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Home My WebLink AboutANI 1995-06-27 Minutes NORTH RICHLAND HillS ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 27,1995 , Present: Pam Burney Sandy Carter Warren Cox Joe Metcalf, D.V.M. Lyle Welch Debbie York Director, Environmental Services Supervisor, Animal Services Executive Director, SPCA of Texas Davis Boulevard Animal Clinic City Councilman Secretary, Environmental Services . DISCUSSION ITEM CALL TO ORDER ACTION TAKEN The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Dr. Joe Metcalf. Motion to approve the minutes by Lyle Passed Welch, second by Warren Cox. Pam Burney provid~d the Board with a P. Bur n e y : Con t act copy of the King County Animal Control counties that have done 1994 Annual Report and asked them to canvasing to see what the review the report of the pet canvassing major complaints have done by that agency. P. Burney been. suggested that perhaps performing a pet census in North Richland Hills would P. Burney: contact Gayle be a more positive approach to seeing Mackay, Dan Graves, Eric if animals are licensed as opposed to Blow canvasing. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 02/15/95 MEETING PET CENSUS/CANVASS P. Burney pointed out that in order to build the license data base King County went door to door and contacted 48,000 homes. To promote pet licensing they set up tables in stores, did a direct mailing similar to our water bill flyers, did a press release and basically tried to make this a positive program rather than a negative one. W. Cox asked how the. rabies vaccination would be handled. ITEM PET CENSUS/CANVASS ADOPTION PROGRAM DISCUSSION .."_.~-----_.~._".._-_.~--------, ACTION TAKEN P. Burney suggested that possibly a P. Burney: Consult with provisional license could be issued until L. Cunningham regarding· proof of vaccination could be provided. funding, provide board members with proposed It was the consensus of the board that budget for canvass rnedia coverage would be necessary. project. , S.. Carter reported that she had been contacted by the manager of Kentucky Fried Chicken about having a pet adoption day at the restaurant. Since the pets cannot be inside and do not show well in cages it was decided that the pets pictures would be posted in the drive thru window. UPDATE ON MICRO CHIP P. Burney informed the Board that she PROGRAM has not been contacted by Shearing. J. Metcalf told the board that he brought his Shearing scanner and it is upgradeable. S. Carter: Get a volunteer photographer, someone to switch out the pictures. Inquire if a flyer could be put in the to go bags advertising the shelter and animals to be adopted. S. Carter: Take Avid scanner by Dr. Metcalfs office to see if it can scan a Shearing chip. ITEM OTHER ITEMS Adjournment M:\BOARDIMINUTES.695 DISCUSSION ., An article from Primarily Primates regarding the monkey that was recently in the shelter was shown to the board. Dr. Metcalf asked if Pet Smart was coming to North Richland Hills. P. Burney said she had heard that was a possibility and she would be the first to get any help with advertising adoption animals. w. Cox commended P. Burney for the effective work she does saving animals through her affiliation with N.A.C.A. P. Burney pointed out that the shelter had surpassed the years estimated adoptions at six months. In discussing the closing of the land fill P. Burney pointed out that the shelter does not have the staff to take on the cremation of more animals and that they have been charging Colleyville $10.00 to euthanize and cremate their animals. Only approximately ten animals per month are being brought in from Colleyville. J. Metcalf said he fel,t that several cities should go in together and build a crematorium. The Board recommended that the shelter should not take animals to be cremated from other cities. ACTION TAKEN P. Burney: Send letter to the City of Hurst advising' them that the Animal Services Center cannot provide cremation services to city operation at this time. Motion made by J. Metcalf to adjourn, Meeting adjourned at 8:00 second by S. Carter. p.m. --~'- ._~ .--~ .-.-.