Indianapolis Animal Care Services

Indianapolis Animal Care Services continues to struggle with ongoing changes and current leadership.

The shelter has been on emergency intake for three months, but had to bring in 70 dogs during the last week of November when temperatures dropped below 20 degrees.

The non-profit organization Friends of Indianapolis Dogs Outside, or FIDO, is asking for input on a community-wide plan to improve Marion County animal welfare.

Indianapolis Animal Care Services will become its own agency starting next year after an organizational assessment.

A new ordinance would require Indianapolis pet owners to register dogs that are not spayed or neutered.

The project will more than double the size of its current shelter. Plans include an improved medical clinic and lab space.

A former mayoral candidate has donated funds to help improve animal care in Indianapolis. The gift comes from Jefferson Shreve, who vowed to give his mayoral salary to the effort if elected.

The city announced the selection of a new site for Indianapolis’s animal shelter, after a previous location required more environmental clean-up.

Indianapolis mayoral candidates are highlighting problems at the city’s animal shelter this week, as well as possible solutions for Indianapolis Animal Care Services.

An additional $1 million in funding for a new animal shelter in Indianapolis will come from a grant to Friends of Indy Animals and help fill a funding gap.