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coming from. He believes that people who go through the shelter's adoption process are <br /> not going to tie it out and neglect it. He thinks we are talking about two different groups. <br /> Ms. Sanford said that home visits reveal that 50% of people who want to adopt an <br /> outdoor or potentially dangerous dog do not have a fence or,pen. <br /> Mr. Jacobs asked if she meant 50% of the two dozen requests for outdoor only dogs per <br /> year that Ms. Sanford referred to in our January meeting. <br /> Ms. Sanford said she was adding potentially dangerous dogs to that number and those <br /> dogs need to have a fenced in yard for the safety of the dogs and the neighbors. <br /> Mr. Jacobs said you write ordinances to deal with the bad actors. He said we do not have <br /> the data to know what is going on. We don't know where the cruelly treated animals <br /> come from. Nor do we know how many outdoor animals there are or what % are being <br /> treated cruelly. 5061c or 5%. If it is 5%, do we penalize the other 95%7 He does not like <br /> to make presupposition about people. One of the things he would like to see come out of <br /> all this is some systematic analysis. <br /> Ms. Sanford referred to a study done by AVMA about outdoor animals. Orange County's <br /> animal programs are so far ahead of most counties. There are very few studies that have <br /> been done so far, but this (AVMA) study indicates that outdoor animals relinquished to <br /> shelters have a much smaller chance of being adopted out cause they are not as <br /> 'a social....we have a letter from Dr. Powers.... <br /> :..a <br /> Mr. Jacobs said....maybe we should fmd a more systematic way of doing things within a <br /> larger context (to gain more information). If it is a matter of money, maybe we should <br /> ask the county commissioners to consider this before we make changes. <br /> Ms. Sanford said the APS still feels that for those who want to adopt outdoor animals, a <br /> home check is indicated and usually the people do not mind just as with homes where <br /> there are children under 6. <br /> Dr.Cammarata said we may have to come back to that at a subsequent meeting. <br /> Mr. Jacobs said maybe we could have a list of decision items at the end of our process to <br /> guide out recommendations to.the Board of Health. <br /> Ms. Sanford said that perhaps the county could fund the position she has outlined in the <br /> funding application. <br /> Dr. Cammarata directed the committee to correct and approve the minutes of the last <br /> meeting on February 10a. <br /> Dr. Cammarata began the discussion of the contract review by asking Ms. Sanford if she <br /> had any comments. <br /> 4 <br />