County nears shelter contract.(news)

Publication: Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)

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BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL

A nonprofit agency criticized for its treatment of animals at a city of Las Vegas shelter is poised to receive a contract to provide shelter services for Clark County.

County administrators said the 10-year contract with the Animal Foundation will save taxpayers money, require the foundation to build an addition to the city's shelter, impose a $3,000-a-day penalty for mistreating animals and provide incentives for increasing pet adoptions.

The County Commission, which in February started talks with the Animal Foundation, is scheduled to consider the contract Tuesday. The contract would start in June 2005.

"It's (the proposal) good for the public. It will be easier for them to find an animal by going to one site," said Joe Boteilho, manager of the county's Animal Control Department. "It's a...

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