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Griz was transferred to the the Fairfax County Animal Shelter from a rural rescue partner and was adopted by Jared Nieters, Tayler Clancy and her daughter Hayden.

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Since 2013, Fairfax County has been the largest jurisdiction in the United States with a placement rate of animals above 90 percent. Last year alone, nearly 2,500 animals were adopted, which is nearly double the adoptions just two years earlier.

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