Animal Advisory Commission - July 12, 2021

Animal Advisory Commission Regular Meeting of the Animal Advisory Commission

Approved Agenda July 12 2021 original pdf

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Versión en español a continuación. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting Monday, July 12, 3 p.m. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting to be held Monday, July 12, 3 p.m., with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Sunday, July 11, by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 11 Animal Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison, Belinda Hare, phone 512-978-0565 or email Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov, no later than noon on Sunday, July 11. Email works best. The following information is required: speaker name, general communication, or agenda item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same phone number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak; late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Animal Advisory Commission la junta en 512-978-0565 or FECHA de la reunion (Monday, July 12, 3 p.m.) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Sunday, July 11, noon, antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de …

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REVISED June 2021 Animal Services Report original pdf

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June 2021 June 2021 Animal Services Report ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News  The live outcome percentage for June was 95.9 percent.  A total of 1,265 animals were brought to the shelter which included 599 dogs, 640 cats, 59 wild animals, three birds and five livestock.  A total of 685 animals were adopted (358 dogs, 320 cats and seven small pets)  A total of 109 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). Animal Protection month of June.  Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 50 animals to their owners in the field during the  Officers handed out 22 fencing assistance applications, implanted three microchips and impounded 253 injured animals and delivered 139 wildlife animals to Austin Wildlife Rescue.  Officers entered 265 rabies exposure reports and submitted 49 specimens for rabies testing. Three bats and one skunk tested positive for rabies.  20 total coyote related activities o 11 sightings o 6 wild sick reports of mange o 1 observation o 1 livestock loss where chickens were taken. o 1 incident encounter, and incident). Incidents: Pets were a factor in this activity   Out of 20 coyote related activities, 12 fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, o 1 incident involved a coyote jumping a resident’s fence, growling at caller, and took cat. Volunteer, Foster and Rescue Programs  A total of 84 volunteers donated 1,491 hours during June.  The Volunteer Program began scheduling mentor shifts for individuals who were not able to proceed with volunteer trainings last year due to the pandemic. We are getting them onboarded, then will proceed with new applicants from the public. We are in the June 2021 Animal Services Report process of recruiting more seasoned volunteers to help mentor and train new volunteers in preparation of resuming orientations in July.  More than 240 families provided foster care, and a total of 138 animals were adopted directly from foster care.  There are 1,142 approved fosters in GivePulse, and 154 new foster applications were processed.  There are currently 427 animals in foster homes.  256 animals were transferred to 24 AAC rescue partners:  0 to Austin Humane Society (AHS)  137 to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) o 137 cats o 71 dogs  70 to APA!  1 to AHS  57 animals to small partners Vet Services  Emergencies cases treated …

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