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Article: Humane Society Gets D.C. Shelter Contract
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- January 15, 2004
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The District has agreed to a multi-year contract worth at least
$2.2 million annually with the Washington Humane Society to operate
the city's animal shelter, ending a contentious battle that has
dragged on for nearly six months.
The contract is for three years with a two-year option. Sources
said the contract would increase each year from the $2.2 million but
declined to be specific. The Humane Society's previous contract with
the District topped out at roughly $1.8 million in its final year.
The deal still requires ratification by the city's chief financial
officer and the Office of the Corporation Counsel. But a city
spokesman described that process as a formality and predicted that