Mat-Su Borough now requires all ‘found’ animals get turned over to shelter

PALMER — Mat-Su animal control officials have started enforcing a policy requiring anyone who finds an animal to turn it over to the borough shelter instead of local rescue organizations. Matanuska-Susitna Borough shelter officials said this week that they decided to enforce the longstanding law so they can more easily reunite lost animals with their owners as well as prosecute those who may be guilty of animal care crimes. The borough didn’t previously enforce the “found” animal rule because the shelter lacked the space for found animals, officials said. More...