Guest column: A shortage of pet-friendly housing hurts Memphians and their pets
Alexis Pugh
Alexis Pugh is the director of Memphis Animal Services, Memphis’ animal control and sheltering agency.
“What happens when there is a shortage of truly pet-inclusive housing in a community? Animals get surrendered to the shelter in great numbers, increasing the burden on the taxpayers and potentially increasing shelter euthanasia.”
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