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Mayor’s Ad Hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee’s Recommended Strategic Direction PlanMarch 27, 2017
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Mayor’s Ad Hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Members
• Karen Bennett, former Metro District 8 Council Member
• Lauren Bluestone, Director of MACC
• Rebecca Burcham, former Chair of Nashville
Humane Association
• Natalie Corwin, Executive Director of Pet Community Center
• Janis Sontany, former Metro District 27 Council Member
and TN State Representative 53 District
• Lisa Stetar, Executive Director of Crossroads Campus
• Nancy Whittemore, Chair
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Table of Contents
Introduction and Process Background Mayor’s Ad Hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Setting Focus Investigation and Research Results
General Recommendations Nashville Coalition for SAFE Placement Public Survey Coordinated Communications Plan “Nashville Animal Awareness Month”
Work Group Recommendations Resource Catalog and Rescue Development Volunteer and Foster Program Education Community Cat Programming Legislation
Appendix: Work Group Recommendation Sheets
Appendix: Mentor Organization & Aspirational City Best Practices
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Background
The past forty years have seen a gradual but dramatic shift in the way people think about and treat animals. While the concept of “animal welfare” once seemed radical, it is now a mainstream expectation.
Concern for animal welfare transcends political, socio-economic, and regional boundaries. Put simply, people, more than ever before, think and care about how animals are treated in their communities.
Nashville’s welcoming ways, embrace of diversity, and caring for those in need is critical to our image and why people from around the country want to live and work here. As home to a growing population, it is only reasonable to expect that the animal population will also be mounting. In the midst of this exciting time of growth, it is prudent to consider the way in which local government addresses and manages animal welfare.
Mayor’s Ad Hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Mayor Barry accepted the challenge of 100% safe placement of healthy and treatable animals as part of the FY 2017 Public Investment Plan (PIP) budget
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process. Toward that end, Mayor Barry established an animal welfare advisory committee in August 2016, to both build on progress and stimulate game changing advances. Community stakeholders and advocates, selected by the mayor, comprise this ad hoc committee and were commissioned to make recommendations for the implementation of a county-wide, animal welfare strategy.
Setting Focus The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee members along with a myriad of others recruited by the committee have worked to envision and plan for a more proactive, systemic approach to animal welfare. The committee began its work by identifying focus areas and establishing work groups to research best practices as well as identify methods and objectives in each of the following areas.
▪ Resource Catalog and Rescue Development — catalog existing, animal welfare resources and support rescue organizations through enhanced public-private partnerships as well as improved coordination, collaboration, and partnerships.
▪ Volunteer and Foster Program — effective community engagement and a thriving volunteer and foster network by offering practical benefits such as reduced demand on shelter resources, temporary homes for animals, reduced animal stress (making them more desirable for adoption), and avenues for adoption.
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▪ Education — humane education for the community and programmatic training available to volunteers and professionals on the front lines of animal welfare work.
▪ Community Cat Programming — programs and support structures addressing outdoor cat overpopulation.
▪ Legislation — clarity and improvements in and removal of barriers to animal welfare through the legislative process.
It is also important to note that the Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee limited its work and recommendations to cats and dogs.
Investigation and Research To complete the responsibilities of the five work groups, the committee has enlisted over 25 additional representatives within the animal welfare community (representing affiliations with Agape Rescue, Best Friends Animal Society, Crossroads, Habitat for Paws, Heaven Can Wait, Hip Donelson Lost & Found Pets, Mayor’s Youth Council, Metro Animal Care & Control, Music City Animal Advocates, Nashville Humane Association, Oasis, Pet Community Center, Rescue/Lost & Found, and Target Zero).
The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee was also assisted by nationally-recognized organizations including Best Friends Animal Society, Tar-get Zero, and Mars Petcare.
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Finally, the committee opened dialogs with community groups and agencies in “aspirational cities,” both large and small, from across the country that have garnered animal welfare successes worth emulating. Those aspirational cities include: Austin, Texas (Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter); Jacksonville, Florida; Los Angeles, California (No Kill Los Angeles initiative); New York City, New York (New York City Mayor’s Alliance); and San Antonio, Texas.
Results To help make recent advances in animal welfare sustainable over the long haul,
the committee began with the following goal:
“100% safe placement of healthyand treatable animals”
With that motivation, the committee developed a strategic framework reflected by this document and began the creation of a connected network of private sector, stakeholders and advocates. As this plan is implemented there will be opportunities for more and more people to make meaningful, productive commitments to assist with continued deployment of animal welfare best practices.
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Nashville Coalition for SAFE Placement... SAFE (Saving Animals For Ever) The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee strongly recommends the establishment of the Nashville Coalition for SAFE Placement (SAFE), a pub-lic-private alliance in the form of a new, separate entity that is not a component of either government or any one interest group.
While Nashville’s animal welfare community has many dedicated agencies that work diligently to achieve 100% safe placement of healthy, treatable animals, a dearth of collaboration results in conditions offering few means to accomplish comprehensive assessments of problems or execute systemic solutions. The myriad of government and private/non-profit sector entities address the welfare of animals in Nashville and Davidson County through a plethora of programs and work of individuals. However, these entities carry on most of their work in discrete silos without substantial coordination, strategic direction, delineated objectives, or consistent communication. These organizations overlap services, duplicate efforts, and compete for limited resources doled out sparingly.SAFE, comprised of local government agencies, rescue organizations, advocacy groups, and supporting businesses or partners, would serve as the entity mandated to organize, guide, market, fund, foster, and facilitate local, animal welfare activities— with the specific aim of achieving 100% safe placement of healthy and treatable animals. The committee envisions that SAFE would be independent from politics, government organizational and procedural restraints, competition for resources (to the extent possible), and special interest rivalry.
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All organizations meeting and agreeing to common criteria for participation would comprise SAFE.
By establishing SAFE as an independent body that is not embedded within or responsible to any one local agency or organization, competing priorities would pose fewer barriers. Free to operate around typical entrepreneurial and collaborative practices, raise issues, and stress concerns, an independent entity would help to make animal welfare a permanent and important, local priority. With SAFE accepted and recognized as best practice authority, local animal welfare agencies and organizations, both public and private, would benefit from its guidance.
A real coalition is “built” rather than “declared.” Accordingly, the Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee would set the process in motion by selecting an independent, convening entity to manage the coalition-building and organizational implementation. The entity will perform administrative functions for the coalition, make strategic recommendations for achieving 100% safe placement, and foster ongoing, successful collaboration between participating organizations.
The Mayor’s ad hoc committee envisions that a steering committee will guide the “management” of the coalition and will be responsible for achieving and sustaining the 100% safe placement goal by developing, programming, and staffing for success. Further, SAFE will replace the ad hoc committee as animal welfare advisor to the Mayor.
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Best Friends Animal Society (Best Friends) is the Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee’s selection for the above-referenced, independent, coalition-convening and organizing entity. Best Friends is a national animal welfare organization dedicated to stopping the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters. A leader in the movement, Best Friends runs the nation’s largest sanctuary for companion animals, adoption centers, and spay and neuter facilities in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, New York, and Atlanta as well as lifesaving programs in partnership with more than 1,600 rescue groups and shelters across the country. Since its founding in 1984, Best Friends has helped reduce the number of animals killed in American shelters from 17 million per year to an estimated 4 million, and this organization has extensive experience with building effective initiatives that reduce the number of animals entering shelters and increase the number who find homes. Best Friends will take on the task at hand and offer significant, in-kind resources if it is placed in this organizational management role.
As its capacity grows, SAFE would also become responsible for the execution and continued implementation of other components of this plan.
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Public Survey The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee recommends regular, comprehensive, public surveying to measure animal welfare opinions and con-ditions. This would involve an initial survey resulting in a baseline, Nashville/Da-vidson County animal welfare scorecard as well as periodic, follow-up surveying
that will provide regular updates and reporting to Mayor and citizens.
“What gets measured gets managed ... what gets managed gets done.“It is critically important to quantify status, activities, and progress by means of an objective, professional tool using common, logical metrics and enable citizens and officials to see both how our animal welfare movement impacts the pet population and how our efforts stack up in comparison to our peer and aspirational cities.
