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<br />Animal Services Advisory Board updates: <br /> <br /> <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 /> <br /> <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 />