{"id":61706,"date":"2026-01-25T21:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T02:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=61706"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T02:15:00","slug":"polk-county-animal-control-florida-stats-%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%98%81-%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%b1%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%98%83%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%98%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/01\/25\/polk-county-animal-control-florida-stats-%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%98%81-%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%b1%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%98%83%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%98%80\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County Animal Control, Florida stats &#8220;\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \u2014 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00, $\ud835\udfed\ud835\udfec \ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude14\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t71\/1\/16\/1f614.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc94\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/te7\/1\/16\/1f494.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tac\/1\/16\/1f4cc.png\"> In 2023: \ud835\udff0\ud835\udff5\ud835\udff4 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tac\/1\/16\/1f4cc.png\"> In 2024: \ud835\udfed,\ud835\udfec\ud835\udff4\ud835\udfef \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tac\/1\/16\/1f4cc.png\"> In FY25: \ud835\udfed,\ud835\udff1\ud835\udff1\ud835\udff2 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"524e4a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #524e4a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/breedingignorance-3-1-1.webp?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61709 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/breedingignorance-3-1-1.webp?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/breedingignorance-3-1-1.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u26a0\ufe0f\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tdc\/1\/16\/26a0.png\"> From 2023 to FY25, the number of euthanized cat bodies sent for medical research has more than tripled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the equivalent of ~\ud835\udff0 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddee \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude06, every day they are open, for a full year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cat cadavers go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/biologyproducts.com\/preserved-specimens\/cats\/\">Bio Corporation<\/a>&nbsp;(a company that provides cadavers\/specimens to educational institutions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"e8e8e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e8e5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"61708\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bio-Corporation.webp?resize=275%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61708 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"d7d3cd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d7d3cd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" data-id=\"61707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-3-8.webp?resize=300%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61707 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biologyproducts.com\/preserved-specimens\/cats\/\">Bio Corporation<\/a>\u00a0pays $10 per cat cadaver to the PCSO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"146\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-1-3.jpg?resize=595%2C252&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-1-3.jpg?w=345&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-1-3.jpg?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if 20% of these cats were sick or injured (which would be an unusually large percentage), that means that 80% were healthy street cats or socialized adoptable cats and kittens killed for no reason and then sent to a lab for money. $10 each body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No Kill statistics average that 10% of animals who enter shelters are either too medically compromised or too behaviorally compromised to be put up for adoption. 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No one can tell us the answer to this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \u2014 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00, $\ud835\udfed\ud835\udfec \ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5. 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