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Focus Area: Humane Care of Animals
Description: Ensure a high quality of life for animals in shelter and foster care by providing enrichment, behavioral support, and well-maintained facilities.

Proposed Goals:

  • Increase enrichment, socialization, and behavioral services for animals to enhance their quality of life.

  • Upgrade campus facilities and physical spaces for optimal animal care and staff well-being.

  • Enhance shelter cleanliness and sanitation to maintain a high level of hygiene.

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Focus Area: Sustainable Open Intake
Description: Maintain open intake for strays and owner surrenders, or facilitate care by partners or the public, while reducing demand for intake by managing stray populations and providing resources to help owners keep their pets.

Proposed Goals:

  • Expand spay/neuter services to reduce stray and roaming populations.

  • Improve response times for ASO support, ensuring prompt assistance for community members.

  • Reduce barriers to pet ownership by advocating for pet-friendly policies.

  • Provide resources and educate the community on responsible pet ownership to reduce owner surrenders and keep pets in homes.

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    Focus Area: Goal Live Release Rate
    Description: Maximize the live release rate through increased adoptions, fostering, transfers, and enhanced partnerships and community engagement.

    Proposed Goals:

    • Expand and enhance foster and adoption programs to increase animal placement rates.

    • Improve customer service for adopters and fosters, ensuring they have resources and support.

    • Increase partnerships and transfers to broaden placement options.

    • Increase community awareness of ASO and build trust through transparency and outreach.

    • Evaluate public safety risks and develop pathways for animals with behavioral needs to provide support needed to increase placement opportunities.


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    Focus Area: Public Safety
    Description: Ensure the safety of the public and animals by providing education, working with community partners, and responding quickly to animal welfare concerns.

    Proposed Goals:

    • Increase support for pet owners with behaviorally challenging animals by offering training and resources.

    • Ensure timely responses to animal welfare calls to improve public safety.

    • Improve communication on lost and unowned animals to increase safe handling and reunions.

    • Enhance education on wildlife interactions to foster safe coexistence with local wildlife.

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    Focus Area: Shelter Staff and Volunteers
    Description: Recruit and retain a dedicated, well-trained team by providing the tools, resources, and support needed to create a culture of accountability, inclusion, and belonging.

    Proposed Goals:

    • Enhance working conditions for staff through comprehensive training and support programs.

    • Increase volunteer satisfaction and retention by providing clear roles, training, and positive working environments.

    • Improve operational efficiency by developing, updating, and enforcing clear procedures and standards across the shelter.

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    Overall Strategic Plan Framework

    Focus Areas:

    • Humane Care of Animals

    • Sustainable Open Intake

    • Goal Live Release Rate

    • Public Safety

    • Shelter Staff and Volunteers



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    What excites you most about the draft framework?

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    What else would you like to see included in the plan for ASO to better serve our community?

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