{"id":24067,"date":"2022-08-02T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=24067"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:01:07","slug":"can-polk-county-animal-control-be-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/08\/02\/can-polk-county-animal-control-be-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Polk County Animal Control be fixed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Editorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer is yes, but the following has to be resolved, ASAP.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/download.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/download-150x150.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, with only one veterinarian, Animal Control cannot do proper medical care to all the animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, Animal Control contracts out about 90% of its spay and neuter services, why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With an additional veterinarian, Animal Control could put a huge dent in these two issues.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"343\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/526acd15533e5.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24069\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Animal Control needs to work with the animal non-for-profits to get the animals out of the pound and get adopted. \u00a0One dog was in the pound for 161 days before being adopted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/girl-playing-with-cats-in-cat-cafe-1063781456-613a218c722a4c79ba869ab5bf2d0bd1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/girl-playing-with-cats-in-cat-cafe-1063781456-613a218c722a4c79ba869ab5bf2d0bd1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/girl-playing-with-cats-in-cat-cafe-1063781456-613a218c722a4c79ba869ab5bf2d0bd1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/girl-playing-with-cats-in-cat-cafe-1063781456-613a218c722a4c79ba869ab5bf2d0bd1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/girl-playing-with-cats-in-cat-cafe-1063781456-613a218c722a4c79ba869ab5bf2d0bd1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/girl-playing-with-cats-in-cat-cafe-1063781456-613a218c722a4c79ba869ab5bf2d0bd1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland is getting two Cat Caf\u00e9s and already has a mobile cat adoption company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/spay-neuter-1024x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/spay-neuter-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/spay-neuter-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/spay-neuter-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/spay-neuter.jpg 1500w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two, Polk County Animal Control needs a low-cost spay and neuter voucher program for low-income and senior clients. Free rabies vaccine weekends twice a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the third thing, Polk County Animal Control needs to support the Trap and release program (TNR).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bfd496_8ac7a86776ee45c6ab900b6013bdb36b.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24072\" width=\"560\" height=\"270\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trap-neuter-release programs save cat lives and stabilize the community cat population.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cta-grady-judd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1462\" width=\"448\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cta-grady-judd.png 845w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cta-grady-judd-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cta-grady-judd-768x566.png 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Sheriff Grady Judd refuses to support this solution the only option is to remove Polk County Animal Control out of the control of the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, Sheriff Grady Judd has refused to comment or allow an interview of himself on these topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial The answer is yes, but the following has to be resolved, ASAP. Currently, with only one veterinarian, Animal Control cannot do proper medical care to all the animals. 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