Animal-services partnership at risk; staff warn live‑release rate could fall
Code compliance staff said ending the PetSmart Alliance would remove grant funding and partner services and could reduce Fort Worth's shelter live‑release rate by an estimated 6–8%; council members called restoring the partnership a priority and noted the tax-rate increase to restore funding would be very small.
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Code compliance staff told the council that discontinuing the city's long-standing partnership with the PetSmart Alliance would have ripple effects across shelter operations and grant-supported services. Brian Doerty, the co-compliance director, said the alliance supplies grants for microchipping and vaccinations and supports other shelter services; removing it would reduce the city's live‑release rate and create capacity challenges.
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