DeKalb County to devote $10M to overcrowding in animal shelters

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has introduced a $10 million plan to handle overcrowding on the DeKalb County Animal Providers Heart.

The plan is headlined by $1.6 million for an overflow facility and a $7.5 million proposed allocation funded by a particular goal native possibility gross sales tax (SPLOST). The SPLOST can be topic to voter approval.

The technique goals to scale back the variety of animals introduced into the shelter by “(serving to) households maintain pets of their properties and (encouraging) the spaying and neutering of pets,” in keeping with a press launch.

The plan additionally contains $200,000 to assist homeowners care for his or her pets, $223,000 for “cages and an upgraded digital camera system” and $144,000 for a cellular veterinary clinic amongst different outreach applications.