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Bill Would Make Pet Adoption Information Private

More than 20,000 animals go through municipal animal shelters in Texas every year, and contact information for their new owners becomes public information. A bill under consideration in the Legislature would change that.

By Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News
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More than 20,000 animals go through municipal animal shelters in Texas every year, and contact information for their new owners becomes public information. A bill under consideration in the Legislature would change that.

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Veronica Zaragovia

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