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The Yakima Humane Society has sent out an S.O.S. and are in desperate need of dog and cat food and other supplies to help feed and take care of their rescue animals.

Harfst says so far he's seen no evidence to support a human to animal or animal to human transmission of the COVID-19.

Dr. Lutz Harfst at Animal Medical Service is Yakima says he's very concerned about his employees being exposed.

A major recruitment effort is now underway.
Owners of any kind of dog at any age and any type of living situation can nominate their pet at the website, dogagingproject.org.

The council made it's decision after the Yakima Humane Society threatened to end its animal control contract with the city. Since the ban was lifted people have been able to adopt the dogs from the Yakima Humane Society and other local breeders.

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City council members also talked about immigration. A update on federal legislation was included in the council information.

The annual Paws in the Pool at Franklin Park is coming this weekend!

Dig is a Tinder-style app that is meant to help humans find love via their dogs and it's already been activated in Austin, Atlanta, Miami, and San Francisco, and on the verge in Denver and Dallas by the end of June.

Scientists say that though humans have kept dogs as pets for many years, it's not clear exactly why we do it.