-. -~---'~- _.>'--'-'~-'~----~._------_., \\ J /' CONTINUATION OF 1993 PROGRAMS - RECAP I 1994 marked the first full year of canvassing. Canvass operations took place in grocery stores during the winter/spring months with door-to-door canvassing conducted during the summer/fall period. A new door to door follow-up took place this year and a direct mail campaign was . continued from the previous year. The 1994 goal was to complete coverage of all County service areas. . Grocery Store (Stationary Sites) Canvassers set up tables inside area grocery stores. Customers were able to have questions answered about animal control services and purchase licenses for their pets. Typically about four grocery store sites were staffed per week, usually Wednesday through Saturday, or Sunday, with staff working six hour shifts. Locations changed weekly throughout the various c'ities and unincorporated areas serviced by Animal Control. ) Grocery store sales outlets are.very popular with the public. A much greater volume of people can be reached by one person at these sites than can be reached going door-to- door. At one Burien location, last year, 55 pet licenses were sold by one person during a six hoJr shift! ") ~ .' License canvasser, Sandy Jones at Renton Highlands East SafiWay 10 '~.:":-'2I".;~··..J.i:'i~!".:~.'.~ ,- '.1'- . . .. .~........_-_..._-_.._. -------.- ---~---~-......_~--- ~ In addition to the grocery stores, some cities invited us to set up tables ~t various fairs and informational gatherings. This is an effective way to keep in contact with our contracting cities and their local populace. This past winter many pet shops and some veterinarians became involved in the canvassing effort. Local pet shops -and clinics became temporary sales outlets during dates corresponding to our grocery store canvassing. Having these private groups involved further ihcreased our visibility and accessibility. r r ~ "Friendly" posters carry important "Responsible Pet Ownership" messages. ·11 ¡;:..¿~ti:.ft:t.p.:i.!.-;.t:'V';"'-?;"'-~~'1" :"~~~~~: ... .;. , ¿. ~ 1 f- ) . ~ i t t I I) -~~.-._- -.-->--'-----.-.-. . Door to Door , A "leaner" door to door operation was conducted this year. It began June 1st on Mercer Island and ended October 8th in Bothell. Areas targeted this year were those not covered in last year's program. These cities included; Auburn, Enumclaw, parts of Kent, Mercer Island, North Bend, Skyway, and the unincorporated areas of the Renton Highlands and White Center. Once these areas were canvassed other King Cöunty areas were covered again. Approximately 8-12 canvassers went out Tuesday through Friday from about 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During the summer of 1994 approximately 48,000 homes were contacted, 25,000 citizens spoken to directly, and 7,200 licenses sold. This year canvassers encountered a much higher rate of pets already licensed, especially in areas canvassed the previous summer. A much higher awareness of the benefits of licensing and respon~ible pet ownership exists and continues to gro~ as the program progresses. The mail-in renewal rate for licenses was over 80% this year which is particularly high. Increased license sales have also occurred at regular City Hall outlets. :: Pet License Canvassers "team up· in the field. 12 ~iJ..~.tÙ~iJ.~_:~~:.~¡...J..;~---,-~ --..--. ..~ , .~-~-_.-- -_.-- -.,' '---'--. . New Door to Door Follow-up , Information gathered during door-to-door canvassing was used to create a database. Approximately 1200 pet owners who either were not home during canvassing or declined to purchase a license at the time of contact were sent reminder notices. This component has a very low set up cost. Response so far has been excellent. . Direct Mail Six direct mailings were sent out in 1994 reaching approximately 107,000 res.idents. Targeted cities and unincorporated areas were: Carnation, Fall City, North Bend, Snoqualmie, Renton Highlands, Bellevue, Burien, and Federal Way. ) The direct mail fryers are an effective way to notify the public of the dates and times that canvassing will take place in their neighborhoods. ~urther, it provides