City Animal Control Captures, Releases First Dog

Want to know what’s been going on with New Port Richey’s effort to handle its own animal control within the city limits?

The city Animal Protection Unit is the group of volunteers performing animal control with oversight from the New Port Richey Police Department.

Sharon McReynolds, its volunteer coordinator, is keeping folks abreast of the unit's activity on its Facebook page.

The Animal Protection Unit hit the streets Oct. 1. Right now, the effort only focuses on dog control

And it has already been keeping busy. Here’s what happened in the first week live, according to the Unit’s Facebook page.

Oct. 1

1st day - 1st dog call. Confined stray. Beautiful, sweet girl. Microchipped - but info not updated. Some research and owner located, but not home. Hopefully we will have a happy ending tomorrow. Best part - man who found her over weekend waited until we took over today to ensure her safety. Great way to start !

Oct. 4

Happy ending to the stray taken in on Mon. Very happy owner and very waggy tail happy girl to see her Daddy.

Oct 5

Received an emergency call today about a dog hit by a car on Congress. No tags, microchip or id. Thank you to Pasco Animal Hospital (part of our great team) for taking great care of him. No fractures. Bruised and sprain/strain of hip/leg. A couple of weeks of cage rest needed. Hopefully we will find his owner. If anyone knows of someone missing their brindle pit, please contact.

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