LONGVIEW, Texas — The longtime leader of the city’s animal shelter has resigned.
Chris Kemper, who was director of the Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center, resigned July 1 for personal reasons, city spokesman Richard Yeakley said.
Kemper worked in animal welfare for about 25 years. He helped establish the city’s Spay It Forward program, which provides vouchers to cover the cost of having animals spayed or neutered in Gregg County. He also helped the city open its animal shelter in 2016, a facility that revolutionized the city’s animal services.
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