the locations of supermarket, pet shop, veterinary and city hall sales outlets. Overall, the pet licensing program produced approximately 14,500 new pet licenses in 1994. " ! An energetic team of Pet License Canvassers travels to Burien following an earlier direct màil saturation of the area announcing their anival. i ! I 13 ,^, , f Appendix C FOR RELEASE January 11, 1994 I CONT ACT: vicki Schmitz, Asst Manager Licensing and Regulatory Services Division 296-3488 ANIMAL CONTROL CONTINUES WINTER CANVASS PROGRAM Pet License Canvassers Move Licensing Campaign to Kirkland King County's pet license canvassers are setting up sales tables near the entrances to area supermarkets and in malls offering pet owners the opportunity to purchase licenses for their cats and dogs. Canvassers wear King County photo identification on their bright blue polo shirts and windbreakers marked with ) the pet licensing logo. The winter canvass program is the follow-up to the successful Pet Identification Summer campaign which sold nearly 14-,000 licenses throughout King County. King County Animal Control hopes to license over 6,000 more pets through the winter canvass program. Canvassers will be in the Kirkland area from January 12th to January 16th selling pet licenses at the following locations: QFC 11224 124th, Totem Lake. Wed. - Fri. 3:00- 9:00 p.m. Safeway 10020 N.E. 137th, Juanita. Wed.-Fri. 3-9 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 10-6p.m. , . Safeway 14444 124th N.E., Kingsgate Wed-Fri 3-9 p.m. Sat-Sun 10-6 p.m. Thriftway 10611 N.E. 68th, Kirkland. Sat.-Sun. 10a.rn.-6p.m. '. . Market Place 11849 98th Ave. N.E., Juanita. W-F 3-9p.rn. Sat-Sun 10-6p.rn. Larry's Market 12321 120th PI. N.E., Kirkland. W-F 3-9p.rn. Sat-Sun 10-6p.rn. .~) -' 11- 1 ) ~.... ._-_.._'-...~--_.~--~---.,...,,,--,,- The price of a license for a spayed or neutered dog or cat is $10 per year, while , licenses for unaltered pets are $55 each, which includes a $25 spay/neuter voucher. A juv'enile license for. an animal under six months is $ 5. A pet license , . ~ purchased by a senior citizen for an altered dog is $20, for an altered cat $12, and is valid for the lifetime of the pet. For home delivery of a King County Pet License call 296-3488. The public may receive further information on how to license their pets by calling 296-2712. All dogs and cats, within unincorporated King County and the cities served by King County Animal Control must be licensed. These cities include: Auburn, Algona, Beaux Arts, Bothell, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Burien, Carnation, Clyde' ì ! r Hill, Duvall, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Mercer Island, North Bend, Redmond, SeaTa~, Snoqualmie, Tukwila, Woodinville, and Yarrow Point. -30- RELEAS18DOC lev' . ;¡' ". ·'r:· " ,~"',. -, ~- : "_-.r_.~~.:i;~_~~~' -.-~.._.__..- . ! j , FOR RELEASE: CONTACT: May 26, 1994 Vicki Schmitz, Asst Manager Licensing and Regulatory Services Division 296-3488 GREG NICKELS AND RON SIMS TO KICK OFF SECOND PET LICENSING CANVASS PROGRAM A$ PART OF "PET IDENTIFICATION SEASON" On Wednesday, June 1, 1994, Metropolitan King County Councilrnembers Greg Nickels and Ron Sims' will kick ~ff King County Animal Control's second pet licensing canvass program to increase the number of cats a~d dogs identified in King County and , ) promote responsible pet ownership. Nickels, Sims, and other members o.f the Metropolit.an King County Council will greet and thank King County's pet license canvass team during a brief ceremony beginning at 11 :00 a.m. in City Hall Park, located on the south side of the King County Courthouse. The door-to-door pet license canvassing program, and on-site locations at local grocèry stores, are the foundations of King County Animal Control's second "Pet Identification Season" campaign. The campaign will run through October, 1994. Other activities in the campaign will include a large scale direct mail effort to promote and sell pet licenses, a joint pet adoption campaign with PAWS, Seattle Animal Control, and the : .: Humane Society/ SPCA of Seattle/King County, and the Second Annual Animal Community Education Summit. The Summit will be on June 8th anci~ring together animal welfare groups from throughout the Puget Sound area to discuss ways to better promote , responsible pet ownership. ,) "Pet identification is thé cornerstone of responsible pet ownership. If your pet is . licensed and picked up by Animal Control it will immediately be returned to your home, U stated Licensing and Regulatory Services Division Manager Jim Buck. ·... ,.. ~,._---~.._...._~-.