Animal Services

City Council

City Council updates code to address animal shelter overcrowding, safety | #citycouncil

Friday, February 2, 2024 by Emma Freer City Council voted on consent at its meeting on Thursday to amend the city code regarding animal services, heeding recommendations from a recent audit that found the Austin Animal Center in far East Austin was struggling to maintain quality of animal care because of overcrowding and other issues. […]

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Mayor

Mayor joins LMAS in issuing community call to action to ease overcrowding at city shelter and retain no-kill status  

Mayor Greg Fischer joined the Louisville Metro Animal Services (LMAS) today to issue a community call to action to address record overcrowding, which is jeopardizing its status as a No Kill Shelter for time and space.   The Mayor noted at the start of his administration, he pledged to replace the city’s only open intake […]

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