Riverside County supervisors have addressed the crisis facing many animal shelters that are not only over capacity but also dealing with a lawsuit over their euthanasia policies.
During a meeting on Tuesday, they signaled that municipalities that contract with the county's Department of Animal Services must begin finding their own solutions to stray pet overpopulation at shelters instead of relying on the county. 'It's time to tell contract cities, 'You need to go on your own and build your own shelters,'' said Supervisor Kevin Jeffires. 'We're going to have to do something different. We cannot continue to be your punching bag.
'Between 2022 and 2023, an estimated 24,000 cats and dogs were euthanized in county shelters, the organization said. Supervisors say that they're dealing with the same issue that many municipalities are throughout the nation in terms of an extremely high amount of animals coming into shelters at the same time.
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