{"id":61785,"date":"2026-01-26T22:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=61785"},"modified":"2026-01-26T22:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:18:17","slug":"%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%9f%f0%9d%97%9e-%f0%9d%97%96%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a8%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%97%ac-%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a0%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/%f0%9d%97%a3%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%9f%f0%9d%97%9e-%f0%9d%97%96%f0%9d%97%a2%f0%9d%97%a8%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%97%ac-%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a1%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%a0%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%9f\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde2\ud835\udddf\ud835\uddde \ud835\uddd6\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde8\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddec \ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde1\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf \ud835\uddd6\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde7\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde2\ud835\udddf \ud835\udde1\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde6 \ud835\udde7\ud835\udde2 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddd8 \ud835\udde8\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc3e\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tde\/1\/16\/1f43e.png\"> \ud835\udddc\ud835\ude01&#8217;\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude05 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf8 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude06 and work collaboratively to bring Animal Services into the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current Polk County shelter facility is \ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude06 \ud835\udff0\ud835\udfec \ud835\ude06\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1, lacks \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfe\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddff-\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9, and is located \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf7\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddee \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\ude04\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9. 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href=\"https:\/\/animalservices.marionfl.org\/anim...\/new-shelter-5568?\">https:\/\/animalservices.marionfl.org\/anim&#8230;\/new-shelter-5568?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc3e\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tde\/1\/16\/1f43e.png\"> \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf6-\ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude06 (\ud835\udfee\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff1) approved a \ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude04 \ud835\udfee\ud835\udff1,\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfec \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfe \ud835\uddf3\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff with \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfb 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