Animal Control

The county's animal shelter in Olivette had been a source of controversy for years. The APA of Missouri took over its operations in December as part of a five-year, $16 million contract.

The St. Louis County Pet Adoption Center was once celebrated for lowering its euthanasia rate, but a recent audit found that the rate was only lowered…

The fast food chain Hardee’s says it will stop buying pork from suppliers who use gestation crates – the cramped metal cages where many industrial pork…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 27, 2011 - Most people don't know what to do when they find a squirrel in their attic, opossum…

A year-long battle over the best way to use about $258,000 in donated tax dollars that were originally intended for a new city-operated shelter is…

The nearly 10-year-old effort to build a new city animal shelter came a big step closer to completion today, when the Board of Estimate and Apportionment…

A new city animal shelter on the north side, a full-time veterinarian and vet techs to staff it, and more animal control officers are all on the wish list…

Accusations of political gamesmanship are flying today after the introduction of a new St. Louis Board of Aldermen resolution giving about $255,000 to the…

What Ald. Stephen Conway called a comprehensive animal control strategy for St. Louis is somewhat in limbo tonight after an aldermanic committee passed…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-976404.mp3Last year, 90 dogs left the St. Louis city pound for what Mayor…