GR animal control aims to educate

The Green River Animal Control Shelter has several roles in the community, but their ultimate goal in every situation is to care for the animals.

They are part of the police department and all calls dealing with animal situations go to them. They patrol for animals, capture both wildlife and domestic animals and issue citations and warnings to animal owners violating laws and regulations. Animal control are law enforcement officers, but there is another side to animal control that some people tend to overlook.

Animal control’s primary role is to educate the community on how to responsibl...