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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings 6 findings
F1
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Shelter professionals concur that TNRM (Trap, Neuter, Return, and Monitor) is the most effective management strategy for community cats.
F2
Page 106
Restrictions, due to the pandemic, greatly reduced the two shelters’ provision of low-cost or free spay/neuter surgeries for community cats in Lake County.
F3
Page 106
The veterinary clinics in the County, including Lake County Animal Care & Control and Clearlake Animal Control, are shorthanded and 2021-2022 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 106 overstretched, and providing low-cost sterilizations for community cats is not a priority.
F4
Page 107
The undermanned veterinary clinics are unable to purchase and staff a mobile vet clinic.
F5
Page 107
Lake County Animal Care & Control’s long-term veterinarian recently died; thus, the facility’s Community Cat Program has been on-hold.
F6
Page 107
The Advisory Committee for Lake County Animal Care & Control has not met for almost two years. RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 107That the Board of Supervisors fast-track its recruitment for a replacement veterinarian. (F-1, F-5)
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R2Page 107That the Board of Supervisors commit a portion of its cannabis income to underwrite a voucher system for low-income residents to assist with community cat management. (F-1, F-2, F-3)
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R3Page 107That the Board of Supervisors designate reserve funds over a period of three years to purchase a mobile van to be used by Animal Care & Control staff and trained volunteers to provide vaccinations and sterilization procedures to underserved County residents. (F-1, F-4)
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R4Page 107That the Director of Lake County Animal Care & Control reconvene the Department’s Advisory Committee. (F-1, F-6) RESPONSES In response to Penal Code § 933 (c), the following Response is required: Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3) 90 days The following Response is invited: Lake County Animal Care & Control (R-4) 60 days 2021-2022 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 107 BIBLOGRAPHY Alley Cat Allies - Providing Food and Water: https://www.alleycat.org/community-cat-care/food-and-water-tips/ Alley Cat Allies - Providing Shelter: https://www.alleycat.org/community- cat-care/providing-shelter/ Alley Cat Allies - Helping Cats and People Co-exist: https://www.alleycat.org/community-cat-care/how-to-keep-community-cats- in-an-area/ Alley Cat Allies - How to Help Feral Cats: https://www.alleycat.org/community-cat-care/how-to-keep-community-cats- in-an-area/ Alley Cat Allies - Working with a Veterinarian, https://alleycat.org/community-cat-care/ Animal Control Intake of Free-Roaming Cats. National Animal Care & Control Association, 3/22/2021, https://www.nacanet.org/animal-control- intake-of-free-roaming-cats/ ASPCA Position Statements: Community Cats and Community Cat Programs Responsibilities of Animal Shelters, https://www.spca.org/about-us/aspca-policy-and-position-statements Best Friends Animal Society – Feral Car Resources, https://resources.bestfriends.org/advocacy/community-cats Managing Community Cats. A Guide for Municipal Leaders. The Humane Society of the US. Updated January 2020 San Francisco SPCA Community Cat Resources. https://www.sfspca.org/our-work/community-medicine/community- cats/community-cats-resources/ 2021-2022 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 108 2021-2022 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Page | 109