ASAB minutes 081909 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Animal Services Advisory Board August 19, 2009 Meeting--Approved Minutes Page 2 Beth Livingston of Animal Kind provided Board members with a handout that listed the number of $20 Fix vouchers that were redeemed since the county and Animal Kind partnered in November 2008. Ms. Livingston reported that there have already been more surgeries performed this quarter compared to last quarter. In fiscal year 08/09 there were a total of 133 vouchers redeemed. The approximate yearly target is six hundred animals for the $20 fix Program. Animal Kind's funding focus is on animals without owners and pets owned by low- income families. New Animal Kind updates include a formalized referral program at SPAYNC Helpline (1-888-NC-FIX-EM). Animal Kind currently partners with Wake, Durham, Caswell, Person and Orange counties. They are also working on a citizen match concept to encourage more dedicated donors for the program. Spay/Neuter Day—Sarah Fallin announced that Spay/Neuter Day would be held on February 23, 2010 under contract with Wendy Royce of POP-NC. The target for this event will be a minimum of 20 cats. There will be a financial qualification process similar to last year’s event. Old Business— Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Committee—Jean Austin stated that there were two appeals to report. Both involved dogs that chased bicyclists on rural roads in Orange County. The cyclists were nipped at, but not bitten. Both felt threatened by the aggressive dogs that ran across the centerline of the road to chase them. Both cases were upheld and the dogs must be muzzled now while on their property. Dangerous Dog Task Force—Jean Austin recommended to the Board that she did not feel this is the time to make a recommendation to this Board to move forward to the BOCC for an additional requirement regarding requirement of a certain kind of fence for restraining potentially dangerous dogs. She reported that there is already a regulation in place saying that you should not have your dog on the property running free. Chair, Susan Elmore recommended that the handout, which had been prepared by the committee addressing the enclosure issue, be sent out electronically to the Board and put on the Agenda for review at the next meeting. Placement Partner Committee—Bob Marotto reported that they are still waiting to have a conversation with the County Attorney. Pet Overpopulation Committee— Bob Marotto reported that a meeting is scheduled with the committee on August 27, 2009 for further review of the document. Statistical Summary—Jess Allison gave an overview of the June and July Statistical summaries. The lower numbers in July compared to June may be contributed to the holiday in July and the transition into the new facility.