RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County is continuing to place an emphasis on preserving the lives of pets impounded at the county’s four animal shelters, Department of Animal Services Director Mary Martin said today, renewing the agency’s appeal for residents to consider adopting or fostering dogs and cats going into the holidays.
“Progress has been made toward the `no kill’ goal,” Martin told the county Board of Supervisors during its meeting Tuesday. “We’re doing everything in our power to find homes for these animals … trying to save as many pets’ lives as possible.”
Martin was present for a 5-0 board vote approving the department’s request for a five-year contract, valued at an aggregate $1.5 million, with Downey-based TLC Animal Removal Services for the disposal of pets who either die in the shelters, or are recovered dead by animal control officers while on patrol…