Memphis Animal Services director has improved MAS, but still has detractors
Memphis Animal Services director Alexis Pugh gives Strut a treat at her office in MAS, June 29, 2022. Pugh was appointed director six years ago and has transformed the MAS. However, some MAS practices lead animal advocates to say that the state of animal welfare in Memphis is worse than when she took the position. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
In the past six years, Alexis Pugh has led Memphis Animal Services through what some have called a miraculous transformation. However, some controversial changes lead others to disagree with her approach.
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Daja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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