City Council Report: New ordinance would regulate pet breeders in Springfield
During the March 27 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Springfield City Council heard the pleas of animal control experts to aid the City’s overcrowded pet shelters. “We are drowning at Animal Control,” said Marc Ayers, Illinois
Pet adoption event to be held by city, SCAC
The City of Springfield is teaming up with Sangamon County Animal Control to host a special Pet Adoption event next Friday, December 15th. The event is being held in hopes of uniting pets in need with caring
Interim Animal Control Director Officially Gets The Job
The interim director of Sangamon County Animal Control now has the job officially. Jeanne Keenan was given the formal title this week after being named interim director last May, following the departure of former director Greg
Animal Control Contract With Advocacy Groups Includes Non-Disparagement Clause
Sangamon County Animal Control’s new contract with animal advocacy groups who accept animals from the shelter includes a provision requiring that the local organizations do not make negative public statements or social media comments about Animal Control.
Animal Advocates React To Shakeup At Sangamon County Shelter
Local animal advocates have mixed reactions to the shakeup at Sangamon County Animal Control. As WMAY News was the first to report, longtime director Greg Largent was ousted this week and has been replaced with an
Largent Out At Sangamon County Animal Control; Volunteer Program Suspended
Longtime Sangamon County Animal Control director Greg Largent has been dismissed from his position, after months of complaints about the agency’s operations. While county officials continue to dismiss many of those complaints as “sensational” and “deceitful,”
Parvovirus Outbreak Hits Sangamon County Animal Shelter
Sangamon County Animal Control is dealing with another outbreak of illness at its animal shelter. Several dogs have come down with canine parvovirus, a potentially fatal infection. A total of eight dogs at the shelter have
Sangamon County Directs Animal Control Staff Not To Go To Media With Complaints
Even as it continues to investigate complaints about operations at its animal shelter, Sangamon County is reminding staff not to go directly to the press or social media with such complaints. Animal control officers were recently
Study Finds No Major Problems In Sangamon County Animal Control Operations
The long-awaited consultant’s report on Sangamon County Animal Control operations finds the shelter operates in a similar fashion to comparable shelters in other Central Illinois counties. The study by MGT Consulting comes amid ongoing complaints from