The Metro Public Health Department has offered to devote resources for survey design, distribution, analysis, reporting, publication, and tracking over time.
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Coordinated Communications Plan The committee recommends that the local, animal welfare community collaborate on and commit to a consistent “brand” and messaging strategy that takes full advantage available communication channels— including Metro Nashville Network and Nashville.gov, local news media, advocacy group websites, and a variety of other public and private media outlets. Communicating the depth and breadth of both animal welfare needs and available resources and services is an important, ongoing task that can be most effectively accomplished through coordinated effort and marketing strategies.
A key gap in the public’s understanding of animal welfare in Nashville is inadequate knowledge about basic animal care and awareness of the resources and services available as well as the lack of efforts to provide such information. Pursuant to a coordinated communications plan, a series of videos, web pages, print materials, teaching aids, and other communications would more effectively deliver the relevant messages and make needed information more readily available on-demand when citizens want it.
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“Nashville Animal Awareness Month”The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee asks the Mayor to designate and declare an “Animal Welfare Awareness Month” devoted to raising the profile of and public awareness about animal welfare and the associated movement. Such a declaration would make clear that animal welfare is a local priority and highlight the Mayor’s commitment to it. It would also focus community attention on how they can be part of achieving the goal of 100% safe placement of healthy and treatable animals.
Work Group Recommendations3 15
Resource Catalog The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee recommends the compilation, publication, and maintenance of a comprehensive catalog of front-line, safety-net animal welfare resources available in Nashville/Davidson County. A plethora of organizations in the area are dedicated to keeping pets in their homes and out of shelters, but there is currently no sustained central repository/source for that information. Such a resource catalog would be a comprehensive tool reasonably maintained by the proposed SAFE coalition.
An animal welfare resource catalog will be an important first step in raising awareness across the community about all the front-line, safety-net resources available. It will certainly serve in connecting citizens of Metro Nashville to those resources, but it would also undoubtedly become a vital tool within the animal welfare community.
“Safety Net” Support Funding The committee recommends the establishment of a program offering support to selected animal welfare “safety net” and front-line “intervention” organizations in the form of short-term funding resources. Nashville/Davidson County is fortunate to have a number of small, private organizations that play specific and crucial roles in achieving the 100% safe placement target. Some of these “boots on the ground” groups intermittently need a small amount of short-term funding to support safety-net services.
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Resource Catalog and Rescue Development
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The committee envisions that the SAFE coalition will identify sustainable funding mechanisms along with resources and will administer a program to provide coalition participant funding with a demonstrated capacity for serving local animal welfare needs. This kind of support for participating members is a collaborative approach that offers a means to leverage funding for exponentially greater positive outcomes upon which meeting the “100% challenge” depends.
Gap Analysis and Action Plans The committee recommends that, upon completion of the resource catalog described above, an independent entity be tasked with performing a gap analysis— focused exclusively on available, local resources— to identify gaps in services that are needed in accordance with recognized, national, best practices. Such a gap analysis would be followed by the development and implementation of an action plan executed to address any identified service deficiencies.
On-Line Resources and Tools The committee recommends the creation and maintenance of an on-line, animal welfare portal. This portal, for all local things “animal welfare,” would be used to connect, update, and communicate between SAFE partners and the public. Most importantly, this portal would offer a variety of tools and resources promoting animal welfare and facilitating rescue/front-line service development. This resource would be independently operated on third-party servers (to permit an array of public relations and fund-raising activities).
Resource Catalog and Rescue Development
Work Group Recommendations3 17
This web portal would be an evolution of the resource catalog from a static, paper/PDF document to a dynamic, database-driven tool for the public and coalition agencies. It would become a critical tool (ideally, managed by the proposed SAFE coalition), and back-end functionality would enable the community to aggregate and share data across agencies, and provide our community an animal welfare dashboard. By increasing awareness and more effective use of animal welfare assets, this interactive resource would help with achieving the 100% safe placement target.
Resource Catalog and Rescue Development
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Foster Training Manual The committee recommends the commitment of resources to the publication and maintenance of a “uniform” foster training manual that is collaboratively created with input from a wide range of local rescue, sheltering, and other front-line service providers holding expertise in foster training.
Foster homes for animals is an essential component of the needed web of resources. Such temporary homes reduce animal stress (making them more desirable for adoption), provide avenues for adoption, and create a stronger human and animal relationship. Tools to ease the development of these resources is an important need common to many local rescue and service organizations.
To achieve the safe animal placement vision, all animal rescue and service groups need a robust structure and clear, consistent guidance enabling them to efficiently recruit and retain a strong foster and volunteer network. The recommended foster training manual is one means to focus on and achieve effective community engagement and create a thriving network that makes a real, practical difference. It would identify best practices and help the SAFE coalition partners to operate at their maximum placement potential and become more efficient and effective. Not only would such a foster training manual help community organizations take in and place more animals, but the collaborative effort to develop the resource will also help build trust and cohesiveness within the local animal welfare community.
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Foster and Volunteer Resources The development of foster resources, including the proposed foster training manual, and their maintenance through an ongoing, collaborative effort is a critical, companion to the preceding recommendation of the Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.
With the successful completion of the proposed foster training manual, a functioning team will have been created that could evolve and be maintained as a cohesive cadre strategically offering animal welfare services and methods for effective community engagement— a sound basis for creating a thriving foster and volunteer network. Constant research and implementation of best practices through commonly and readily available tools— particularly in specialized foster situations— will assist all front-line, animal rescue and service organizations to operate more efficiently, effectively, and in concert.
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Humane Education Curriculum The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee recommends the development of a Humane Education curriculum for use in public schools (starting in elementary school). A Humane Education course of study can cultivate greater respect and empathy for animals and empower students with tools inspiring more compassionate choices and better citizens. Long-term improvements with the problems of animal abuse and neglect, animal overpopulation, and animal surrender are the intended outcomes of these studies designed to build a culture of animal welfare awareness.
The recommended program would integrate, align with, and supplement existing education standards in a series of lesson topics such as the following (offered by the DFL animal shelter in Denver, Colorado):
• Respecting animals’ feelings to keep everyone safe• Caring for pets• Dog behavior and safety around dogs• Cat behavior and safety around cats• Understanding why pets do what they do• Behavior training for pets• Pet overpopulation• Animal abuse and violence
Education
Work Group Recommendations3 21
Humane Education Coordinator The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee recommends the designation of a coordinator dedicated to implementing a Humane Education program in public schools.
Recognizing the vast and varied duties of public school teachers and understanding reasonable limitations of professional scope, the committee finds that such devoted support staffing would be critical to the success of a Humane Education program. A Humane Education Coordinator would be responsible for animal welfare curriculum development and would be tasked with assisting and supplementing classroom educators to implement it.
Community Education Program The committee recommends the development, strategic piloting, and continued, targeted implementation of an animal welfare community education program. This recommended program would be designed to offer consistent, pro-active, educational outreach for animal welfare through a series of family-based awareness and learning events such as adoption fairs, veterinary clinics, shelter tours, neighborhood classes, and mobile pet care library among others. Community education events would also seek to leverage local residents, businesses, and faith community, along with social-service organizations such as Boys and Girls Clubs, and partnerships with Metro agencies (e.g., Metro Action Commission, Parks, Public Libraries, and Health Department— WIC mobile and MACC) for maximum impact.
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The committee envisions that program components would be first conceptualized and piloted in smaller scale trials to determine effective approaches that engage citizens. These pilot events would target residents of the zip code 37208 area, which has been identified as a locale with more pressing animal welfare challenges. Then, through trial and error, a community education program focusing on real world issues and needs would be formalized and subsequently expanded to strategically target other geographic areas.
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All cats represent different points on a socialization continuum. Pet cats, living inside or outside their domestic homes, are well-adjusted to their owner but may vary in socialization to strangers. Stray cats may have been socialized at some point, but have left or lost their permanent homes as well as most human contact and dependence, and may adopt unfriendly behavior. Cats, that are not socialized to humans and live outdoors on their own, tend to be fearful of people in general although they may exhibit some familiarity with their caretaker. Such cats have either never had significant human contact or the effects of human contact has been lost.
