| |
Immediate Goals |
| |
- Allow animals already adopted to be released rather than euthanized.
- Allow animals “tagged” for adoption to complete the process and be released.
- Allow the currently existing waiver forms and shelter adoption forms to suffice when the adopter requests to go “against medical advice” of the shelter veterinarian.
- Eliminate clerical errors that cost lives by refining policies/procedures and educating the staff. Post/distribute information for adopters to insure the correct process is followed. Use the scanner directly off the truck; call owners of dogs with ID tags immediately off the truck.
- Treat all clients, rescue and public, with respect; do not discriminate against rescue
- Implement the Citizens Advisory Board per the City Charter
- Increase MAS open hours from 26 hours per week to 40 hours per week.
|
| |
|
| |
Benefits |
| |
Each adoption brings $75 of additional revenue immediately and a multiple of that over the pet’s lifetime in supplies, food and veterinary costs which are taxed.
National average of pet owner households is 65%. Based on the 2000 city census, there are around 250,721 pet owner households in Memphis.
|
| |
|
| |
Goals for first quarter 2008 : |
| |
- HIRE A QUALIFIED SHELTER DIRECTOR
- Establish a definition of “adoptable” with input from the Citizen’s Advisory Board, MAS veterinarian, MAS Director (when hired); Post Monthly Statistics
- Implement a call list of rescue organizations to be called immediately for healthy surrendered animals. Currently, most go straight to the euthanasia room.
- Employ only people who are humane oriented. Find positions NOT in animal services for those employees with documented incident reports.
- Utilize only approved methods of euthanasia with trained, caring staff.
|
| |
|
| |
Goals for longer term : |
| |
- New, modern, appropriately designed shelter
- Reduced adoption fees for already altered pets; fee waiver to rescue groups when animal with medical issues is adopted
- Video monitors in the euthanasia room to document that humane methods are followed
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
