lawmaker announced Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week and praised Metro Animal Services for its regional sheltering and field response work, saying the agency handled more than 2,500 calls last year and helped place pets in homes.
The speaker highlighted specific figures: Metro responded to over 2,500 calls for service, facilitated more than 300 pet adoptions, returned 173 lost pets to their owners and served over 4,000 human visitors at the shelter. The lawmaker said these numbers show both routine reunifications and the agency’s role finding permanent homes for animals.
The lawmaker also noted the difficult side of the work, saying staff respond to abandoned or sick animals and investigate suspected abuse. "It's a big job," the lawmaker said, adding that such cases require sustained staff attention.
The speaker singled out Lauren Wallin, who "manages the program out of our Sumner Police Department," and said Wallin is emerging as a regional leader on animal-control solutions. The lawmaker also named Metro supervisor Nikki Fosh and animal control officers Katherine Baldwin and Casey Albin, and listed additional staff: Denise Bolzerman, Lincoln Fowler, Belinda Hudson, Samantha Shootman and McKenzie Sweet.
Volunteers and donors received a special shout-out for providing supplies such as kitty litter and dog food that help the shelter serve more animals at lower cost. The announcement concluded with the speaker reiterating personal support for animal welfare and gratitude for the agency’s work; no formal actions or votes were recorded in the transcript.
