City takes over animal control, again

Maybe this time it will work.

Eight years ago Kansas City’s Animal Health and Public Safety Division was found lacking in its approach to dangerous dogs and cruelty-neglect follow-ups, according to a city audit. They also were cited for a strained relationship with the nonprofit KC Pet Project that ran the city’s animal shelter.

Following the audit, animal control duties were turned over to KC Pet Project in 2020, but it, too, faced criticism for slow response times and a drop in enforcement…

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