Community Cat Program Cats, that are not socialized and live outdoors wherever they choose, forge strong bonds with one another and form family groups called colonies. They also have a strong bond with their established outdoor home. Adult cats that are not socialized can live full, healthy lives even if they not adoptable.
The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee endorses the Community Cat program because it is humane, efficient, effective, and indispensable to addressing outdoor cat overpopulation and achieving 100% safe placement of healthy and treatable animals.
Successful Community Cat programs are implemented across the country and work to improve the lives of healthy, outdoor cats. In this program, cats are sterilized, ear-tipped, and vaccinated. Most importantly, these cats returned to their outdoor homes after being sterilized, and the outdoor cat population is decreased over time.
Community Cat Programming
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Cats adapt and manage to thrive year-round in all types of climates across the U.S. and Canada. Allowing healthy cats to continue living outdoors in the homes they have known is far more acceptable than killing them. Consequently, Community Cat programs are favorably recognized and supported nation-wide by most professional, animal welfare organizations.
Placement Program Alternatives The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee recommends increasing placement options for cats that are not suitable for release. While there may be a range of options to help avoid killing cats, there is a need for more and improved alternatives for the placement of cats and kittens that might be socialized to humans.
It is likely that many creative approaches would prove effective in varying degrees. For example, if local cat welfare organizations commit the necessary resources, a cat adoption shelter dedicated to no kill practice and completely separate from MACC might be one such option. Other examples — such as launching a strong marketing campaign to encourage adoptions, promote micro-chipping, and increasing local foster capacity — are also reflected in other sections of this strategic direction plan.
The committee recommends adherence to the guidance and practices of our mentor organizations and aspirational cities (reference Exhibit: Mentor Organization and Aspirational City Practices) in determining the positive outcome for each cat.
Community Cat Programming
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Working Cat Program The committee also recommends implementation of a Working Cat program as another means to help address the free-roaming cat population problem. This is a placement program with the distinction that cats are placed in locations— like a warehouse, distillery, brewery, ranch, mill or barn— where they spend their lives helping control rodents and pests.
A Working Cat program is recommended with the understanding that, “because of the negative impacts on the cats, relocation should be a last option, something to be considered only after all other possibilities have been exhausted and if the cats’ lives are in imminent danger if they remain where they are” (source: www.alleycat.org/about/frequently-asked-questions-faq/). Accordingly, this program may be a good option for cats that otherwise would not be suitable for adoption and whose home territory is no longer a safe option.
A Working Cat program would prioritize cats that have no other alternative, such as tame cats with litter box issues, poorly socialized indoor cats, and cats whose caretakers are moving. These cats would simply be tasked with working for their shelter, food, and water. Other elements of such a program are: no adoption fee and free transport for spayed/neutered and vaccinated cats determined suitable for the work by animal specialists.
Community Cat Programming
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By providing options for these difficult to place cats, a Working Cat program can also provide a service to businesses and the community at large with pest control and increase community awareness and involvement in the care of Nashville’s cat population.
Community Cat Programming
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Selected Metro Animal Care and Control Initiatives The Mayor’s ad hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee supports MACC’s following, legislation-related initiatives.
• $2 increase in registration/license fees• on-line registration automation• MACC ordinance update
(Code of Ordinances, Title 8)Committee support of the latter two items is contingent upon its further approval subsequent to reviewing specific details proposed for on-line registration and MACC’s redraft of its own authorizing ordinance.
Encourage Pet Spay/Neuter The committee recommends that designees of the Mayor and MACC review current law and consider potential legislation that would encourage the spaying/neutering of pets. A reduction of the local, fertile animal population is critical to addressing overpopulation problems that manifest as more animals without homes. Legislation toward that end may include, but would not be limited to ordinances that incentivize pet spaying/neutering (e.g., provisions permitting MACC to implement fee discounts for qualifying pet registrations, publicly funded spaying/neutering, et cetera).
Promote Micro-Chipping Pets The committee recommends that designees of the Mayor and MACC review current law and regulations and consider potential legislation that would specifically promote pet micro-chipping. Micro-chipping provides the ability to quickly and easily reunite lost pets and owners. This technology expedites the process for returning lost animals because animal control personnel can access owner information while in the field and return animals without them being taken to MACC’s shelter.
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Appendix: Work Group Recommendation Sheets
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Par
ties
: Le
ad—
Dr.
San
mi A
reo
la, A
ctin
g D
epu
ty D
irec
tor,
Hea
lth
Dep
artm
ent
Sup
po
rt—
Lau
ren
Blu
esto
ne,
Ad
viso
ry C
om
mit
tee,
Pro
po
sed
Co
alit
ion
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
gath
er in
pu
t to
des
ign
su
rvey
H
ealt
h D
epar
tmen
t, P
rop
ose
d C
oal
itio
n
des
ign
su
rvey
& m
eth
od
olo
gy
Hea
lth
Dep
artm
ent
lau
nch
su
rvey
H
ealt
h D
epar
tmen
t, P
rop
ose
d C
oal
itio
n
gath
er p
rim
ary
& s
eco
nd
ary
rese
arch
H
ealt
h D
epar
tmen
t
gath
er p
ub
lic in
pu
t H
ealt
h D
epar
tmen
t
pu
blis
h r
epo
rt
Hea
lth
Dep
artm
ent,
May
or’
s o
ffic
e
A1
-3
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 3
—
Exe
cute
A C
oo
rdin
ate
d C
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
Pla
n
Co
mm
un
icat
ing
the
bre
adth
an
d d
epth
of
anim
al w
elfa
re n
eed
s, r
eso
urc
es a
nd
ser
vice
s is
an
imp
ort
ant,
on
goin
g ta
sk.
The
anim
al w
elf
are
com
mu
nit
y w
ill
colla
bo
rate
on
a c
on
sist
en
t “b
ran
d”
and
mes
sage
s to
be
del
iver
ed t
hro
ugh
as
man
y ch
ann
els
as p
oss
ible
– in
clu
din
g M
etro
-ru
n o
nes
like
Ch
ann
el 3
an
d
Nas
hvi
lle.g
ov
and
new
s m
edia
ch
ann
els
to in
clu
de
a va
riet
y o
f p
ub
lic a
nd
pri
vate
med
ia o
utl
ets.
Age
ncy
we
bsi
tes
are
ano
ther
ou
tlet
fo
r th
ese
mes
sage
s.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
A k
ey g
ap in
th
e p
ub
lic’s
un
der
stan
din
g o
f an
imal
we
lfar
e in
Nas
hvi
lle is
sim
ple
aw
aren
ess
of
the
reso
urc
es a
nd
se
rvic
es a
vaila
ble
, as
wel
l as
bas
ic c
are.
