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By Geena MartinezNewsWest 9

ODESSA - 2013 was a busy year for Odessa Animal Control and it didn't come without controversy.

The city service has been criticized on social media for how they operate. In the day and age of social media, issues can spread like wildfire, but when it comes to theOdessa Animal Control, officials are saying not so fast.

"A lot of the misconceptions that've been coming from Facebook simply aren't true," Cpl. Steve LeSueur, with the Odessa Police Department, said.

Recently, Animal Control has been getting a bad rap online about how the service operates and the number of dogs that are put down.

But Lt. Jerry Harvell says animal control is just that; animal control, meaning they're not only working with domestic cats and dogs.

"That's from snakes, coyotes, feral cats, feral dogs that run in packs, bobcats," Harvell said.

In 2013, animal control officers responded to more than 12,000 calls in the city and county. Nearly 6,000 animals were put down.

"Most of these animals that are brought in are either determined to be aggressive, they're sick, they're injured or they're wild," LeSueursaid.

We're told nearly 400 of the animals euthanized in 2013 were cleared for adoption but there's just not enough space at the shelter.

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