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The Forsyth Humane Society and the county's Animal Services Division dealt with a sudden influx of dozens of young dogs and puppies in need of new homes on Wednesday, after
Humane Society supporters expressed frustration on Thursday that Forsyth County commissioners haven’t yet acted on the group’s plea for more money to operate the county-owned animal shelter on the north
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will soon vote on whether to continue contract negotiations with the local Humane Society. If the board declines, the county will then be solely responsible for operating its animal shelter, and Forsyth Humane Society (FHS) officials say that could lead to increased animal euthanasia. FHS took over management of the shelter back in 2018. Since then, they say Forsyth’s animal save rate has increased from 36% to 76%. But it’s been expensive, and increasingly so over the past year.
Forsyth County and the Forsyth Humane Society remain at odds over how much the county should spend to support animal impoundment, adoptions and spay-neuter services at the county-owned animal shelter
Commissioners have until Dec.1 to decide whether to approve the humane society's offer to extend services through march