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Saginaw animal services reports higher intakes, details enforcement and finances
Summary
Animal Services staff presented month and fiscal-year shelter statistics (Blue Mound vs. Saginaw), enforcement practices, microchipping and spay/neuter fund balances, and explained how pound fees and donations are used for shelter operations and emergency expenses.
Saginaw Animal Services staff reported higher intake and field-activity numbers for the most recent fiscal year and walked the advisory committee through enforcement practices, microchipping procedures and the shelter’s donation accounts.
Jose, the staff member presenting the update, gave month-by-month and year-to-date totals by city. He said, “Impounded dogs in Blue Mound, we impounded 1. We did 31 in Saginaw,” and provided comparable figures for impounded cats, other intakes, transfers to rescues and adoptions. For the year Jose reported totals including 417 impounded dogs, 417 impounded cats, 137 animals euthanized and 230 adoptions for the fiscal year being discussed, and he compared those figures to the prior fiscal year to show trends.
The committee…
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