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Katy approves animal adoption program to allow shelter adoptions; council seeks budget trial and performance metrics
Summary
City council voted to approve a city-run animal adoption contract allowing animals to leave the shelter sterilized, vaccinated and microchipped; council members asked for a short trial period, budget estimates and metrics on adoption volume and costs before committing ongoing funds.
The Katy City Council on Monday approved an animal-control adoption program and contract that lets the city's shelter adopt animals directly to the public, with animals sterilized, rabies-vaccinated and microchipped before leaving the facility.
Chief Wojtek, addressing council, said the program aims to shorten animals’ time in the shelter and improve their chances of successful placement. “Our current, like, length of stay is 116 days. That's 4 months,” the chief said, noting long shelter stays increase medical and behavioral problems for animals.
Under the contract presented, animals would be sterilized and vaccinated per state requirements before adoption. Staff said the city's new software will automatically post animals to external adoption platforms and that…
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