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Animal Shelter Advisory Board reports capacity strain and proposes DocuPet licensing
Summary
The Animal Shelter Advisory Board told the council it has shifted from enforcement to sheltering, is moving to quarterly meetings and is exploring outsourcing dog licensing to DocuPet to improve field lookups and reminder emails; staff said intake is about 80% public with a three-week wait and adoption rates are slower this season.
Arlen, chair of the Animal Shelter Advisory Board, briefed the council on the board’s shift from enforcement toward animal sheltering and on operational changes since the new shelter director arrived. He said the board has moved to quarterly meetings, broadened membership to include trainers, groomers and veterinarians, and is pursuing ordinance updates to increase owner accountability.
"We'd like to create ordinances that make owners more accountable," Arlen said, adding the board gets…
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