If the second reading of proposed changes to a city ordinance passes, animal adoptions at the City of Edna’s animal shelter will include sterilization and/or vaccination as part of the process.
Thursday night, the Edna City Council approved the initial reading of the proposed changes to Chapter 2, “Animal Control,” which outlines the city’s animal laws. The proposed changes would require animals to be spayed or neutered and up to date on vaccinations prior to adoption from the animal shelter. Currently, the Edna Animal Shelter only requires that animals be up to date on their shots and the City of Edna requires a microchip and $20 adoption fee.
City Manager Gary Broz said that Animal Control Officer Susan Strickland had requested the addition of spaying/ neutering to the ordinance.
