The dogcatcher may not be coming when Atlanta residents call. Fulton County cut off animal control services Friday to the city of Atlanta. County officials say the city hasn't agreed to pay the increased cost of service, which has jumped from $2.5 million a year to $6.4 million.
Fulton County cut off animal control services Friday to the city of Atlanta , saying city officials haven’t agreed to pay the increased cost, which has jumped from roughly $2.5 million a year to $6.4 million.
The city said in a press release that it was “identifying emergency services to care for animals in our city humanely,” but it was unclear what those services were as of Saturday. County Manager Dick Anderson said Friday that animal control calls would transferred to the city’s 911 call center and that he expected the Atlanta Police Department would be tasked with responding.
Pitts said the increase reflects “only the true cost of service” and that Fulton County is paying for a new $40 million animal shelter out of its own budget. He said the county had continued providing services after the earlier contract expired in a “good faith” belief that the city would soon sign an agreement.
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