--~~_.__...._-'>~.~~-,~,_."'--_._--~ ~. ~ It is expected that Sims and Nickels will be joined at the kick off by òther members of the Metropolitan King County Council, Fred E. Stephens, Director of the Department of Executive Administration representing King County Executive Gary Locke, Nancy McKenney, Executive DiJÍector'of Seattle/King County Humane Society, Craig Brestrup, Executive Director of the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, Dr. Evelyn Robertson, President of the Seattle! King County Veterinary Medical Society, members of the King County Animal Control Citizens Advisory Committee, staff members of the King County Licensing and Regulatory Se¡yices Division and King County Animal Control. Canvassing will commence later in the afternoon in the city of Mercer Island. Pet license canvassers will wear King County photo identification on their bright blue polo shirts and windbreakers marked with- the pet licensing logo and they wUl transact all business at the door. Customers will receive: a license tag and either a free safety collar for cats, or a .) free leash for dogs. The price of a license for a spayed or neutered dog or cat is $10 per year, while licenses for unaltered pets are $55 each, which includes a $25 spay/neuter voucher. A juvenile license for an animal under six months. is $5. A pet license purchased by a senior citizen for an altered dog is $20, for an altered cat $12, and is valid for the . J lifetime of the pet. Pet owners who are home bound and need a license delivered should call 296-3488. The public may receive further information on how to license their pets by calling 296-2712. All dogs and cats within unincorporated King County and the cities served by King County Animal Control must be licensed. These cities include: Auburn, Algona, Beaux Arts, Bothell, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Burien, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Duvall, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Mercer Island, North Bend, . Pacific, Redmond, SeaTac, Snoqualmie, Tukwila, Woodinville, and Yarrow Point. ) -30- .(.þ ...::'" . PRIMARILY PRIMATES, INC. :a .... dill _D.V.M. R. 0IIq ~ \10'.5_ _ Tello u ~ ...., \10'.5_ _ Tello ..s-, r.w.....~. A. SIrWIor 01 ADVWORS a- - M. BouIor. D. V. M. :,..,...... V.M.D. I. Cui}Io - """*' IIø..t It. 0..- - .w .a y..... -"" ..... 1 II. Paull. M.S. . Paull. PIa.D. 1. HorwIo:b, PIa.D. ... "- MIll . ~.D.V.M. , MIndiIIa J"NoiII .....w.1Iø..t SIIIIIb B. VIoo.D.V.M. June 20, 1995 -# North Richland Hills Animal Services Attn: Sandy Carter 7200 Ea$t Dick Fisher Drive S. North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 Dear Ms. Carter, Recently, I wrote an article about BoBo (the Java macaque you all rescued) for our bi-monthly Newsletter. I tried to get in touch with you but you were on vacation so I believe it was your director (Pam - I think) who helped me correct the article draft. The Newsletter is at the printers now so I will send you an advanced copy as soon as it is printed. For now though, I thought you all might enjoy some extra photos of BoBo. The fust is of BoBo sucking her thumb. The second is of (£tom left to right) BoBo, Tasha, and BJ. BoBo and Tasha are Java macaques and BJ is a Rhesus macaque. The three of them are all doing very well together. Basically, Tasha and BJ have adopted little BoBo. . Tasha has become a great mother. When she fust arrived here, she was used to being the center of attention as a pet of course. The one everyone should pay attention too. We introduced Tasha to BJ last summer and she was very mean to him. She didn't like sharing her space, food, or toys with others. So she always threatened