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103 <br />FRI <br />Page 2 <br />Members for review Caroline asks that if myone /many y suggestions or comments to please send those <br />to her or PatSarford <br />Animal Placement and Fostering Update— Jessica Allison gave a brief summmy of accompwrying <br />documents on the foster propwn and sheltering activities for the months ofJuly and August. She was <br />excited to report that these are the highest adoption numbers reported so far this calendar year <br />Adopdon/Placxment Comm ifte Progress Rgwr — Jessica Allison reported that the committee met on <br />August 10er, 2007 and made a few revisions to the Parftw&lacement document The committee discussed <br />and decided that it would be prudent to gather mput from the rescue groups with whom we currently <br />work The dwwnents have beers sent to sir selected groups and to the =nty attorney for additional <br />feedback Information gathered via this process will be review at the committee's next meeting scheduled <br />for September 28, 2007. <br />Bob Marotta, reported that there were three low cost rabies clinics in conjunction with World Rabies <br />Days with over 200 vaccinations administered <br />Animal Identification: Provisional Proposal -- Bob Marotto reported that staff has reviewed current <br />practices to develop a coherent as well as a practical approach to animal identUication and it was <br />decided that it would be best not to add another tag to the one that the Animal Shelter already provides <br />Instead; that the Shelter will continue to issue the rabies tag as our Ikensing.tag but order them from a <br />private company instead of the North Carolina Health Department so that we can have our contact <br />it formation added to the tags There are two primary groups that leave the shelter without tags <br />(approxAnately 1 %) and those are animals that are too young to receive rabies vaccines and reclaimed <br />animals that have a current rabies vaccination. Strategies for identifying animals in these two groups are <br />a generic tagfor puppies and linens indicating that have a microchip, and a hard - written collar for those <br />animals with a current vaccination. Another option would be on -site personalized ident#cadon machine <br />but due to the cost of the machine and stcfing issues it was decided that this option would need to be <br />e gxfored further. More research wilf be done and a final product will be brought back to the committee <br />for review and approval <br />New B- <br />C.3 radon ofASABNomhudonsSabco ---- -- eo- Caroline Green, Daniel Textoris and Tracy Carroll have <br />agreed to be on this committee and will come bacl E to the October 17e 2007, ASAB meeting with a <br />proposed slate of of`icers and at a subsequent meeting in November the vote will take place <br />Required Annual Review of ASAB Com m tiee Structure -Bob Marano gave an overview of the <br />requirements of our charier and the two committees.that we currently have are the Potentially Dangerous <br />Dog Committee and the Adoption Appeals Committees, Motion was made by Pat Sanford and seconded by <br />Jean Cannerrat.Austin to maintain the two standing committees VOTE: Unanimous <br />Motion was made by Jean Connerat Austin and seconded by Pat Sanford to adjourn the meeting-at 7:45 <br />p.m. VOTE. Unanimous. <br />Next ASAB Meeting: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 6.•30 p. m. in the Southern Human Services Center <br />Conference Room, 2501 Homestead Road Chapel Hill <br />