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County Dog Shelter Lowers Euthanization Rate

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published March 5, 2013 at 6:47 AM EST

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.
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Jim Letizia
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.
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