City of Sacramento
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Sacramento, CA 95814
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File ID: 2022-01417 July 26, 2022 Discussion Item 1-4
Title: Saving the Stray Animals
File ID: 2022-01417
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Propose the idea that the city opens an Animal Cafe that allows people to come to enjoy friendly animals and potentially adopt/foster an animal. There would be fewer strays on the street and more jobs and volunteer opportunities created.
Also, less stress is put on shelters.
Contact: Kris Wimberly, Recreation Superintendent, (916) 808-6172, [email protected]; Rhonda Patterson, Program Supervisor, (916) 808- 6189, [email protected]; Maria Vides-Medal, Program Coordinator, (916) 808-6162, [email protected]; Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
Presenters:
Link Crew Team The Anomalies
Henry Trac, Hiram Johnson High School, 11th Grade
Iqra Muqaddar, John F. Kennedy High School, 12th Grade
Jayla Brown, John F. Kennedy High School, 11th Grade
Julia Osuna Moreno, C.K. McClatchy High School, 11th Grade Kimora Morley, C.K. McClatchy High School, 11th Grade
Suagao Vue, Grant Union High School, 11th Grade
Jennifer Chan, Inderkum High School, 12th Grade
Michael Washington, S@CH Teacher (7th year)
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1-Description/Analysis:
Issue detail: Here in Sacramento, there is an overflow of animals in shelters and on the streets of the city. This is not a new issue, because this has been reported before on KCRA in 2018 and continues to be reported on to this day. Recently, shelters like the Front Street Animal Shelter as well as the Bradshaw Animal Shelter, have continued to waive adoption fees that come with the process due to the increase in animals and diseases. One trending disease is Kennel Cough (also known as Infectious Respiratory Disease), which affects dogs. There is such an overflow of animals, that Bradshaw Animal Shelter has closed its cat intake until further notice.
Due to it being summer right now, not all animals are strays, most of the shelter’s population are lost animals who ran away due to the fireworks. In an interview with Ryan Hinderman, Communications and Customer Service Manager at Front Street Animal Shelter, he said only 35% of lost animals are claimed by their owners. The remaining 65% of the lost animals stay in the shelter until someone adopts them. In the summer, it is mating season for animals which causes a spike in animals on the street.
An employee from Sacramento's animal shelters would work with the City of Sacramento to develop the Animal Cafes. Funding and support from the community and city are needed to achieve this. This will create more jobs and volunteer opportunities for people in the Sacramento area, offer animals in the shelters a friendly, enjoyable place to be rather than a kennel, and the Cafe will improve human mental health through the positive interactions between fellow people and animals.
Policy consideration: Not Applicable.
Economic impacts: Not Applicable.
Environmental Considerations: Not Applicable.
Sustainability: Not Applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not Applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: Not Applicable.
Financial Considerations: Not Applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not Applicable.
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