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Animal control outlines wildfire pet-shelter response and volunteer gains over summer
Summary
Animal control reported emergency pet sheltering during June and July wildfire events (shelter activations June 21–30 and July 3–11), with 353 staff hours and 145 CERT volunteer hours; staff also described volunteer recruitment, foster metrics and increased stray and drop-off intakes, especially cats.
Animal control staff told the commission that the borough activated emergency pet sheltering twice during this summer’s wildfire season and leaned heavily on volunteers and CERT to staff operations.
Animal control manager Sandy (Sandra) Hill said the largest responses were for the Himalaya Road Fire, the Aggie Creek Fire and the Nana Complex Fire. The first shelter stood up shortly before the June solstice (June 21–30) and reopened for July 3–11; Hill said staff logged…
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