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County Dog Shelter Lowers Euthanization Rate

Fairfield County is getting closer to having a "no kill" dog shelter.County officials say they've cut the euthanization rate to 17-percent over the past year, and a national no-kill threshold of ten-percent is within reach. The shelter has turned to lethal injections and is investigating new options to cut down on the number of euthanizations.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.