Lack of confinement law in rural areas leaves authorities boxed in when dealing with dogs running at large

Alexander City has its own animal control division that has a partnership with the Lake Martin Animal Shelter, pictured above, where it gathers stray or lost pets. Though the shelter works with the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department on special occasions, there would likely need to be a new division created to handle stray or loose animals in rural

Tallapoosa County. | Cliff Williams

Editor’s Note: This is the first part in a planned series examining the lack of confinement laws in rural Tallapoosa County.

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