HomeMy WebLinkAboutANI 1992-04-14 Minutes
Animal Shelter Advisory Board
7200 Dick Fisher Dr. S.
Minutes
April 14, 1992
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Dr. Joe Metcalf called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m.
2.
ROLL CALL
Lyle Welch
Shelter Supervisor
Veterinarian
Executive Director, SPCA of
Texas
City Councilman
Present: Sandra Lingren
Joe Metcalf
Warren Cox
Absent:
None
3.
READING OF THE MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 10, 1991
APPROVED
Motion carried 4-0
4.
K-9 KARNIVAL AND GRAND OPENING
The annual K-9 Karnival and Grand Opening will be held on June 6th,
1992. The day will begin at 10:30 with the Grand Opening
ceremonies, and then lead into the events. Beginning at 1:30 there
will be demonstrations given from The Carswell Canine unit and
local Obedience Trainers.
Throughout the day there will be information booths set up by
D.A.R.E. and C.E.S.A.R. We are hoping to have a booth set up by The
Hearing Hounds. The Fire Department will have Freddie the Fire
Hydrant for the children to see, the events will end around
4:00 p.m.
Suggestions were made to contact the Sidekicks, Rangers and KSCS
Radio for Celebrity Judges. Suggestions were also made to contact
the BISD and the PTA groups for help in publicizing the event.
5.
DISCUSS CHANGES TO ORDINANCE #1774
It was suggested to continue to prohibit Wolf-Hybrids in the
Ordinance, but to check on the progress of identifying these
animals (DNA testing).
The Emus and Ostriches will be taken out of the Exotic Section of
the Ordinance and reclassified as livestock.
Under the Cruelty Section check on adding wording "housing" to
Ordinance in addition to "shade and shelter".
6.
RESULTS OF LICENSE INSERTS IN JANUARY WATER BILL
License sales are up since the inserts were put into the water
bill. Suggestions were made to contact Officer Wilkens for
information on how to contact the Neighborhood Watch Groups. Check
wi th Rex McEntire for legalities of using college students as
contract labor to canvas neighborhoods. Put out a press release to
news media on upcoming canvassing and the positive points of
licensing.
7.
STATUS ON WATAUGA INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT
Copies of the 4th Quarter 90-91 and the First Quarter 91-92 billing
were handed out to all Board Members to show the status on the
activities of the Watauga animals.
8.
STATUS ON VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Rae Prang was nominated through United Way as Volunteer of the
Year. The award and recognition will be given by the Mayor Tommy
Brown, and held at Punch Wright Park and Ranger Stadium.
Fund raising for a van to be used by the Volunteers in transporting
the animals to the nursing homes was discussed. suggestions were
made to check with Bob Miller for helpful ideas. Suggestions were
also made to send the proposed letter to car rental agencies,
airlines, area businesses, H&M Foods, large dealerships, airports,
churches, schools, hotels and armed forces.
The adoption counsellors program is off to a good start with
several people wanting to volunteer for this program. Open for
suggestions to better inform the volunteers. At this time Sandy
Lingren holds an orientation program at least twice a month. A tour
of the shelter is given along with a showing of the film From A to
Z.
Some animal behavior is discussed, throughout the orientation and
questions are answered if any.
Suggestions were made to check with Jennie Warnner from Takoma
Humane Society in reference to their counselling program.
9.
BREED RESCUE OPERATIONS
The Board agreed to have the shelter develop a program to govern
the Breed Rescue groups.
10.
OTHER BUSINESS
The early spay/neuter program is going well, there has been no
deaths in the young animals. There has been one death in an older
dog that had heart problems. It was suggested to develop a program
to have detailed document ion on the numbers of spay/neuters, how
many male/female cats/kittens puppies/dogs ect.
It was recommended that the shelter have the new therapy cat
declawed on all four feet at the same time of it's neuter.
11.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.