A s
eri
es
of
vid
eos,
web
pag
es, p
rin
t m
ater
ials
, tea
chin
g ai
ds
and
oth
er c
om
mu
nic
atio
ns
will
del
ive
r th
e m
essa
ges
dir
ectl
y, a
s w
ell a
s m
ake
th
em a
vaila
ble
on
-dem
and
w
hen
cit
izen
s n
eed
th
e in
form
atio
n.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
La
un
ch: 1
2 m
on
ths
+ o
ngo
ing
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
Lau
nch
: $50
,00
0 +
$25
,00
0 a
nn
ual
ly
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: Le
ad—
Pro
po
sed
Co
alit
ion
Sup
po
rt—
MA
CC
, Met
ro
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
asse
mb
le c
on
ten
t &
bro
ad m
essa
gin
g
con
trac
t w
ith
age
ncy
fo
r b
ran
din
g
use
Met
ro r
eso
urc
es t
o c
ut
vid
eo s
erie
s fo
r C
han
nel
3 a
nd
Yo
uTu
be
dev
elo
p a
nd
pla
ce P
ub
lic S
ervi
ce A
nn
ou
nce
men
ts
crea
te t
each
ing
aid
s
po
ste
r ca
mp
aign
in c
om
mu
nit
y ce
nte
rs
A1
-4
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 4
—
Dec
lare
an
“A
nim
al W
elfa
re A
war
enes
s” M
on
th
May
or
wo
uld
des
ign
ate
a m
on
th d
evo
ted
to
an
imal
we
lfar
e aw
aren
ess
hel
ps
rais
e th
e p
rofi
le o
f th
is m
ove
men
t, a
nd
wo
uld
fo
cus
com
mu
nit
y at
ten
tio
n o
n h
ow
th
ey c
an b
e p
art
of
the
solu
tio
n t
o t
he
100%
saf
e p
lace
men
t go
al.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
A d
ecla
rati
on
fro
m t
he
May
or
abo
ut
a m
on
th d
evo
ted
to
an
imal
we
lfar
e aw
aren
ess
hel
ps
pro
mo
te t
he
ove
r-ar
chin
g go
al, a
nd
mak
es c
lear
th
is is
a p
rio
rity
fo
r N
ash
ville
, an
d e
stab
lish
es o
ur
cred
enti
als
as a
pet
-fri
end
ly c
ity.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
1
2-1
8 m
on
ths
Nee
d t
ime
to p
lan
eve
nts
. Sp
rin
g ti
me
wo
uld
be
a p
erfe
ct f
or
pu
pp
y/ki
tte
n s
easo
n.
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
Low
Per
hap
s a
no
min
al a
mo
un
t fo
r p
rom
oti
on
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: Le
ad—
May
or’
s O
ffic
e
Sup
po
rt—
MA
CC
, Pro
po
sed
Co
alit
ion
A1
-5
RES
OU
RC
E W
OR
K G
RO
UP
Ch
airs
: N
atal
ie C
orw
in a
nd
Lau
ren
Blu
esto
ne
Mem
ber
s: S
eth
Mo
ntg
om
ery
(MA
CC
), S
ara
Fuq
ua
(PC
C),
Jo
y B
each
(N
HA
), R
enae
Haw
kin
s (H
FP),
Am
y G
argu
s (H
CA
), N
ikki
Kel
ley
(Bes
t Fr
ien
ds)
, Lis
a St
eta
r (C
ross
road
s C
amp
us)
TA
RG
ET:
10
0%
saf
e p
lace
me
nt
of
hea
lth
y &
tre
atab
le a
nim
als
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 1
—
Pu
blis
h a
n A
nim
al W
elfa
re R
eso
urc
e C
atal
og
Co
mp
ile
and
pu
bli
sh a
co
mp
reh
ensi
ve c
atal
og
of
– an
d f
or
– fr
on
t-li
ne,
saf
ety
-net
an
imal
wel
fare
res
ou
rces
ava
ilab
le in
Dav
idso
n C
ou
nty
.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Th
ere
are
a p
leth
ora
of
org
aniz
atio
ns
in t
he
area
ded
icat
ed t
o k
eep
ing
pet
s in
th
eir
ho
mes
an
d o
ut
of
shel
ters
, bu
t th
ere
is n
o c
entr
al r
epo
sito
ry f
or
that
in
form
atio
n. T
his
is t
he
firs
t st
ep in
rai
sin
g aw
aren
ess
acro
ss t
he
anim
al w
elfa
re c
om
mu
nit
y o
f al
l th
e fr
on
t-li
ne,
saf
ety
-net
res
ou
rces
av
aila
ble
, an
d
ult
imat
ely
con
nec
tin
g th
e ci
tize
ns
of
Met
ro N
ash
vil
le t
o t
ho
se r
eso
urc
es.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Q
uic
k W
in:
3 m
on
ths
Fu
nd
ing
Nee
ds:
T
he
init
ial w
ork
of
the
cata
log
has
alr
ead
y b
egu
n, a
nd
can
be
pu
bli
shed
by
Ap
ril
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: N
on
e –
tim
e is
th
e p
rim
ary
reso
urc
e
Lea
d—
Nat
alie
Co
rwin
Oth
er I
nfo
rmat
ion
: T
his
is p
has
e 1
of
a 2
-ph
ase
pro
ject
; it
is a
web
-pu
bli
shed
PD
F d
ocu
men
t d
esig
ned
fo
r ag
enci
es in
th
e A
nim
al w
elfa
re
Co
mm
un
ity.
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
me
nd
atio
n b
e im
ple
me
nte
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rga
niz
ati
on
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
T
arg
et
com
ple
tio
n D
ate
com
ple
te c
atal
og
of
reso
urc
es
• es
tab
lish
cri
teri
a fo
r co
mp
ilin
g th
e li
st
Nat
alie
& N
ikk
i M
arch
1, 2
01
7
com
pil
e in
to r
ead
able
, acc
essi
ble
fo
rmat
• in
form
atio
n d
esig
n &
org
aniz
atio
n
Nat
alie
& N
ikk
i M
arch
15
, 20
17
A1
-6
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rga
niz
ati
on
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
T
arg
et
com
ple
tio
n D
ate
• ex
cel d
ocu
men
t av
aila
ble
po
st t
o w
eb p
ages
fo
r ag
enci
es
• ca
ptu
re d
ow
nlo
ad in
fo: e
mai
l •
goo
gle
do
cs p
ost
ing
Nik
ki
Ap
ril 1
, 20
17
emai
l to
age
ncy
co
nta
cts
N
atal
ie
Ap
ril 1
, 20
17
up
dat
e ca
talo
g q
uar
terl
y P
rop
ose
d C
oal
itio
n
Jun
e 1
5, 2
01
7
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 2
—
Sh
ort
Ter
m G
ap F
un
din
g fo
r Fr
on
tlin
e A
gen
cies
Cre
ate
a sh
ort
-ter
m, g
ap f
un
din
g m
ech
anis
m f
or
smal
l, sa
fety
-net
org
aniz
atio
ns
enga
ged
in d
oo
r-to
-do
or,
an
imal
wel
fare
inte
rven
tio
ns
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Th
ere
are
a n
um
ber
of
smal
l, p
riva
te o
rgan
izat
ion
s in
Dav
idso
n C
ou
nty
th
at p
lay
sp
ecif
ic a
nd
cru
cial
ro
les
in a
chie
vin
g th
e ta
rget
of
10
0%
saf
e p
lace
men
t.
Som
e o
f th
ese
“bo
ots
on
th
e gr
ou
nd
” gr
ou
ps
nee
d a
sm
all a
mo
un
t o
f sh
ort
-ter
m f
un
din
g to
su
pp
ort
th
eir
safe
ty-n
et s
ervi
ces,
wh
ile
the
pro
po
sed
An
imal
W
elfa
re C
oal
itio
n id
enti
fies
su
stai
nab
le f
un
din
g m
ech
anis
ms
acro
ss t
he
pro
ject
.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Sh
ort
-Ter
m: 6
-12
mo
nth
s
Th
is is
des
ign
ed t
o b
e o
ne-
year
gap
fu
nd
ing
Fu
nd
ing
Nee
ds:
L
ow
: $2
0,0
00
- $
30
,00
0
Est
abli
shes
a o
ne-
year
bu
dge
t li
ne
item
sp
ecif
ic t
o s
up
po
rtin
g “b
oo
ts o
n t
he
gro
un
d”
anim
al w
elfa
re r
eso
urc
es
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: L
ead
— L
aure
n B
lues
ton
e
Sup
po
rt—
Co
mm
itte
e
Oth
er I
nfo
rmat
ion
: F
ocu
sed
on
fro
nt-
lin
e se
rvic
e p
rovi
der
s w
ork
ing
to k
eep
pet
s in
ho
mes
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
A1
-7
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rga
niz
ati
on
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
T
arg
et
com
ple
tio
n
Da
te
secu
re f
un
din
g M
AC
C
Jun
e 1
, 20
17
dev
elo
p &
dis
trib
ute
RF
P -
iden
tify
nee
ds
& p
rio
riti
es
MA
CC
O
cto
ber
15
, 20
17
revi
ew a
pp
lica
tio
ns
M
AC
C
No
vem
ber
15
, 20
17
aw
ard
gra
nts
M
AC
C
Dec
emb
er 1
, 20
17
foll
ow
up
on
gra
nt
imp
act
wit
h a
gen
cies
M
AC
C
Dec
emb
er 1
, 20
18
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 3
—
Gap
An
alys
is &
Act
ion
Pla
n
Co
mp
lete
Gap
An
alys
is o
f A
nim
al W
elfa
re s
ervi
ces
and
cre
ate
acti
on
pla
ns
to a
dd
ress
pri
ori
ties
.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
In d
evel
op
ing
a D
avid
son
Co
un
ty A
nim
al W
elfa
re r
eso
urc
e ca
talo
g, t
he
wo
rk g
rou
p id
enti
fied
a n
um
ber
of
sign
ific
ant
gap
s in
th
e an
imal
we
lfar
e sy
stem
. Fi
llin
g th
ose
gap
s o
ver
the
com
ing
year
s w
ou
ld h
elp
ach
ieve
th
e 1
00
% s
afe
pla
cem
ent
targ
et.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Sh
ort
-Te
rm: u
nd
er 1
2 m
on
ths
The
gap
an
alys
is w
ill la
rgel
y b
e co
mp
lem
enta
ry t
o t
he
ou
tpu
t o
f R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 1
; cre
atin
g an
act
ion
pla
n t
o f
ill t
he
gap
s w
ill
be
a m
ore
inte
nsi
ve e
ffo
rt.