him or chased him away. She became dominant over him and he was very fearful of her. He lacked the self-confidence to establish his position. Over the winter, Tasha and BJ were separated and housed indoors in a temperature controlled room. They were new arrivals to the sanctuary and we did not want their first winter here to be traumatic for them. This summer, Tasha was once again reintroduced to BJ with BoBo as a distraction. The plan for Tasha worked very well. Tasha took over a foster mother role and attended to the care of BoBo. Although BoBo was old enough not to need bottle feeding or being carried, BoBo still needed the special grooming attention that Tasha now provides in abundance to both her and BJ. Tasha remains the · center figure of the family but her position or role has changed. She has come to accept and interact with BJ and BoBo. Together, the three of them are learning to behave and act like J normal primate social family would. . BJ is very protective of his family. He used to be lackadaisical and uninterested in things. It was like he was so used to being alone in a small cage that he never had an interest in acting .or behaving like a.monkey. Mter spending much time with Tasha, PRIMARILY PRIMA TliS.1NC.. P.O. BOX 15306. SAN ANTONIO, THXAS 18211-8506. (210) 155-4616 or (210) 155-8868 . FAX' (210) 155-2435 ____... PIlIMAIUL Y PlUMA11IS,INc. a........ 5OI(c)(3)........... _.... dadudIII&. PItJMAlULYPlUMA11IS. INC.... ~--- PItf-675259. PItf·l.coo. JIRT -6'm34.... JIRT.713455 w\JIcII_...... '" Iba UIIiIad S-..- atlba ......... JIIob... WIdIIII s.m.. ...SPHDl91-:M4....... '" Iba T_..... - WlldlIIIa ~ PRIMARILY PRlMA11IS,1NC..a __at-: WIIIWc-WIiøa u-.. ~ he began to assert himself more and more. He is not a mean guy and in fact is quite mild even when he gets mad at BoBo who is a little too rambunctious for this old man. Now that he has a little family, sudden1ý' he is this big "macho" man looking out for his troupe. He struts around on all fours all proud like a peacock. He has this, don't mess with me attitude and BoBo and Tasha give him that respect when he is one of those moods. After he calms down, he'll usually sit next to Tasha who will start to groom him and this calms him down even more. This really is a nice transition for him. Having spent most of his life alone, totally dependent on humans, he now has a world where humans are the distraction to his peaceful environment. . BoBo is right in the middle of things. She is actually a bit of a pain in the butt for both of them cause she is still a baby who loves to play and run around with toys. BJ and Tasha can't keep up with her at all so if BoBo does something the others don't like, she runs around the enclosure and they can't catch her. All the time you can hear BJ and Tasha scold her and give her the, "if I catch you..." stares. Finally when BoBo has had all her fun and clams down and she knows that BJ and Tasha have calmed down, she'll go over to Tasha and lie down on her belly and spread out in front of her. I have seen Tasha grab her and twist her this way and that as she starts grooming her. In all, we are very happy with their progress. As long we as we continue to provide them the environment they need, I am sure this happy little family will continue to do well together. Once again, thanks for all your help with the article. I really appreciate you all taking the time out to read and correct it. Many Humane Blessings, And I Remain, As Always, YO~Zø ) ) Stephen Rene Tello Corporate Secretary Primarily Primates, Inc. <~) ~--~,,""---~"----~ ~~--- II . \. ....... GwIIz ........ .... 'Nlø S ho was a Uttlo over a year old at the time of the incident and still . drinking nú1t from a baby bottle. Her age was of no matter. What !