First State Animal Center and SPCA has a deal for local governments that is ending their animal control contracts.
First State says it is willing to cover animal control services through June of next year.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that in exchange it wants the local governments to pay for their employee’s severance, unemployment compensation and bonuses.
The price tag: $780-thousand.
Local governments were caught up short when First State decided to end all of its contracts in September instead of fazing them out over 18 months.
The new offer came in a letter sent to the state Office of Animal Welfare, the City of Wilmington and the three counties.