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
No
ne
– fo
r n
ow
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: Th
e G
ap A
ctio
n p
lan
will
like
ly in
clu
de
fun
din
g; t
hat
am
ou
nt
is u
ncl
ear,
bu
t w
ill li
kely
be
sub
stan
tial
sin
ce m
edic
al c
are
is t
he
#1
gap
an
d is
th
e m
ost
exp
ensi
ve s
ervi
ce.
Lead
— N
atal
ie C
orw
in &
Lau
ren
Blu
esto
ne
Oth
er In
form
atio
n:
Iden
tify
ing
and
fill
ing
the
gap
s w
ill b
e p
art
of
the
on
goin
g w
ork
of
the
pro
po
sed
an
imal
wel
fare
co
alit
ion
. N
atio
nal
per
spec
tive
: th
e ro
le o
f sh
elte
rs is
evo
lvin
g to
be
(1)
mo
re o
f a
tria
ge c
ente
r fo
r m
edic
al a
nd
beh
avio
ral p
rob
lem
s; a
nd
(2
) a
con
nec
tio
n p
oin
t fo
r re
sou
rces
an
d t
he
com
mu
nit
y.
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
A1
-8
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
com
ple
te g
ap a
nal
ysis
wit
h r
eso
urc
e ca
talo
g C
om
mit
tee
Ap
ril 1
, 20
17
pri
ori
tize
an
imal
we
lfar
e ga
ps
C
om
mit
tee
May
1, 2
01
7
uti
lize
surv
ey f
or
pu
blic
to
iden
tify
gap
s H
ealt
h D
epar
tmen
t D
ecem
ber
1, 2
01
7
assi
gn t
ask
forc
es t
o p
lan
to
fill
th
ose
gap
s P
rop
ose
d C
oal
itio
n
TBD
Rec
om
men
dat
ion
4 —
C
reat
e O
nlin
e R
eso
urc
e T
oo
ls
Up
dat
e, c
om
mu
nic
ate
an
d e
xpan
d t
he
Dav
idso
n C
ou
nty
An
imal
Wel
fare
Re
sou
rce
Gu
ide
via
an o
nlin
e p
ort
al, w
ith
po
wer
ful t
oo
ls f
or
bo
th a
gen
cies
an
d t
he
pu
blic
to
pu
t th
e co
mm
un
ity’
s sa
fety
net
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
This
we
b p
ort
al w
ou
ld b
e an
evo
luti
on
of
the
reso
urc
e gu
ide
fro
m a
sta
tic
PD
F lin
k to
a d
ynam
ic, d
atab
ase
-dri
ven
to
ol f
or
the
pu
blic
an
d c
oal
itio
n a
gen
cies
. It
will
In
crea
se a
war
enes
s an
d u
sage
of
anim
al w
elfa
re r
eso
urc
es, w
hic
h w
ill m
ove
us
tow
ard
ou
r ta
rget
. B
ack-
end
fu
nct
ion
alit
y w
ou
ld e
nab
le t
he
com
mu
nit
y to
ag
greg
ate
an
d s
har
e d
ata
acro
ss a
gen
cies
, an
d g
ive
Nas
hvi
lle a
n a
nim
al w
elf
are
das
hb
oar
d.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Lo
ng-
Term
: 18
-24
mo
nth
s
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
This
will
als
o e
nta
il an
on
goin
g e
ffo
rt t
o u
pd
ate
an
d d
isse
min
ate
the
mo
st c
urr
ent
reso
urc
es.
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: M
od
erat
e –
$40
,000
+
Sup
po
rt—
Co
mm
itte
e
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
iden
tify
dev
elo
pm
ent
par
tner
s
Jun
e 1
5, 2
01
8
A1
-9
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
sco
pe
pro
ject
an
d in
form
atio
n d
esig
n
Ju
ly 1
5, 2
01
8
dev
elo
p b
ack
en
d
N
ove
mb
er 1
, 20
18
dev
elo
p f
ron
t en
d
D
ecem
ber
1, 2
01
8
test
, pilo
t an
d la
un
ch
A
pri
l 1, 2
01
9
A1
-10
A1
-11
VO
LUN
TEER
& F
OST
ER P
RO
GR
AM
WO
RK
GR
OU
P
Ch
air:
Reb
ecca
Bu
rch
am a
nd
Lau
ren
Blu
esto
ne
Mem
ber
s: R
ebec
ca M
orr
is, S
her
rie
Hes
sio
n, R
ach
el H
arri
s, A
mb
er M
ears
, J S
eth
Mo
ntg
om
ery,
Sh
awn
Asw
ad, T
anya
Will
is
TAR
GET
: 1
00
% s
afe
pla
cem
en
t o
f h
ealt
hy
& t
reat
able
an
imal
s
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 1
—
Pu
blis
h a
Co
llab
ora
tive
ly D
raft
ed
Fo
ster
Tra
inin
g M
anu
al
To f
ocu
s o
n e
ffec
tive
co
mm
un
ity
enga
gem
ent
and
cre
atin
g a
thri
vin
g vo
lun
teer
an
d f
ost
er n
etw
ork
th
at m
akes
a r
eal
, pra
ctic
al d
iffe
ren
ce b
y p
rovi
din
g te
mp
ora
ry h
om
es f
or
anim
als,
red
uci
ng
anim
al s
tres
s (m
akin
g th
em m
ore
des
irab
le f
or
ado
pti
on
), p
rovi
din
g av
enu
es f
or
ado
pti
on
, an
d c
reat
ing
a st
ron
ger
hu
man
an
d a
nim
al r
elat
ion
ship
.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
To a
chie
ve t
he
mis
sio
n a
nd
vis
ion
of
Nas
hvi
lle a
nd
Dav
idso
n C
ou
nty
in t
erm
s o
f an
imal
pla
cem
ent,
a s
tro
ng
stru
ctu
re a
nd
gu
idan
ce n
eed
s to
be
esta
blis
hed
fo
r al
l gr
ou
ps
to r
ecru
it a
nd
ret
ain
a s
tro
ng
fost
er
and
vo
lun
teer
net
wo
rk.
Esta
blis
hm
ent
of
bes
t p
ract
ices
an
d im
ple
men
tati
on
to
ass
ist
all o
rgan
izat
ion
s to
op
erat
e at
th
eir
max
imu
m p
lace
men
t p
ote
nti
al a
nd
ult
imat
ely
bec
om
e m
ore
eff
icie
nt
and
eff
ecti
ve.
