Austin City Council members say they are disgusted after an audit revealed disturbing and unsanitary conditions at the Austin Animal Center, the city's municipal animal shelter.
as the animal shelter continues to deal with intake and overcrowding issues. The audit includes words like "filth", "unsafe", and "unsanitary" to describe conditions at the animal shelter.
In guidelines presented by Audit Officer Keith Solis, a shelter must provide animals a primary enclosure where the animal can sit, sleep, and eat away from other roommates or where they use the bathroom. However, the audit reveals that is not what was found at the Austin Animal Center.
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