Politics & Government
Animal Control Report: 67 Animals, Including 1 Hawk, Impounded Last Week
Athens-Clarke County Animal Control's weekly media release.
Athens-Clarke County Animal Control responded to 44 calls last week, according to its weekly media release:
· 18 reports of dogs running at large
· 6 reports of seriously injured animals
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· 5 requests for cat transport
· 5 reports of seriously sick animals
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· 4 reports of animal neglect
· 3 reports of trapped animals
· 2 reports of animal bites
· 1 report of an aggressive animal
· 0 citations were issued for local Animal Control ordinance violations
· 15 warnings issued
Animal Control impounded 67 animals — 24 dogs, 35 cats, 6 opossums, 1 grey fox, 1 red-tail hawk.
Fourteen dogs and 2 cats were adopted, 8 dogs reclaimed, and 7 dogs and 17 cats were turned over to shelters/rescue groups.
Check out the list of all the dogs currently at the shelter to the official Athens-Clarke County web site:www.athensclarkecounty.com/animalcontrol
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