New York City plans to launch an adoption department for stray dogs, cats and other pets.
The adoption service would mark a new strategy for New York City Animal Care and Control. It plans to have it running within a year.
Finding homes for stray animals has largely been left to private groups.
The new department would have 10 to 12 staff members and would actively seek homes for the animals.
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The agency's interim executive director, Risa Weinstock, told the Wall Street Journal she wants to make Animal Care and Control one of the first places people go to adopt a pet.
The new department would be part of an expansion of the agency's staff from 150 to 250 over the next three years.
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