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Volunteer urges Pasadena council to add sound suppression at animal shelter to reduce stress on animals
Summary
Ralph Morrissey, a shelter volunteer, asked the council to consider sound suppression systems at the Pasadena animal shelter to reduce kennel noise and to promote volunteering to exercise dogs.
Ralph Morrissey spoke during public comment at the Pasadena City Council meeting on Oct. 21 to urge the city to add sound suppression measures at the animal shelter and to promote volunteer opportunities.
Morrissey, who volunteers at the shelter, described how barking reverberates through the facility and said sound suppression would reduce anxiety and improve animal welfare for dogs housed in 6-by-8-foot kennels. “One of the things I noticed … if one dog starts barking, it echoes throughout and they all start barking. This makes them nervous and anxious, and I think really affects their health,” he said.
Morrissey recounted volunteering with a dog named Buttercup and described taking the animal to an outdoor 30-by-50 play enclosure where the dog ran and engaged well with volunteers. He suggested the city consult experts or contractors to investigate options for sound mitigation and encouraged residents to volunteer to walk and exercise shelter animals.
The request was made during the public-comment period; the council did not announce immediate funding or a plan of action during the Oct. 21 session.
