The long-troubled Mount Vernon Animal Shelter won’t remain closed thanks to a $1 million infusion from New York state that will pay for renovations and enhanced services at the nearly 50-year-old facility. The state funding was announced Friday by Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard and state Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow four months after the city’s decision to […]
Pressure builds to fully reopen OC Animal Care to the public
TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) — Calls to fully reopen OC Animal Care to the public are getting louder. The shelter has been operating under an appointment-only system since the start of the pandemic. County residents and volunteers believe that’s leading to less adoptions and more animals being euthanized. “Right now, the appointment system is very cumbersome,” […]