2014-10-08 ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTESAnimal Control Advisory Committee Minutes
October 8, 2014
The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee held a Regular Meeting on October 8, 2014 at 5:30
PM, in the City of Pearland, City Hall in Pearland, Texas.
1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM.
2. Roll Call: The following members were in attendance at the meeting:
Committee Member, Jon R. Branson
Committee Member, Dr. Cara Campbell
Committee Member, Shari Coleman
Committee Member, Mary Hickling
Committee Member, Cynthia Rothermel
3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE MAY 7 2014
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES:
Committee Member Shari Coleman made a motion to approve the minutes. Committee
Member Dr. Cara Campbell seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Cinnamon Bellview asked the Committee to consider discussing the promotion of the
Pearland Animal Shelter and the advertising of events. She indicated that she felt the
City could do a better job of promoting the Shelter's programs, services and events.
Connie O'Brien recommended the City provide further outreach and promotions
regarding the programs and adoption events at the shelter. She suggested the City
consider signs, banners, electric signs and flyers. She stated that these recommendations
were very important in regards to saving animals lives.
5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ANIMAL SHELTER
POLICIES AND PROCEEDURES:
The Committee discussed Health and Safety Chapter 483 as it relates to City staff being
able to administer certain types of drugs for sedation when euthanizing animals at the
shelter without the direct supervision of a Veterinarian. Most of the local Veterinarians
feel uncomfortable in utilizing their license at this time without some reassurance from
the State Veterinarian Board.
Dr. Campbell make a motion for the City to contact Ms. Elizabeth Choate J.D. of the
Texas Medical Veterinary Association regarding local Veterinarian's serving as
consultants to the City to allow the City to administer certain types of drugs used for
sedation proposes for euthanizing animals. The motion was seconded by Committee
Member Shari Coleman and the motion carried unanimously.
6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ANIMAL SHELTER
POLICIES AND PROCEEDURES:
The Committee discussed the proposal from the Westside Veterinarian Clinic to provide
"free" no cost surgeries for spay and neutering of dogs and cats adopted at the Pearland
Animal Shelter. After considerable discussion the Committee asked staff to provide
additional information for the Committee to be considered at the next regular meeting in
November. The Committee would like to know the total number of animals that have
been euthanized at the shelter over the last two years verses the total number of animals
that have been brought into the shelter as well as, the forecast for both for the next year.
The information will be used to get an idea of the trends at the shelter and to determine if
this is a short term proposal or a viable long term solution.
7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING 2014/2015 MEETING
DATES:
Committee Member Shari Coleman made a motion to approve the following meeting
dates for 2014 and 2015:
November 12, 2014
February 11, 2015
June 10, 2015
October 14, 2015
The motion was seconded by Committee Member Mary Hickling and the motion carried
unanimously.
8. STAFF REPORT FROM ANIMAL CONTROL MANAGER:
Please see attached report.
9. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 PM.
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Advisory Board Shelter Report
10-08-14
• Event for this quarter saw 22 animals adopted we ran the special for 3 days as the public
requested. Need to try to promote with more in advance notice. Volunteers came and
assisted.
• No reports of Rabies normal for this time of year.
• Budget was approved we received funding for 2 of the 4 items requested: A replacement
truck and a computer. We are working with Joel in grants to find funding for the Needs Study
on space, staffing and future needs as the city grows. The request to have Animal Control
Officers moved to a different pay grade is under review by Chief Spires.
• With the beginning of the New Year we are officially under the Police Department. The biggest
impact is we are now working a 1:00pm-10:00pm shift that rotates thru the staff as each team
member takes the normal on call schedule. That went into effect August 1' 2014
• We have two positions open a 1:00pm-10:00 Shift and a part-time shelter attendant. We have
had 2 staff members leave our department and that has led to promotion and changing of
positions which leave us short staffed on the Officer side.
• The adoption numbers for September are : Of 106 adoptable animals 26 felines and 30
canines adoptable animals were placed in homes: Impound of all animals was 196: 50 were
RTO 49 canines and one equine.
• Two dogs were declared danger's :
• Our Mainer cruelty case from 01-2014 is still on going with 1 defendant found guilty and
another awaiting trial.
• We performed a seizure of 85 felines from one home only S ended up adoptable. Two were
returned to the owner:
Live Release Rates and Euthanasia Rates for 7/1/14-7/31/14
A
Live Release Rate and Euthanized Animal Breakdown
A+H=V+W
Dogs
Cats
Total
Al
I LIVE RELEASE RATE PERCENTAGE
71%
14%
46%
A2
jEuthanized Animals which were Healthy/Adoptable
20%
2%
57
A3
Euthanized Animals which were Rehabilitatable
0%
2%
2%
A4
Euthanized Animals which were Manageable
3%
0%L%
0%
A5
Euthanized Animals which were Unadoptable
77%
96%
93%
B
Breakdown of Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized
A+H=V+W
Dogs
Cats
Total
131
lPercentage of Animal Intake which were Euthanized
32%
90%
68%
62
1 Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Healthy
6%
1%
3%
83
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Rehabilitatable
0%
2%
1%
B4
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Manageable
1%
0%
0%
B5
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Unadoptable
2S%
87%
63%
C
Accuracy Check
A+H=V+W
Intake
Outcome + or -
C1
Dogs
127
126 1
C2
Cats
127
117 10
C3
Total
254
243 11
Live Release Rates and Euthanasia Rates for R/s /l a-R/q1 /1 A
A
Live Release Rate and Euthanized Animal Breakdown
A+H=V+W
Dogs
Cats
Total
Al
LIVE RELEASE RATE PERCENTAGE
77%
22%
49%
A2
Euthanized Animals which were Healthy/Adoptable
28%
10%
14%
A3
A4
A5
Euthanized Animals which were Rehabilitatable
Euthanized Animals which were Manageable
Euthanized Animals which were Unadoptable
11%
0%
61%
---
19%
0%
71%
L —
17%
0%
689'a
B
Breakdown of Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized
A+H=V+W
Dogs
Cats
Total
131
Percentage of Animal Intake which were Euthanized
24%
97%
56%
B2
63
134
B5
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Healthy
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Rehabilitatable
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Manageable
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Unadoptable
7%
3%
T 0%
1 15%
10%
18%
0%
68%-
8%
10%
0%
39%
C
Accuracy Check
A+H=V+W
Intake
Outcome 1 + or -
C1
C2
Dogs
Cats
111
108
106 5
118 -10
C3
Total
2191
224 -$
A
Live Release Rates and Euthanasia Rates for 9/1/14-9/30/14
I Live Release Rate and Euthanized Animal Breakdown
Al
Dogs
LIVE RELEASE RATE PERCENTAGE
Cats
Total
A2
82%
Euthanized Animals which were Healthy/Adoptable
33%
63%
A3
35%
Euthanized Animals which were Rehabilitatable
11%
197.
A4
25%
Euthanized Animals which were Manageable
25%
25%
A5
0%
Euthanized Animals which were Unadoptable
09'0
0%
85
40%
64%
569,0
Breakdown of Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized
131
Percentage of Animal Intake which were Euthanized
Dogs
Cats
Total
62
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Healthy
19%
72%
38%
63
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Rehabilitatable
7%
8%
7%
B4
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Manageable
59'0
189'0
109'0
85
Percentage of Animal Intake Euthanized as Unadoptable
0 .
09'0
0%
0%
46%
21%
C
Accuracy Check
A+H=V+W
Intake
Outcome
+ or -
C1
C2
Dogs
137
140
-3
Cats
104
104
0
TC3
Total
241
244
-3