Bexar County to spend $10M to build second animal shelter on Southwest Side

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Bexar County to spend $10M to build second animal shelter on Southwest Side
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Bexar County's only animal shelter in Kirby has over 100 dogs in its care and it's not enough to deal with the problem the community is facing.

– Back in April, the Bexar County Commissioner approved a proposal to extend the capacity of a new animalThe county has since approved an increase in cost to build an additional 48 kennels, bringing the proposal to $10 million, for a total of 96 kennels.Andrea Guerrero, public health director for Bexar County said it’s a priority to tackle the dangerous dog problem, as it has become a public safety issue.

Guerrero said education, vaccination and microchipping programs that are already underway can also be expanded as well.

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