Unleashed by Adrian Hirsch – High hopes abound as CAA takes over the EBR ACC shelter

On August 1, a new management team took over the East Baton Rouge Parish Animal Control shelter for the first time in almost 25 years. Only four days earlier, the Metro Council approved an agreement with the non-profit Companion Animal Alliance (CAA) to care for the shelter animals. The enforcement of ordinances regarding animals and public safety including investigations into bite, cruelty and other cases remains the responsibility of the City-Parish agency under longtime director Hilton Cole. Read more…