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Clerk 10/09/2007
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A MOTION accepting the King County animal care and control citizen's advisory committee's report on improving the humane care of animals in King County's shelters and requesting that the executive take immediate steps to determine the feasibility of the recommendations identified in the report, in addition to exploring the business decision of discontinuing the provision of animal sheltering services and declaring an urgent need for action.
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WHEREAS, on May 29, 2007, the council adopted Ordinance 15801 to reduce rates of euthanasia, redefine the roles and responsibilities of the animal care and control citizen's advisory committee, and reduce access to animals by individuals convicted or charged with animal cruelty, and
WHEREAS, on May 29, 2007, the council passed Motion 12521 relating to the provision of services to animals and requesting that the executive transmit a report to include recommendations to improve the humane care of animals and develop a model animal services program, and
WHEREAS, Motion 12521 further requested that the executive work with the animal care and control citizen's advisory committee to develop the report, and
WHEREAS, the animal care and control citizen's advisory committee has completed a special report to the council and the executive, and
WHEREAS, the animal care and control citizen's advisory committee's special report states that King County's animal services program has deplorable shelters, does not offer sufficient programs to move animals out of the shelter or stem the flow of animals into the shelter and systemically fails to properly investigate animal cruelty, and
WHEREAS, the animal care and control citizen's advisory committee's special report contains forty-seven recommendations to improve King County's humane care of animals and develop a model animal services program, and
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for action to address the deplorable conditions at King Coun...
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