Animal Shelters

Only about $56 million of the $159 million in funding for the county has been allocated to projects so far.

Four dogs and six cats found homes on the first day of the event, and shelter leaders want more opportunities for free adoptions.

The St. Louis County animal shelter will host its first waived adoption fee event in an effort to reduce the number of pets at the shelter, which has been criticized for its overcrowding.

St. Louis County Health Department Director Kanika Cunningham spoke about the budgetary future of her department and the state of the county animal shelter on the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.

The contract was set to expire next month.

The Bel-Nor Democrat spoke about the county’s budget problems and an uproar over the county animal shelter on the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.

Pet food pantries and affordable veterinary clinics aim to keep families and pets together, though animal shelter leaders say more support is needed as residents face housing constraints and financial hardship.

The council voted 6 to 1 to express no confidence in Kanika Cunningham’s leadership of the county animal shelter.

A report from the council’s ethics committee accuses Dr. Kanika Cunningham of mismanaging the shelter and recommends that a vote of no confidence be held.

The county council voted unanimously last week to override St. Louis County Executive Sam Page’s veto, passing a bill that raises adoption fees at the shelter from $40 to $80.