Bill aims to create dedicated animal control agency

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The county’s West Hawaii animal control site is seen in this 2022 file photo. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today file photo)

An Animal Control officer assists an injured dog in lower Puna on Christmas Day 2021. Creating a dedicated agency to oversee animal control services on Hawaii Island will be considered Tuesday by County Council members. (Hawaii Police Department/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Creating a dedicated agency to oversee animal control services on Hawaii Island will be considered Tuesday by County Council members.