The former Palmetto Animal Shelter will soon become a rehabilitation center for rescued seabirds.
Friends of the Pelicans Inc., a local nonprofit that rescues seabirds including pelicans, will take over the county-owned Palmetto shelter with the goal of increasing its capacity to serve and rescue wildlife. Manatee County commissioners unanimously approved the plans on Tuesday.
Manatee County Government is moving animal services operations to the Bishop Animal Shelter in Bradenton, which is creating the vacancy at the Palmetto Animal Shelter. The county started moving animals out of the shelter in late March, following the $12 million expansion of the Bishop Animal Shelter…