Akron officials are considering spending $1.5 million annually on a new contract with Summit County Animal Control to try to improve the city’s stray dog problem and capacity issues.
Animal shelters across Northeast Ohio have been grappling with overcrowding issues for years. Akron rescue groups have long expressed concerns about the lack of shelter space in Summit County amid a growing stray dog problem.
The county’s Humane Society currently only accepts sick or injured animals, and Summit County Animal Control is often full, leaving local rescue organizations to often pick up the slack…