The City of San Angelo's Facebook page included a post from Concho Valley PAWS regarding the need for foster caretakers as the city Animal Shelter is full. The post stated:
*PAWS is not the animal shelter. Paws does work independently to facilitate the adoptions of shelter animals*
PAWS is the contracted vendor for animal shelter adoption coordination and veterinary services provider and is paid $73,792 for such services in the current fiscal year (2023-2024). As a vendor PAWS is legally committed to provide services as specified in city issued 2020 Request for Proposal and detailed in legal contracts. It's a structured relationship with expectations and payment for work performed.
The city's website makes the relationship clear.
In October 2021 PAWS provided a spay/neuter compliance report to the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee. (click on the image below to make it larger)
It's been two years since PAWS shared similar information. During those two years PAWS fees grew by $11,643.
There's been a verbal distancing between Shelter Chief Morgan Chegwidden and Concho Valley PAWS. For lost pets the City shifted to 24PetConnect and away from HelpMeGetHome.com (associated with Michael Wilson, husband of PAWS Director Jenie Wilson).
At one of the few ASAC meetings held in 2023 Shelter Chief Morgan Chegwidden made it clear she would determine which animals entered the shelter and not PAWS, which is charged with evaluating possible owner surrenders.
Before the City of San Angelo animal services division may accept a pet from its owner, the citizen must successfully complete counseling with Concho Valley PAWS.
The ASAC policy on owner surrenders "outlines the path to shelter intake for owners."
The city's website has no (as in zero) information on owner surrenders. It's hard to see a path when there is no light.
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