Canine Care & Control outlines plan to boost adoptions and dog licensing compliance

Jul 14, 2026

Director Tara Bondi told commissioners the department’s top three strategic goals are improved adoption marketing, more community adoption events, and increased dog-license compliance; commissioners praised a new $35 million facility and asked for ongoing public reporting.

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Tara Bondi, director of Lucas County Canine Care & Control, presented the department’s strategic-plan implementation, saying the top priority is to "improve adoption marketing" so residents who don’t typically visit the shelter will meet adoptable dogs and see their personalities outside a kennel.

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