ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — As the Chief of Animal Services for the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Tony Rankin knows his facility is subject to state inspection every other year.
That’s not the case for the hundreds of private grooming and boarding facilities in the state.
“As an animal control officer, I’m not really allowed to go and just inspect these places,” Rankin told 7News. “We can only go into a dog groomer or a boarding establishment by law if there is a complaint made.”…