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DOGGONE BUSY DAY
A day in the life of Manteca animal control
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Animal Control Officer Crystal VanDykhuizen impounds a stray dog at the shelter. - photo by HIME ROMERO
The early morning light shines through the glass, illuminating the stories and tails inside the Manteca Animal Shelter. The doors won’t open to the public for another two hours, but inside many of the shelter’s creatures crawl out of bed. Even the two-legged type.