County to Name New Animal Services Director, Study No-Kill Alternative
County Commissioner Ken Hagan said the county's current 65 percent euthanasia rate is unacceptable.
There's changes on the horizon for Hillsborough County Animal Services as a new director comes on board and the county studies ways to reduce the number of animals euthanized at the shelter at 440 N. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa. At the Hillsborough County Commission meeting May 2, County Administrator Mike Merrill said the county will release the name of the new director of the shelter. For the past several years, Animal Services has been overseen by interim directors, most recently Jack Carlisle. Merrill told commissioners that the chosen candidate was selected after a comprehensive review of candidates including members of the veterinary community and members of the Hillsborough County Animal Advisory Committee. "There were a lot of …
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kathy shemack
6:08 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
i adopted 2 dogs from hillsborough and i think its about darn time that its made a no kill shelter, in fact, i think all these county shelters should be made no kill. its sheer nonsense to think that animals can be adopted out in these shelters 5 day policies. more ›