(CAMDEN, Del.)--A big change is in store for Delaware in less than two months.
On September 15th, the SPCA's Animal Control will park its trucks for good.
The change comes as the state's Office of Animal Welfare will take over the job.
Besides all of these officers losing their jobs, the big problem is, the contract with the state doesn't start until next year.
That means Delaware will be without any type of stray or lost animal control for almost three months.
Captain of Animal Control, Sherry Warburton described having to tell her 27 officers and six dispatchers as one of the hardest things she's ever had to do as a supervisor.
"Working in Animal Control, you don't do it for the money, you just do it because you love animals," expressed Capt. Warburton.
Her love for animals led her to the position of Captain just last year, after being an officer for the force.
"With animal welfare and animal control you have to do it right, if you don't there will be consequences. We're not dealing with sprockets on a shelf. These are real animals and real people, bites will occur, quarantines will need to happen, aggressive dogs will need to be picked up. I'm curious as to what the state will do," explained Capt. Warburton.
Sussex County Deputy Administrator Hal Godwin doesn't want the state to suffer for those three months the state will go without any type of animal control.
So he wants to propose a solution of partnering with shelters and officers to help this issue.
Although no decision has been made yet, Godwin hopes to keep stray and lost animals safe and off the streets of Delaware for those three months.