Sentences with phrase «shelter staff on duty»

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The stress on shelter staff is significant: no room to put ever more dogs; having to euthanize dogs to make room for new dogs; performing triage on sick animals when space is limited; having to make hard choices about evening and weekend heating and lighting with a small budget; no veterinarian or vet tech on the staff; no evening or weekend staff; no time to network adoptable animals; no available homes in the surrounding communities; inadequate transport vehicles; little or no support from local government; an Animal Control Officer often doing double duty, responsible also for managing the shelter; counties lacking even a shelter or inside kenneling.

All large animal volunteers work under the guidance of the Shelter Manager, or the senior staff member on duty.

Her duties at the shelter included the behavioral assessment of shelter dogs and cats, consultation on behavior issues for adopted and fostered animals, and training of volunteers and staff on animal body language, behavior, and basic care.

This is a tremendous financial and staffing burden for these entities; unwanted dogs, too, may be euthanized if homes are not found or if medical needs are too severe and costly, whch inflicts emotional harm on shelter staff (veterinarian) who have the duty of euthanizing the unwanted or sickly animals.