JERSEY CITY — When the sun rose on New Year’s Day this year, it was a dawn of a new day for Jersey City as it officially took control over animal services for the first time since 2004. When the city’s new team arrived at the animal shelter, located just across the street from Liberty Science Center, at 7 a.m. that day, there were no computers inside and repairs were needed, but the whole place had been repainted and renovated. Mayor Steve Fulop acknowledged that taking over services would be a challenge after severing ties with Liberty Humane Society, the previous contractor that handled it. …