This
will
allo
w v
ario
us
org
aniz
atio
ns
to n
ot
on
ly t
ake
in a
nd
ad
op
t o
ut
mo
re a
nim
als,
bu
t al
so b
uild
tru
st w
ith
in t
he
com
mu
nit
y, w
ork
su
cces
sfu
lly w
ith
all
loca
l an
d n
atio
nal
an
imal
we
lfar
e ad
voca
tes
and
hel
p s
olv
e th
e p
rob
lem
of
pet
ho
mel
essn
ess
on
a c
om
mu
nit
y le
vel.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Q
uic
k W
in [
Pu
blis
h]
– Sh
ort
Ter
m [
Dis
sem
inat
e]
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
Co
mp
leti
on
of
mu
tual
ly a
gree
d u
po
n f
ost
er t
rain
ing
man
ual
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: N
o f
un
din
g re
qu
ired
Sup
po
rt—
Reb
ecca
Mo
rris
(R
eb
ecca
.Mo
rris
@n
ash
ville
.go
v), S
her
rie
Hes
sio
n (
sher
rie@
nas
hvi
lleh
um
ane.
org
), R
ach
el H
arri
s (r
ach
el@
cro
ssro
adsc
amp
us.
org
), A
mb
er M
ears
(A
mb
erM
@w
illia
mso
n-t
n.o
rg),
J S
eth
Mo
ntg
om
ery
(Set
h.M
on
tgo
mer
y@n
ash
ville
.go
v), T
anya
Will
is (
tan
ya@
agap
eres
cue.
org
), S
haw
n A
swar
d (
sno
oty
gigg
les@
gmai
l.co
m)
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
com
ple
te m
anu
al
com
mit
tee
Mar
ch 1
, 20
17
A1
-12
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
mak
e m
anu
al a
cces
sib
le t
o a
ll p
arti
cip
atin
g gr
ou
ps
com
mit
tee
Mar
ch 1
, 20
17
trai
nin
g o
f al
l par
tici
pat
ing
agen
cies
on
new
man
ual
co
mm
itte
e A
pri
l 1, 2
01
7
film
an
d d
isse
min
ate
man
ual
co
mm
itte
e A
ugu
st 1
, 20
17
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 2
—
Mai
nta
in R
eso
urc
es
for
Fost
ers
To
co
nti
nu
e th
e w
ork
fro
m t
he
init
ial r
eco
mm
end
atio
n, w
e m
ust
mai
nta
in a
fo
cus
on
eff
ecti
ve c
om
mu
nit
y en
gage
men
t an
d c
reat
ing
a t
hri
vin
g vo
lun
teer
an
d f
ost
er n
etw
ork
th
at m
akes
a r
eal,
pra
ctic
al d
iffe
ren
ce b
y p
rov
idin
g te
mp
ora
ry h
om
es f
or
anim
als,
red
uci
ng
anim
al s
tres
s (m
akin
g th
em m
ore
d
esir
able
fo
r ad
op
tio
n),
pro
vid
ing
aven
ues
fo
r ad
op
tio
n, a
nd
cre
atin
g st
ron
ger
rela
tio
nsh
ips.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
To
ach
iev
e th
e m
issi
on
an
d v
isio
n o
f N
ash
vil
le a
nd
Dav
idso
n C
ou
nty
in t
erm
s o
f an
imal
pla
cem
ent,
It
is im
po
rtan
t to
mai
nta
in a
str
on
g st
ruct
ure
an
d
guid
ance
fo
r al
l gro
up
s to
rec
ruit
an
d r
etai
n a
str
on
g fo
ster
an
d v
olu
nte
er n
etw
ork
. C
on
stan
t re
sear
ch a
nd
im
ple
men
tati
on
of
bes
t p
ract
ices
–
par
ticu
larl
y in
sp
ecia
lize
d f
ost
er s
itu
atio
ns
– w
ill a
ssis
t al
l org
aniz
atio
ns
to o
per
ate
at t
hei
r m
axim
um
pla
cem
ent
po
ten
tial
an
d u
ltim
atel
y b
eco
me
mo
re
effi
cien
t an
d e
ffec
tive
. T
his
wil
l all
ow
var
iou
s o
rgan
izat
ion
s to
no
t o
nly
tak
e in
an
d a
do
pt
ou
t m
ore
an
imal
s, b
ut
also
bu
ild
tru
st w
ith
in t
he
com
mu
nit
y,
wo
rk s
ucc
essf
ull
y w
ith
all
loca
l an
d n
atio
nal
an
imal
wel
fare
ad
voca
tes
and
hel
p s
olv
e th
e p
rob
lem
of
pet
ho
mel
essn
ess
on
a c
om
mu
nit
y le
vel.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
L
on
g-T
erm
Fu
nd
ing
Nee
ds:
C
on
tin
uo
us
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: H
igh
- $
30
,00
0 a
nn
ual
ly
Sup
po
rt—
Reb
ecca
Mo
rris
(R
ebec
ca.M
orr
is@
nas
hvi
lle.
gov
), S
her
rie
Hes
sio
n (
sher
rie@
nas
hvi
lleh
um
ane.
org
), R
ach
el
Har
ris
(rac
hel
@cr
oss
road
scam
pu
s.o
rg),
Am
ber
Mea
rs (
Am
ber
M@
wil
liam
son
-tn
.org
), J
Set
h M
on
tgo
mer
y (S
eth
.Mo
ntg
om
ery@
nas
hvi
lle.
gov
), T
anya
Wil
lis
(tan
ya@
agap
eres
cue.
org
), S
haw
n A
swar
d (
sno
oty
gigg
les@
gmai
l.co
m)
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
A1
-13
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rga
niz
ati
on
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
T
arg
et
com
ple
tio
n D
ate
ob
tain
fin
anci
al a
nd
vo
lun
teer
su
pp
ort
to
ob
tain
an
d
mai
nta
in r
eso
urc
es s
pec
ific
to
neo
nat
al, m
edic
al,
geri
atri
c, a
nd
beh
avio
ral f
ost
er p
rogr
ams
com
mit
tee
on
goin
g
con
tin
uo
usl
y id
enti
fy g
aps
in s
ervi
ces
and
up
dat
e in
form
atio
n p
erio
dic
ally
acc
ord
ing
to c
urr
ent
bes
t p
ract
ices
com
mit
tee
on
goin
g
A1
-14
A1
-15
EDU
CA
TIO
N W
OR
K G
RO
UP
Ch
air:
Lis
a St
etar
an
d K
aren
Be
nn
ett
Mem
ber
s: B
ran
do
n H
ill (
Oas
is),
Jes
sy S
hea
rer
(PC
C),
Lau
rel C
reec
h (
Gen
eral
Ser
vice
s), L
aure
n B
lues
ton
e (M
AC
C),
Sh
ana
Kin
g, T
raci
e Ty
ree
(NH
A)
TAR
GET
: 1
00
% s
afe
pla
cem
en
t o
f h
ealt
hy
& t
reat
able
an
imal
s
Rec
om
men
dat
ion
1 —
H
ire
Hu
man
e Ed
uca
tio
n C
oo
rdin
ato
r in
Met
ro S
cho
ols
Hir
e H
um
ane
Ed
uca
tio
n P
rogr
am C
oo
rdin
ato
r to
pla
n, i
mp
lem
ent
and
ov
erse
e E
du
cati
on
pro
gram
fo
r Sc
ho
ols
.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Po
siti
on
wo
uld
ass
ist
edu
cato
rs a
nd
tar
get
anim
al w
elfa
re e
du
cati
on
wit
h t
he
stat
e re
qu
irem
ents
.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
L
on
g-T
erm
Fu
nd
ing
Nee
ds:
H
igh
: $5
0K
an
nu
ally
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: G
ran
t- m
inim
um
3 t
o 5
yea
r fu
nd
ing
Oth
er I
nfo
rmat
ion
: O
ur
Res
earc
h s
ho
ws
that
sim
ilar
pro
gram
s p
ay t
he
coo
rdin
ato
r $
40
-50
K
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 2
—
Req
uir
e H
um
ane
Edu
cati
on
in M
etro
Sch
oo
ls
Pas
s le
gisl
atio
n r
equ
irin
g th
at H
um
ane
Ed
uca
tio
n b
e ta
ugh
t in
Met
ro s
cho
ols
— b
egin
nin
g in
ele
men
tary
sch
oo
l.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Pro
vid
ing
hu
man
e ed
uca
tio
n in
sch
oo
ls w
ou
ld b
e a
key
co
mp
on
ent
in p
rovi
din
g a
lon
g te
rm s
olu
tio
n t
o t
he
issu
es o
n a
nim
al a
bu
se a
nd
neg
lect
, an
imal
o
ver
po
pu
lati
on
, an
d a
nim
al s
urr
end
er.
