Despite months of mounting criticism against Manatee County’s Bishop Animal Shelter, commissioners are unlikely to reverse the significant changes on the property.
After months of constant public criticism about the county’s new pre-fabricated kennels, Commissioner Bob McCann asked the board on June 16 to explore the cost of removing the pre-fabricated kennels and replacing it with a “brick-and-mortar” facility.
The $12 million pre-fabricated kennel buildings that opened in December increased Bishop Animal Shelter’s capacity by about 120 dogs. But some citizens continue to raise concerns at commission meetings and on social media about the conditions at the shelter, claiming a lack of adequate shade, low-quality materials and unsafe conditions for volunteers and animals…