First Nome-ite in Years Licensed to Euthanize Pets Through Injection
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Nome’s Animal Control Officer is now certified to euthanize animals by injection. It’s a service that has not been provided year-round in Nome since Dr. Derrick Leedy retired and closed the Nome Veterinary Hospital at the end of 2014.