Mayor Johnson defends choice to lead city’s Animal Care and Control, despite conditions at city-run shelter – Chicago Sun-Times

A dog stands in its cage at Chicago Animal Care & Control on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.Susan Cappello spent three years as acting director before Mayor Brandon Johnson made her appointment permanent amid complaints about high euthanasia and bite rates at the city’s shelter, and poor living conditions for dogs and cats. Johnson blamed the challenges she faces on the affordability crisis in Chicago and around the nation.
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Hello, Indiana!
3 months ago

Johnson blamed the problem on systemic racism, climate change, capitalism and Trump, while wearing his green frog costume at “ The People’s State of the Union of the Collective for Permanent Change for the Workers of America.”.

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