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Atlanta cut off from Fulton County animal services after deal fails to be reached WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

ATLANTA — Fulton County has officially cut off the city of Atlanta from animal control services.

Now, both sides are blaming the other for the problems.

Channel 2′s Michael Doudna was live at the Fulton County Government Center on Friday for WSB Tonight, where officials say this move has been months in the making.

This was months in the making Fulton County wanted the city to more than double what it was paying, to keep up with inflation.

But now, it’s people who need help, that may pay the price.

Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts announcing officially that Atlanta is cut off from animal services.

“The city left us with no other options,” Pitts said on Friday.

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Fulton County says they worked for months to reach an agreement after the old one expired last year. Still, the two couldn’t come to terms.

However, Atlanta says they had a tentative agreement Thursday, but that …

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