Loading...
Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Minutes - 05/11/2012MINUTES THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ASAC) MEMBERS PRESENT: May 11, 2012 Julie Gibson, DVM veterinarian /Member Penny Miller, Citizen -At -Large citizen /Member Katrena Mitchell, Chair /Animal Services Administrator i Shelter Staff /Member Stephen Dodge, LRCA/Animal Control Supervisor city Official/Member Michael Smith, Councilor- District 1 council Liaison Lila Arnold, Animal Welfare Organization Rep. Member Lou Kreidler, Director of Public Health I Staff Steven Parady, Recording Secretary Staff I. CALL TO ORDER Katrena Mitchell, Animal Services Administrator, called the meeting to order. II. REVIEW & APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY MINUTES The minutes from the ASAC Meeting on February 20, 2012 were distributed and reviewed. Mrs. Miller made the motion to accept these minutes with a second by Dr. Gibson. Motion was carried. III. OLD BUSINESS Dr. Gibson asked where the city was on the spay and neuter ordinance. Mrs. Kreidler informed that she took it to the Board of Health and everyone understands that there is a need for an ordinance but no one really wants to force the animal to be spayed or neutered. The board wants to move more in the direction of education. Mrs. Kreidler informed the committee that she and Ms. Mitchell have just finished next year's budget and allocated funds for advertising and education which includes wraps for the Animal Control truck's like the back of the city transportation buses. Mrs. Miller asked Mrs. Kreidler if she would let the committee know when the budget hearings for the Animal Services Division would be. Mrs. Kreidler replied that she would let them know. Dr. Gibson asked if it was hard to tell how many of the animals were spayed or neutered. Ms. Mitchell replied that she hasn't ran a report but most of the animals reclaimed from the Animal Services Center are unneutered and a lot of the citizens coming in for city licenses have animals that are spayed and neutered. Mrs. Kreidler advised that she and Ms. Mitchell will be taking a look at the reclaim fees and making it more of an incentive to get animals spayed and neutered. IV. NEW BUSINESS Mrs. Mitchell advised the committee that Mrs. Lila Arnold is the new committee member. Mrs. Mitchell asked Mrs. Arnold to introduce herself to the committee. Mrs. Arnold informed the committee that she's been the Director of Wild Bird Rescue for a year. She's a retired school teacher of 27 years and also deals with special need dogs. One of them is deaf and 2 are blind. Mrs. Mitchell introduced the rest of the committee members. Ms. Mitchell informed the committee that in April, Animal Services Center took in 405 animals. The Humane Society took 64, 19 were sent to rescue, 73 animals were reclaimed and 146 were euthanized. Ms. Mitchell also informed the committee that herself and the new Executive Director of the Human Society Holly were working on an education and outreach collaboration within the community slated for September called PAW Patrol. It's working with pet friendly organizations in town going door to door in different neighborhoods handing out information and literature on vaccinations and spaying and neutering. Ms. Mitchell also informed that there's a national movement on June 11, 2012, the National No Kill Day and that the Animal Services Center will be participating in that event and that the Humane Society would be doing on site adoptions on that date as well. Mrs. Kreidler informed the committee that the City of Wichita Falls filed its first vicious case on an animal that hasn't bitten but was aggressive and quoted that the ordinance states that it just has to have the propensity to have the aggressive behaviors or an aggressive disposition. She advised that she was interested to see the outcome due to this is the first time since she's been here that they have filed vicious on an animal that hadn't attacked a human or another animal. Ms. Mitchell informed the committee that on Monday that the Animal Services Center had their state quarantine inspection and passed. Ms. Kreidler informed Dr. Gibson that included in the budget for next year was the vaccination for kennel cough for quarantine animals. Dr. Gibson informed Mrs. Kreidler that if they come into her practice they have to abide by her boarding rules. Mrs. Kreidler asked Dr. Gibson if she could receive a copy of the boarding rules. Dr. Gibson replied that she requires Distemper, Bordatella, Rabies and a Heart Worm test and they need to be on heart worm preventive and if needed Dr. Gibson's practice will do it the day they come in and vaccinate for rabies later. She informed that it cuts down on the amount of diseases that come into their practice. ADJOURN Ms. Mitchell advised that the next ASAC meeting is set for Friday August 10, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. Lila Arnold made the motion to adjourn. Penney Miller seconded the motion to adjourn. Motion carried and all were in favor. -� Katrena Mitchell ASAC Chairman Animal Services Administrator Steven ParaZ)etary ASAC Recording Animal Services Sr. Admin Clerk I I �Jl Date 2- Date RECEIVED IN CITY CLER OF�IC�� DATE: _ 17— TIME:' 1 �-