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Animal Services Advisory Board updates: <br /> Animal Services during the pandemic <br /> • Overview <br /> o Doors remain closed <br /> o All service is virtual (e.g., animal adoption meet and greets) <br /> o All service is by appointment <br /> o Trying to limit animal surrenders <br /> ■ Seizure of 12 dogs for neglect <br /> ■ Bond hearing to transfer custody later in August <br /> o Managing intake and shelter population <br /> ■ July 2019: 257 vs.July 2020: 237 <br /> ■ August MTD 2019: 149 vs.August MTD 2020: 95 <br /> ■ Three-prong intake reduction strategy: defer surrenders, get lost pets home, <br /> and manage kitten intake and care <br /> • Half of kittens in custody are in foster care <br /> o Adoptions had dipped, but rebounding <br /> ■ Tactics: Promotion of individual animals; branching into Instagram; more <br /> intensive use of Facebook <br /> ■ July 2019: 172 vs.July 2020: 170 <br /> ■ Clear The Shelters moves to a month-long event <br /> o Safety Net Efforts <br /> ■ Pet Food Assistance <br /> • Active participation in semi-monthly county food distribution events <br /> o Around 140 bags of dog food and 80 bags of cat food <br /> distributed at those events <br /> • —10 people per week coming to the shelter to pick up food for <br /> dogs/cats <br /> ■ Vet Care Assistance <br /> • Still under development <br /> ■ Housing <br /> • Impending uptick in evictions brought about by the pandemic and its <br /> economic fallout <br /> o Exploring programs and safeguards to support animal retention <br /> through pet-inclusive housing <br /> o Continuing work on the Animal Hearing Panel <br /> Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award Selection Committee <br /> • Task and timetable <br /> • Selection of ASAB members <br /> o Lucia Welborne, Sue Millager, & Casey Ferrell volunteered to serve on the selection <br /> committee <br />