ßIUercd now was that BoBo bit a young ,ide And In tho state of Texas, this meant BoBo could be killed for rabies testing. In ~Jy October of 1994, Sandy Carter of Animal Sef\'ices caUod Primarily PrimaIe8, Inc. (pPI). Caner de8Cribed the desperate situation ofBoBo. a female 16 month old Iava macaque (Møcaca t"ficularis). DoDo had bitten a young girl \ ' was being held In custody by Animal \.."", ~cea for quarantine. However, few if any shelters are equipped or Uœnsed 10 handle the quarantine of primates. Carter did not wønt to sacrifice BoDo for a cerebral rabies examinatIon. ThIs required that BoBo be tided, bel' head removed and sent off CO a laboratory to be rested. So she was desperately swching for a licensed rabies quarantme faciUty for primates. According to Caner, on October 2nd, a young girl was vlsitin, the apartment of Tracy Smith (a pseudonym). Smith had a pet monkey named BoDo whom she had just Biven a bøby bouIo of mOk. When the )'oung girl went 10 pet her. BoDo bit her. The young girl'. mother. who was a mute, immediatel)' administered 10 the girl's punctUred thumb. However, being a nurse, &he soon began 10 worry about the IleriowJneas of the bite 110 her brother repor1ed the incident to the authorities. The complaint c:ame to the desk of Animal Sarv1ccs', Offiœr Henderson. Aftet listening to the man', report, ~ explalned that this incident l . Jired t"aube coofiscat.e the monkey. '-"" AI Ihc ¡at.horcd docaUJ, Henderson Jeunod that Smith had been ørreated jut days before, NOC knowing what fa expect ,;: from Smith or the lI1CW:ey, Henderson k~'" båup .....~. . . . .""" Witfì nn'__' A.I.A'" ._.ilIf!~&&_. Jailhouse Monkey brother, who repMed the incident, and he told them that Smith kept the monkey in a closet in the apartment wtùch was lcased by a friend. After contacting the man who actually 1eased the apartment, he anivod at the scene. He to1d the officers that (be monkey was indeed in die apartment and that Smith tocked the monkey up in a k~1UIe1 inside the closet. . In her own words, when Henderson opened the closet door. .....1M menkøy was lit lhi! b6droom clOstl in a carrier lhal was very small. T~ monky couldn't stand up in it. 8hi! also hod a dirty dù:zper on, had ø lealh lied aroUlfd lu!r waist tightly ønd lhi! closet door was shut." Henderson also observed that there was a bottle of curdled milk inside but no other traces of food. 1110 man who loasod 1.hc apat1mCnt took the monkey out or the kennc1. At this point, BoDo became very upset and jwnped all over him 88 she desperately tried to get away. The man transforred BoBo to HendmJon's cner. Henderøon immedJaaety impounded hø' and brought bet to Animal Services. Later. Carter contacted WI and BoBo was transferred to PPI to be quarantined. (pPl mDI1IIalns a Tum Stale approved wild a1IÛMl robkl qUlJTQ1Jtw faclUty eXllctly for ctJStlsuch 121 rJw.) WI was now In the middJc of a bizams rescue I custody case. The Animal Services wanted to ga1n legal c\1$f.Ody of rho monkey so they could permanently ttansCer BoDo to PPI. Meanwhile Smidt wanted to ~gain priva&e CUStody of the monkey. . As legal threats were exchanged between Animal Services and Smith, for the DCxt two months. the future of BoDo was uncertain. LegaUy DoDo is coi'aidercd "p-operty." When the case went to biaJ on Decemb« 15. 1994, Carter, Henderson, and tho city attorney rtPresented the slate. Smith acted as her own claimant. After hearing the ae&tlmony and Il¡UltJCnfS from an Bides, the judge found that Smith, "...cor(ined tM pro~rty (Macaque) In a small tmimal 'ravel box cuulleft tM M«aqw without ad.eqUlJlt f()(Jd 0Jµl cart for an tXlended period of time which caused tht Macaqut 10 tkHlop a rash aN! fO become unusually aggressive." He 1.hen ordered that Smith must forfeit OWBmhip of the macaque and orc:Icftd that the .....Macaqut hi delivered 10 Pritnm'lly PrÚWJltsllt Salt A.monio, TøX4S' twl thtrt remmlt." Fotlowinglhe resolution of the coon case, PPI moved BoDo out of quarantine. Since BoBo was stilt quite young, she needed parental role models. So she was placed righl next to Tasha, an adult female Java m8C8qUC (ØII U-H.t). and BIt an adult male Rhesus m8Caque (rescutd from tIN! defunct Simian W,t refugt!). We hoped that Tasha and BJ would adopt the littJe girl. Aflbr leve.ra1long months, the pl8n for BoBo worktd. Tasba has become a very aa.entlve foster parerll and enjoys grooming BoDo and BJ. Now with a family, 111 has bec::ome extremely proIðCtlvc of his Þ'OUpc. Thdr happiness togedJer was poIIible because of you. \ , \