COVID-19 unleashes world of change at Memphis Animal Services
Service officer Amanda Sutter takes a picture of a stray dog during the intake process at Memphis Animal Shelter on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. MAS has half the dogs for adoption as it did before the pandemic. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
With no room for mass-scale adoptions, MAS is trying to keep pets with their owners, often going door-to-door to find them.
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Memphis Animal Shelter Alexis Pugh Katie Pemberton Ric Morgan Mary E. MItchell Heber Lefgren Ashley BarlowJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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