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The Animal Care and Control facility in Olivette had failed three previous state Department of Agriculture inspections and was operating without a license.

The city animal shelter — operated under contract with the nonprofit CARE STL — could lose funding if the city allows the contract to expire. Meanwhile, the county shelter is grappling with overcrowding, operational issues and high staff turnover.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is asking the county council to use $3 million of its NFL settlement funds for its animal shelter.

Since St. Louis County took back control of the animal shelter from the APA, the facility has failed multiple state inspections. Dr. Kanika Cunningham, the county's health director, said a human resources investigation is in process.

St. Louis County Animal and Control Adoption Center continues to work to stop the spread of the deadly dog virus that spread through the pet shelter last month, which ultimately caused euthanizations.