Ad
dit
ion
ally
, les
son
s in
saf
ety
wo
uld
red
uce
th
e n
um
ber
of
do
g b
ites
.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
L
on
g-T
erm
Fu
nd
ing
Nee
ds:
H
igh
A1
-16
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: L
ead
— E
du
cati
on
Co
mm
itte
e
Re
com
men
dat
ion
3 —
P
ilot
an A
nim
al W
elfa
re C
om
mu
nit
y Ed
uca
tio
n P
rogr
am in
37
20
8 Z
ip C
od
e A
rea
Est
abli
sh a
pil
ot
pro
gram
in t
he
37
20
8 z
ip c
od
e fo
r co
mm
un
ity
edu
cati
on
on
an
imal
wel
fare
.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Th
ere
is n
o c
on
sist
ent,
pro
-act
ive
edu
cati
on
al o
utr
each
fo
r an
imal
wel
fare
in D
avid
son
Co
un
ty. 3
72
08
is id
enti
fied
as
a “h
ot
spo
t,”
and
is t
her
efo
re id
eal t
o
star
t u
p a
n o
ngo
ing
seri
es o
f fa
mil
y-b
ased
, an
imal
wel
fare
ed
uca
tio
n e
ven
ts f
ocu
sed
on
low
-in
com
e h
ou
seh
old
s.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Sh
ort
-Ter
m: 6
-18
mo
nth
s
Fu
nd
ing
Nee
ds:
A
s a
pil
ot
pro
gram
, th
ere
is a
lot
of
set-
up
an
d t
rial
& e
rro
r w
ork
to
mak
e th
is a
su
stai
nin
g p
rogr
am
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: L
ow
: $1
5,0
00
Sup
po
rt—
Co
mm
itte
e
Oth
er I
nfo
rmat
ion
: L
ever
age
the
fait
h c
om
mu
nit
y an
d e
xist
ing
soci
al-s
ervi
ce a
gen
cies
(e.
g., B
oy
s &
Gir
ls C
lub
s, H
ead
Sta
rt),
as
wel
l as
exp
and
p
artn
ersh
ips
wit
h M
etro
dep
artm
ents
: MA
C; P
ark
s; L
ibra
ries
; MD
PH
(W
IC m
ob
ile)
; so
cial
ser
vice
s
Act
ion
Ste
ps
(ho
w w
ill t
he
reco
mm
end
atio
n b
e im
ple
men
ted
?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rga
niz
ati
on
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
T
arg
et
com
ple
tio
n D
ate
crea
te “
Sch
oo
l of
Pet
s”: a
co
nsi
sten
t cu
rric
ulu
m m
app
ed
to a
hie
rarc
hy
of
nee
ds:
• p
ets
10
1, d
ogs
10
1, c
ats
10
1 –
nu
trit
ion
, gr
oo
min
g, h
ealt
hca
re [
fam
ilie
s o
nly
] •
inte
rmed
iate
cla
sses
•
beh
avio
ral c
lass
es [
wit
h p
ets]
Lis
a St
etar
, Jes
sy S
hea
rer,
MA
CC
[ve
ttin
g th
e co
nte
nt]
dev
elo
p m
ater
ials
: tea
chin
g ai
ds,
wo
rksh
eets
& p
ost
ers
in
mu
ltip
le la
ngu
ages
M
AC
C, L
isa
Stet
ar
iden
tify
ap
pro
pri
ate
ven
ues
: met
ro s
pac
es?
Lis
a St
etar
+ c
om
mit
tee
A1
-17
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rga
niz
ati
on
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
T
arg
et
com
ple
tio
n D
ate
pro
vid
e in
cen
tive
leve
ls t
o a
tten
d le
arn
ing
seri
es:
• fo
od
at
even
ts
• co
up
on
s fo
r m
erch
and
ise
& s
ervi
ces
(e.g
., fl
ea
med
s, n
ail t
rim
s, d
isco
un
ts o
n f
oo
d, t
oys
, bed
s)
• t-
shir
ts, p
et e
qu
ipm
ent
• to
p in
cen
tive
= t
rain
ing
wit
h y
ou
r p
et
Tra
cie
Tyr
ee
pu
bli
cize
lear
nin
g ev
ents
– p
ost
ers,
fli
ers,
mai
lers
, li
stse
rvs,
met
ro s
ou
rces
/age
nci
es, l
oca
l new
s Je
ssy
Shea
rer,
MA
CC
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 4
—
Sca
le t
he
An
imal
Wel
fare
Co
mm
un
ity
Edu
cati
on
Pro
gram
Scal
e th
e p
ilot
Co
mm
un
ity
Edu
cati
on
pro
gram
(R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 1
) in
to o
ther
pri
ori
ty z
ip c
od
es
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Aft
er
pro
vin
g a
pilo
t p
rogr
am in
372
08, t
he
pro
gram
will
ad
d t
o it
s fo
cus
oth
er a
reas
of
the
city
fo
r co
mm
un
ity
anim
al w
elfa
re e
du
cati
on
eve
nts
.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Lo
ng-
Term
: 18
+ m
on
ths
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
This
will
als
o b
e an
on
goin
g p
rogr
am
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: $
50,0
00
Sup
po
rt—
Co
mm
itte
e
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
A1
-18
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
wo
rk w
ith
MA
CC
off
icer
s to
det
erm
ine
edu
cati
on
nee
ds
and
em
ergi
ng
“ho
t sp
ots
”
exp
and
hu
man
e e
du
cati
on
per
son
nel
an
d v
olu
nte
ers
secu
re t
ran
spo
rtat
ion
fo
r p
ets
and
fam
ilies
A1
-19
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CA
TS W
OR
K G
RO
UP
Ch
air:
Jan
e W
hit
esi
des
M
emb
ers:
Den
ice
Hea
ther
ly, L
eslie
Ro
uff
e, L
aure
n B
lues
ton
e, J
enn
ifer
Ste
rne,
Mag
gie
Man
del
l Ram
sey,
Dr.
Sta
ci C
ann
on
, M
aryl
ee L
oce
y
TAR
GET
: 1
00
% s
afe
pla
cem
en
t o
f h
ealt
hy
& t
reat
able
an
imal
s
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 1
—
Cre
ate
a W
ork
ing
Cat
s P
rogr
am
Cat
s an
d k
itte
ns
ente
r M
etro
An
imal
Car
e an
d C
on
tro
l in
nu
mb
ers
exce
ed
ing
the
curr
ent
ado
pti
on
, fo
ste
r, a
nd
re
scu
e tr
ansf
er c
apac
ity.
A
Wo
rkin
g C
ats
pro
gram
hel
ps
div
ert
com
mu
nit
y ca
ts f
rom
co
mm
un
ity
rele
ase
into
hel
pfu
l ro
les
in t
he
com
mu
nit
y.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
A W
ork
ing
Cat
s p
rogr
am e
xpan
ds
the
curr
ent,
on
e-d
imen
sio
nal
ap
pro
ach
to
Co
mm
un
ity
Cat
s b
y p
rovi
din
g lif
e-s
avin
g al
tern
ativ
e p
lace
men
t o
pti
on
s fo
r ca
ts w
ho
ar
e d
iffi
cult
to
pla
ce in
ho
mes
du
e to
beh
avio
ral o
r so
cial
izat
ion
issu
es.
