Animal Shelter

Reports – I have attached the February and March Shelter reports.
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Operational Improvements – City Staff and PAWS Board members are working together to make some operational improvements at the shelter. Kassidy Wesson (Main Street Director) who had a career as a Vet Tech has been particularly helpful with some recommendations. She spent a few days working with the shelter staff cleaning and organizing the shelter. PAWS Board members have made great recommendations which will aide increasing adoptions. While we view operational improvements as a continual process, here are the areas we are starting to address:

• Increasing ACO and Shelter Management Training
• Scheduling Adoptions Appointments
• Scheduling Volunteer Assignments
• Marching Volunteers, Volunteer Duties and Animals  
• Limiting APL visits to Shelter Site Only for Shelter Non-adopted Animals
• Opening for Public Only After Daily Animal Care is Completed
• Improving Social Media Presence for Adoptions Events and Volunteer Opportunities
• Improve Public Communication
• Improving Security Procedures