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Audio: Reno Agency Draws Praise As National Animal Services Model

Last week, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced that some of the duties performed by Metro Animal Services will be privatized. A review committee made that recommendation after looking to other cities for ideas on how to improve the troubled agency. It found the best operation is Washoe County Animal Services in Reno, Nevada. Under a 2002 agreement, the county handles animal control and enforcement, while the Nevada Humane Society oversees animal care and adoptions.The agency also has a new shelter funded by a four cent property tax approved by voters.WFPL’s Rick Howlett spoke with its director, Mitch Schneider, about the operation.

http://archive.wfpl.org/20110516Schneider.mp3

Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.