San Antonio's Animal Care Services department is seeking another big funding boost this budget cycle, despite falling short on the majority of the self-imposed goals it set a year ago to improve performance.
San Antonio's Animal Care Services department is seeking another big funding boost this budget cycle, despite falling short on the majority of the self-imposed goals it set a year ago to improve performance.
Shannon replaced previous ACS Director Shannon Sims after he left in May, ahead of a planned retirement. Sims' abrupt exodus came after he delivered a speech lambasting local animal-rights advocates as"social media terrorists." The critical-call response rate jumped from 44% in 2023 to 59% this year — still short of the 64% goal. Shannon said the department needs an additional $1.4 million to hire 14 new first-responders.
"It's not as much as we wanted to get to and anticipated," Shannon said."We're still working through some challenges with our vet community and stuff like that, but we have to get that up higher."
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