County, Dadeville working on animal control issues

When the Tallapoosa County Commission set aside $500,000 three years ago for animal control, it had no idea the number of stray and dumped dogs would increase as much as it has.

District 2 commissioner Steve Robinson said in a recent interview when the commission set the funding aside, it wasn’t sure what course of action it would take.

101525 feral dogs take 2.jpg — Submitted / TPI

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