On verge of losing contract after fatal dog attack, KC Pet Project blames flawed city law

Months after a pack of dogs attacked and killed a man in Kansas City, the City Council will decide whether the city should retake responsibility for animal control following what some believe was a failed four-year experiment that outsourced the job to the animal welfare group KC Pet Project.

The decision to take back animal control comes as complaints from residents about what some consider lax enforcement of the city’s animal welfare ordinances continue to mount.

But some advocates and lawyers supporting KC Pet Project argue that people’s criticisms about the organization’s handling of dangerous dogs won’t be eased if the city takes back animal control…

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