Sentences with phrase «local animal control budgets»

(Note: Local Animal Control budgets are difficult to obtain.

Cat - loving caregivers may interfere with official trapping attempts, and these methods can consume a significant portion of local animal control budgets.

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We also quickly realized that the budget for our local animal control agencies is so small that we would have to go into the shelters and donate services immediately in order to provide assistance.

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.

Local governments may outsource animal control services to the private sector due to their budget, their community's priorities, and the size of their local cat and dog populaLocal governments may outsource animal control services to the private sector due to their budget, their community's priorities, and the size of their local cat and dog populalocal cat and dog population.

Regardless of the source of your animal control's funding, it's important to remember that your local elected officials are ultimately responsible for approving the budget for animal control programs and services.