Ottawa’s Prairie Paws Animal Shelter may be taking over operations of the animal shelter in Manhattan. In January, Manhattan commissioners directed the T. Russell Reitz Shelter to explore the possibility of outsourcing operations and in June, a request for proposals was approved and issued to qualified public, nonprofit or private entities. Officials indicated that the call required proposals to address three core areas: animal intake, shelter operations and pet licensing.
Prairie Paws will present a plan for approval to Manhattan Commissioner sometime this fall.
