HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransmittal - 2/1/2023ERIN MENDENHALL
MAYOR DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC LANDS
OFFICE of the DIRECTOR
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
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Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer
TO: Salt Lake City Council
Darin Mano, Chair
Date Received: 02/01/2023
Date sent to Council: 02/01/2023
DATE: January 31, 2023
FROM: Kristin Riker, Director, Public Lands Department
SUBJECT: Salt Lake County Animal Services for Salt Lake City
STAFF CONTACT: Kristin Riker
Public Lands Director
Kristin.Riker@slcgov.com
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Salt Lake City has contracted with Salt Lake County's Animal Services to provide animal
services within the City since 1991. The contract with Animal Services, which is up for
renewal on June 30, 2024, has provided administration, personnel, equipment, and
supplies necessary to support a modern, well-equipped animal control department in
compliance with applicable laws and standards including, but not limited to:
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Licensing — Collection of licensing fees, issuing licenses, enforcing license requirements,
and enforcing and supporting special programs such as the rabies clinic and neuter/spay
clinics.
Regulation — The regular and systematic program of animal control enforcement,
enforcement of state laws and regulations and City ordinances, and providing a fully
equipped animal control unit which shall respond to requests from within the City Limits
24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Controlling and Shelter Services — Catching stray domestic animals, operating the
shelter, impounding stray animals, collecting fees and fines owed for impounded
animals, providing temporary housing and care for all animals coming in the shelter
from the City Limits including companion animals and livestock, and providing medical
treatment for animals while in shelter care.
Special Programs — Several programs including community outreach and education
programs, adoption events, Community Action Teams, Trap -Neuter -Release,
Rescue/Foster, Behavior Assessment, and Humane Education. All special programs are
provided to maintain the County's "No -Kill" status.
Other Services — Selling impounded animals, adoption for impounded animals,
"euthanizing" and disposing of impounded animals and handling injured or sick animals.
CURRENT SERVICES:
Animal Services processed 3124 animals for Salt Lake City in 2022. Intakes include: 1543
Impounds, 1 abandon, 327 DOAs, 24 transfers, 1074 strays, 68 owner surrender, 74
returns, 12 offspring and 1 euthanasia request.
All calls requesting services are classified by priority 1 thru 5 when they are received.
Field officers and staff respond according to the severity and urgency of the request. The
range begins at the least urgent, priority 5, including permit inspections and quarantine
releases. The most severe calls, priority 5, are for animal injuries and animal attacks.
For 2022, Animal Services received 668 priority 1, 846 priority 2, 3610 priority 3, 684
priority 4 and 98o priority 5 calls. The most calls received are priority 3 which includes
animals at large ("off -leash" and roaming), impounds and cruelty investigations. Most
field calls are condensed in three areas within Salt Lake City — Rosepark, Glendale and
Liberty Wells.
Animal Services issued 205 citations and Notice of Violations in 2022. The most
common violations for these being: animal at large, no license, and no rabies.
The U.S.Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
reports that 152 raccoons and 156 skunks were trapped in Salt Lake City under the Urban
Wildlife Assistance Program. The program also assisted the public with written/phone
consultations as well as personal in person consultations.
Animal Services has several programs and resources for citizens including a monthly pet
food pantry, free animal microchipping, and free animal behavior training workshops.
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Animal Services has also purchased new license tags that include a registerable QR code
to help reunite lost pets with their owners.
Recent challenges include a substantial increased pet population numbers in Salt Lake
County following the Covid-19 pandemic. This has increased the workload for
sterilizations, animal behavior issues and overall shelter intake. To overcome these
challenges Salt Lake County has funded 2 regional projects: a mobile spay and neuter
clinic and a study for a regional animal care campus that includes a state of the art
adoption center.
NEXT STEPS:
Animal Services are constantly seeking funding through donations, grants, partnerships,
and innovative volunteer programing to maximize services.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. SL County Animal Services Presentation
Notes:
Individuals who are available to present to City Council at Work Session:
Talia Butler, Division Director Salt Lake County Animal Services
Carrie Sibert, Liaison coordinator, Salt Lake County Animal Services
Rachel Hopper, Field Lieutenant, Salt Lake County Animal Services
cc: Lisa Shaffer
Mary Beth Thompson
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ATTACHMENT A
SL County Animal Services Presentation
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ANIMAL SERVICES
ANIMAL SERVICES HAD BEEN WORKING TOWARDS NO -KILL
PROGRAMMING SINCE 2000, BUT THE FIRST OFFICIAL YEAR
ACHIEVING NO•KILL WAS 2013. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE
MAINTAINED NO -KILL EVERY YEAR, SAVING TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF LIVES, AND MAKING 2023 AN IMPORTANT
MILESTONE FOR OUR AGENCY, OUR COMMUNITY, THE CITIES
WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE, AND THE PETS THAT ENRICH
OUR LIVES.
