Activists plan to attend the commission meeting on Tuesday, July 15, at 9 a.m.
Animal activists in Polk County are gearing up to use their voices to advocate for change at Polk County Animal Control. And it’s not the first time they’ve done so.
According to records from the University of Florida’s Department of Veterinary Medicine, the Polk County shelter’s “Live Outcome Rate” was 58% in 2024, which means 42% of animals did not leave the county shelter alive.
However, that wasn’t the 2024 statistic that raised the biggest red flag…