Austin grants permission for shelter to sterilize animals on first visit

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City council voted to let the animal shelter spay or neuter cats and dogs the first time they show up at their door.
The ordinance is designed to help lower the number of stray pets you see on the street and alleviate overcrowding at the Austin Animal Center, aiding the city’s “No Kill” policy. This resolution asks the city manager to amend the city code and allow the animal shelter to sterilize and animal if it has been impounded at least one time, r