TODAY WE SHARE WITH YOU THE SERVICES AND
INITIATIVES THAT HELP MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORTING THE WORK THAT WE DO AND FOR CARING
ABOUT PEOPLE AND PETS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
• After hours on -call emergency
• Holidays, Nights, & Weekends Field Service
• Emergency/Disaster Response & Equipment
• Ability to handle cases with:
o large #s of animals
o livestock
o exotics
• Online Licensing & Pictures
• Enrichment (Agility/Training)
• Adoption Counseling & Follow -Up
• On -Site fully staffed operational Veterinary Clinic
• Lawful Ability to:
Provide Surgeries/Misc. Clinic Services
o Administer Vaccines to Owned Pets
o Prescribe Medicine
• Outreach Programs with dedicated staff:
• Injured Animal Fund
• National leader in no -kill sheltering
• Large social media engagement & community support
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followers
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• NO -KILL SHELTERING.
o ANIMAL SERVICES HAS MAINTAINED OUR NO -KILL STATUS WITH A LIVE RELEASE RATE OVER
90
% SINCE
2013.
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CURRENTLY
THE
LARGEST
NO -KILL
MUNICIPAL
SHELTER
IN
UTAH, AND
ONE OF
THE
LARGEST IN THE NATION.
• PUBLIC AWARENESS.
o VISIBILITY WITH THE PUBLIC, ACHIEVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA REACH, WEB VISITS, EARNED
MEDIA, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND TRAINING. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE OVER 196009000
INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC IN 2023.
• HIGH QUALITY SERVICE AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
o AS ANIMALS DON'T KNOW JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE A UNIFIED
APPROACH
SO THAT
ALL ANIMALS
IN OUR COMMUNITY
CAN BENEFIT FROM
LIFE-SAVING
PROGRAMS
AND ALL
CITIZENS CAN
BENEFIT FROM AN
INCREASED QUALITY
OF SERVICES.
• SAFE EMPLOYEES.
o OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH THE TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND RESOURCES THEY
NEED TO 00 THEIR JOBS WELL AND TO STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE.
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Category Dogs Cats
Other/'Wild
Total Animals
Beginning Shelter Count
76
136
33
245
Intake Totals
2581
3249
437
6267
Adoptions
918
1100
106
2124
Transfers/Rescue
169
628
162
959
Redemptions
1327
1276
104
2707
Euthanasia
122
208
69
399
Outcome Totals
2536
3212
441
6189
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Species
Total
Amphibian/Reptile
13
Bird
14
Cat
971
Crab/Fish
4
Dog
1147
Small Mammal
63
Livestock
3
Insect/Arachnid
3
Kitten
629
Puppy
116
Wildlife
161
Totals
3124
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Circumstance Total
Abandoned 1 of
ACO Impound
DOA
1543
327
Euth Request
1
Owner Surrender
68
Returns
74
Shelter Offspring
12
Stray
(over the counter)
1074
Transfer 24
Totals 3124
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AN01 - Animal Impound
4th Quarter
300
2022 Total
1417
AN02 - Animal At Large
242
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AN03 - Animal Cruelty
152
623
AN04 - Animal In Vehicle
16
196
AN05 - Injured/Sick/In-Distress/Rescue
74
381
AN06 - Wild/Exotic
7
37
AN07 - Animal Attack
58
290
AN08 - Livestock Problem
4
17
AN09 - Animal Bite
100
484
AN10 - Home Quarantine Release
AN11 - Animal Nuisance
48 234
127 493
AN12 - Agency Assist
78
303
AN13 - Special Assignment/TNR
AN14 - Citizen Inquiry
124
168
570
840
AN15 - Permit Inspection
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CALLS BY PRIORITY
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OFFICERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS
THESE OFFICERS HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THEIR DAILY
RESPONSIBILITIES. EACH HAS SHOWN IMPECCABLE QUALITY IN THEIR
WORK AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.
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ANIMAL CARE CAMPUS GOALS
REGIONAL ADOPTION & EDUCATION
CENTER
County Council approved funding for a
study for a regional animal care campus!
• This facility will serve as an animal
adoption center for animal control
agencies.
• Provide educational trainings, interactive
areas, and activities for the public.
• Includes a regional dog park, event venue
space, and a variety of animal related
resources.
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MOBILE SPAY & NEUTER CL
MOBILE VET CLINIC THAT WILL PROVIDE
SPAY & NEUTER SURGERIES COUNTYWIDE
The County Council approved funding
for a mobile clinic that will help assist
low income families around the valley.
The clinic will operate for 18 months.
9 Each week the mobile clinic will go to
various neighborhoods within Salt Lak
County and provide pet sterilization
surgeries.
PET FOOD PANTRY
MONTHLY PET FOOD AND
SUPPLIES GIVEAWAY
Funded and supplied through dona
and grants our agency hosts a mon
pantry to assist residents in need.
Residents who are struggling and r.
assistance with pet food and suppli
can drive up and receive needed fo
and supplies when available.
FREE MICROCHIPPING
ALL RESIDENTS IN SALT LAKE COUNTY A
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A FREE MICROCHIP
FOR EACH OF THEIR FURRY COMPANIONS
• Microchipping has helped reunite
countless lost pets with their
owners.
• Our Petlink microchips are
internationally recognizable.
• Only requires a simple one time �-
injection and your pet is set for life!
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LICENSING
RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO LICENSE
ALL OWNED DOGS AND IN SOME JURISDICTIONS
CATS AND OTHER PETS PER ORDINANCES.
• Licensing is the only lawful way to
prove ownership.
• Requires a valid and current rabies -
vaccination.
• Residents are able to license at the
shelter, online, or by phone
• Our new license tags feature a QR
code through pawfinder.com to help
reunite lost pets with their owners
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