The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee meets on February 17th for the first time in eight months. The dog poisoning that occurred sometime around November 13, 2021 is not on the agenda.
Committee Chair Ryan Smith died since the last meeting, thus Vice Chair Caitlin Wylie may run the meeting. Electing a new Chair and Vice Chair are on the February agenda. Four of the six current members are city employees or contractors through Concho Valley PAWS.
An online ambassador program will be considered. Such a person may have been of assistance on Christmas Day when Animal Services was no help to SAPD. The city recommends microchip scanning of found animals, however the only vet clinic that provided that service ceased offering it. That leaves Animal Services staff as the only resource that can research microchip information. Will volunteer online ambassadors or Animal Services staff research microchip information so pets can be quickly reunited with owners? That would fit with progressive return to owner.
Intake diversion remains strong as Animal Services did not respond to a recent call regarding a homeowner eviction where pets would have no place to live. The shelter remains full.
Update 2-17-22: The meeting did not occur today due to a lack of quorum.
Update 2-25-22: After ignoring a call regarding a resident eviction the City Animal Shelter reported it assisted a different resident when they were evicted. The pets they helped were mostly puppies. Recall the city has a mandatory spay-neuter ordinance. The home they refused to help had most fixed or altered pets.
Update 3-16-22: The City sent out a news piece on the Animal Shelter's actions during the February 2021 winter storm.
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