PAWS Veterinary Services: Part of Contract?

San Angelo City Council will hear an update on the Animal Shelter partnership with Concho Valley PAWS in Tuesday's meeting.  The background packet states: 

Concho Valley PAWS provides additional services at no-cost to the city, such as medical care for pets arriving or residing at the shelter. All program funding outside the vendor contract is raised by Concho Valley PAWS via donations & grants.

The 2020 RFP specified the adoption contractor provide veterinary care, both routine medical care and emergency medical treatment for shelter animals.

PAWS 2020 RFP submission stated:

PAWS committed to employing a licensed Veterinarian.  Will Council hear more about PAWS fulfillment of that portion of their RFP response?

The signed contract includes references to a number of documents,. the RFP and PAWS submission:

The city is in its fourth year of a five year agreement.  I added adoption volumes next to the contracted dollar amount for each fiscal year.

PAWS provides more than adoption services to shelter pets.  It's often the face of Animal Services with local media.  It populates the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee.

What will citizens learn about PAWS relationship with the city on Tuesday?  Tune in to find out.

Update 2-19-24:  Concho Valley Homepage wrote in September 2022:

PAWS employs a licensed veterinarian to spay and neuter all shelter pets upon adoption. 

The organization reminded the community that If pet owners would stop abandoning their pets and stop allowing indiscriminate breeding, there would no longer be an overcrowded shelter.

The article came from a PAWS Facebook post.

Update 2-22-24:  PAWs did not provide current data on deliverables or show its performance year to year or month to month on key measures in its hour long time with City Council.