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Animal control: new kennel near completion, volunteers and adoptions seen as key to capacity
Summary
Council received updates on the new animal-control facility (concrete finished; roof and trusses to go up) and shelter counts (about 28 dogs, 17 cats). Volunteers and adoption campaigns were flagged as essential to avoid long-term sheltering.
Cherokee Village council and the Animal Control Committee reported progress on a new kennel and raised continued concern about shelter capacity and adoption rates.
Committee members said concrete work is complete, sealing will begin shortly and trusses and roofing are due next week, with a hoped-for mid-December completion. "...we'll be setting trusses and beginning to put the roof on the facility... we're hoping that it's no later than mid December," a committee member said.
Animal control officer Miss Megan reported the year'to'date spay/neuter clinic handled about 84 animals and that the shelter currently holds about 28 dogs and 17 cats; three dogs have been on site for more than six months. "...I have about 28 dogs and I want to say 17 cats... I have three dogs that have been there over six months," she said.
Committee members recommended focusing on rapid placement and adoption drives rather than defaulting to long-term sheltering. They cited an online UC Berkeley shelter-capacity calculator and urged sustained volunteer support and ongoing adoption events. The council also approved adding Jeff Tatum to the Animal Control Committee in January to help with post-construction operations.
