SHELTER SHOWDOWN: Charlotte County’s animal shelter fights for more money

For more than 50 years, the Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County has welcomed everything from cats and dogs to chameleons, pigs, and even snakes. It has been the county’s public animal shelter since 1974.

Now, that could change.

WATCH: Charlotte County’s animal shelter fights for more money:

SHELTER SHOWDOWN: Charlotte County’s animal shelter fights for more money

The shelter said it plans to end its contract with the county in nine months unless a new deal is reached. The Welfare League is trying to re-negotiate it’s contract for the first time since 2013, citing population growth, inflation, and a decline in donations…

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