Lamirande: OC Cities are Badly Served by the County Animal Shelter. Is Reform Possible?

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Lamirande: OC Cities are Badly Served by the County Animal Shelter. Is Reform Possible?

Mismanagement has festered in OC Animal Care (OCAC), the county shelter. The reason? The county exploits the shelter to feed its own bureaucracy – at the expense of the community and its companion animals. County bureaucrats make all the operational decisions on animal care and services. Then they tally the costs of their bad policies, tack on a huge administrative (overhead) expense, and bill the cities.  There are some eye-opening numbers in t…