Is King County Going to the Dogs?

After approving a new animal care and control plan on Monday, King County will be spending about a $1 million a year to take care of cats and dogs. That's about a $1 million more in general fund money than the cash-strapped county will likely spend annually to help care for sick, hungry and needy people. The decision doesn't bode well for a County leadership that will have to make tough decisions soon about how to address an operating budget that's $140 million in the red over the next two years. Faced with a tough choice, the County essentially punted.