Over the past couple of months, the Stephens County Humane Society and the City of Breckenridge’s Animal Shelter have been dealing with dozens of dogs that have been rescued and/or seized from two different locations in the community.
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The Stephens County Humane Society is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to helping the animals in the community.

For almost 30 minutes during the Breckenridge City Commission meeting last Tuesday, Aug. 6, local citizens and community leaders discussed the animal control problems in the area.

The Breckenridge Texan will publish a series of articles about the ongoing animal problems in Breckenridge and Stephens County.

Breckenridge has an animal control problem, one that some local residents would define as a crisis situation.

A former City of Breckenridge Animal Control Officer has pleaded guilty to the charge of Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animal.

City Commission hears from Humane Society, Republic Services, Public Works Department and more.

The Eastland County District Attorney confirms that he is reviewing the Breckenridge animal shelter neglect case.

Several changes have been made at the Breckenridge Animal Facility following the recent animal neglect case at the shelter that led to a criminal investigation and the reported resignation of the animal control officer at the time.

With a criminal investigation underway at the City of Breckenridge Animal Shelter, citizens in the community have been left with many questions about what happened at the shelter late last year and early this year.