Huntsville Animal Services is euthanizing one-third of the adult dogs it used to.
According to city statistics, the average was 45 per month in 2023 and 46 in 2024; as of October 2025, it is 14.
“We have never euthanized an animal that could be saved,” John Fischer, who marked one year as Huntsville Animal Services director this month, told AL.com…