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Article: City, humane society split disappointing; Dissolution came without enough earnest discussion
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- May 14, 2004
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After 100 years of collecting the city's stray animals, it is
shocking that the relationship between the Dubuque County Humane
Society and the city of Dubuque has come to such an abrupt end.
It is unfortunate two such prominent institutions could not work
out their differences without the situation disintegrating into a
public divorce.
Both sides could have done more to avoid the demise.
For the humane society's part, it should have informed the city
earlier just how dire the situation was. During budget hearings,
humane society officials were told that asking for a bigger budget
just wouldn't fly. But the humane society never raised the specter of
discontinuing the contract if more money ...