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The council voted unanimously to adopt a wide-sweeping set of three dozen recommendations that limit animal euthanization at the local shelter.
The measures put an immediate stop to killing animals at Town Lake Animal Center if there is empty cage space, and mandate that Austin move toward a 90 percent save rate at Austin’s animal shelter.
The City Council also voted to build a new animal shelter in East Austin Thursday. That work, once its started will take roughly a year-and-a-half to complete.
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