San Diego County Animal Services is undergoing an audit that, among other things, is examining the department’s recordkeeping and policies relating to euthanasias, KPBS has learned.

in July found that the euthanasia rate for dogs at county-run shelters had more than doubled in recent years. The reporting also revealed poor recordkeeping and communication breakdowns when it comes to dog euthanasias.

In August, KPBS a previous audit from 2023 that was kept under wraps by former shelter leadership.

KPBS uncovered the current audit through a under the California Public Records Act. County spokesperson Tammy Glenn confirmed that an audit is ongoing, but would not answer specific questions about what auditors are looking at.

Glenn emailed a statement that included the following:

“The audit

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