A W
ork
ing
Cat
s p
rogr
am w
ill a
lso
pro
vid
e a
serv
ice
to b
usi
nes
ses
and
th
e co
mm
un
ity
at
larg
e w
ith
pes
t co
ntr
ol,
will
red
uce
sh
elte
r in
take
th
rou
gh d
ive
rsio
n e
ffo
rts,
an
d w
ill in
crea
se c
om
mu
nit
y aw
aren
ess
and
invo
lvem
ent
in t
he
care
of
Nas
hvi
lle’s
ca
t p
op
ula
tio
n.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Sh
ort
-Te
rm: 6
-12
mo
nth
s Es
tab
lish
co
mm
un
ity
par
tner
s an
d p
roce
ss
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
Low
: $15
,000
C
oo
rdin
ated
by
volu
nte
ers,
bu
t n
eed
s fo
od
, bed
din
g, li
tter
, en
clo
sure
, as
wel
l as
pro
mo
tio
n
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: Le
ad—
Nas
hvi
lle C
at W
elfa
re C
oal
itio
n
Sup
po
rt—
Co
mm
un
ity
Cat
s w
ork
ing
gro
up
Oth
er In
form
atio
n:
This
rec
om
men
dat
ion
co
uld
ro
ll u
nd
er “
Alt
ern
ativ
e P
lace
men
ts,”
bu
t is
a c
om
pel
ling,
sig
nat
ure
pro
gram
th
at w
ou
ld h
elp
rai
se
awar
enes
s, in
crea
se v
olu
nte
er
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
and
hel
p t
he
goal
of
10
0%
saf
e p
lace
men
t.
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
Targ
et jo
bs
for
Wo
rkin
g C
ats:
bar
n a
nd
ran
ch c
ats
clic
k h
ere
to e
nte
r te
xt
sele
ct d
ate
A1
-20
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
war
eho
use
an
d m
ill c
ats
dis
tille
ry a
nd
bre
wer
y ca
ts
Dev
elo
p c
on
sist
ent
pro
cess
fo
r p
laci
ng
wo
rkin
g ca
ts –
wo
rk
wit
h C
oal
itio
n
clic
k h
ere
to e
nte
r te
xt
sele
ct d
ate
Iden
tify
res
ou
rces
to
pro
vid
e en
clo
sure
, bed
din
g, li
tter
, fo
od
cl
ick
her
e to
en
ter
text
se
lect
dat
e
Iden
tify
loca
l/re
gio
nal
par
tner
s in
eac
h t
arge
t ”m
arke
t”
cl
ick
her
e to
en
ter
text
se
lect
dat
e
Mat
ch w
ork
ing
cats
wit
h b
usi
nes
ses
clic
k h
ere
to e
nte
r te
xt
sele
ct d
ate
Trac
k &
rep
ort
res
ult
s
Exam
ple
Wo
rkin
g C
ats
pro
gram
– A
rizo
na
Hu
man
e A
sso
ciat
ion
--
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p:/
/ww
w.a
zhu
man
e.o
rg/a
do
pt/
spec
ial-
ado
pti
on
-pro
gram
s/w
ork
ing-
cats
-pro
gram
/
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 2
—
Uti
lize
Pla
cem
ent
Alt
ern
ativ
es t
o C
om
mu
nit
y C
at R
elea
se
Cat
s an
d k
itte
ns
ente
r M
etro
An
imal
Car
e an
d C
on
tro
l in
nu
mb
ers
exce
ed
ing
the
curr
ent
ado
pti
on
, fo
ste
r, a
nd
re
scu
e tr
ansf
er c
apac
ity.
A
ran
ge o
f al
tern
ativ
es
exis
ts t
o r
elea
sin
g co
mm
un
ity
cats
bac
k to
th
eir
com
mu
nit
ies;
eac
h o
f w
hic
h h
elp
s ac
hie
ve M
etro
’s 1
00
% s
afe
pla
cem
ent
goal
, an
d k
eep
s an
imal
s o
ut
of
the
MA
CC
sh
elte
r.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Alt
ern
ativ
e p
lace
men
t ex
pan
ds
the
curr
ent,
on
e-d
imen
sio
nal
ap
pro
ach
to
Co
mm
un
ity
Cat
s b
y p
rovi
din
g lif
e-s
avin
g o
pti
on
s fo
r ca
ts w
ho
can
be
dif
ficu
lt t
o p
lace
. A
lte
rnat
ives
to
co
mm
un
ity
rele
ase
red
uce
s sh
elte
r st
aff
tim
e an
d b
enef
its
the
com
mu
nit
y at
larg
e.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Sh
ort
-Te
rm: 1
2-1
8 m
on
ths
Id
enti
fyin
g p
artn
ers,
rai
sin
g aw
aren
ess
and
dev
elo
pin
g p
roce
sses
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
Low
– M
od
erat
e
Tran
spo
rts,
exp
and
ing
pro
gram
min
g
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: Le
ad—
Jan
e W
hit
esi
des
Sup
po
rt—
Co
mm
un
ity
Cat
s w
ork
ing
gro
up
, NC
WC
, MA
CC
A1
-21
Oth
er In
form
atio
n:
clic
k h
ere
to e
nte
r te
xt
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
Dev
elo
p C
om
mu
nit
y C
aret
aker
Su
pp
ort
Pro
gram
s; i.
e. f
oo
d
ban
ks, t
ran
spo
rtat
ion
to
sp
ay/n
eute
r cl
inic
s, li
bra
ry o
f in
form
atio
n, e
tc. A
war
enes
s /
asse
ssm
ent
of
nee
d t
hro
ugh
a
Nei
ghb
orh
oo
d W
atch
Mo
del
Nas
hvi
lle A
nim
al W
elfa
re C
oal
itio
n &
Co
alit
ion
par
tner
s
Lau
nch
a s
tro
ng
mar
keti
ng
cam
pai
gn t
o e
nco
ura
ge
ado
pti
on
s an
d b
ols
ter
fost
er h
om
e ca
pac
ity
Gen
eral
Rec
om
men
dat
ion
se
lect
dat
e
Incr
ease
fo
ster
an
d a
do
pti
on
cap
acit
y w
ith
in lo
cal r
escu
e o
rgan
izat
ion
s to
tra
nsf
er m
ore
cat
s an
d k
itte
ns
fro
m M
AC
C
into
th
eir
care
.
Nas
hvi
lle A
nim
al W
elfa
re C
oal
itio
n
sele
ct d
ate
Mic
roch
ip C
amp
aign
: Ad
voca
te a
nd
ed
uca
te v
alu
e o
f m
icro
chip
pin
g; h
old
co
mm
un
ity-
bas
ed m
icro
chip
clin
ics
Nas
hvi
lle A
nim
al W
elfa
re C
oal
itio
n &
Co
alit
ion
par
tner
s se
lect
dat
e
Exp
and
Fo
ster
Pro
gram
at
MA
CC
:
iFo
ste
r o
nlin
e p
rogr
am
real
-lif
e fo
ster
s
MA
CC
+ p
artn
ers
(Bo
y Sc
ou
ts, e
.g.)
se
lect
dat
e
Co
mm
un
ity-
bas
ed C
at A
do
pti
on
Ce
nte
r Se
par
ate
Cat
Ad
op
tio
n F
acili
ty (
off
-sit
e fr
om
MA
CC
) M
AC
C +
Co
alit
ion
Par
tner
se
lect
dat
e
Exp
and
tra
nsp
ort
s fo
r ca
ts (
to o
ut-
of-
stat
e a
reas
wit
h h
igh
d
eman
d)
Co
alit
ion
par
tner
s
Exp
lore
op
tio
ns
for
pla
cin
g C
om
mu
nit
y C
ats
in R
etir
emen
t H
om
es a
nd
oth
er n
on
-tra
dit
ion
al p
lace
s fo
r fo
ster
ing
&
ado
pti
on
Nas
hvi
lle A
nim
al W
elfa
re C
oal
itio
n
Esta
blis
h k
itte
n n
urs
ery
for
con
solid
ated
car
e o
f ki
tten
s C
oal
itio
n p
artn
ers
A1
-22
A1
-23
LEG
ISLA
TIO
N W
OR
K G
RO
UP
Ch
air:
Jan
is S
on
tan
y
Mem
ber
s: P
ayto
n R
ob
bin
s, J
oy
Be
ach
, Lau
ren
Blu
esto
ne
TA
RG
ET:
10
0%
saf
e p
lace
me
nt
of
hea
lth
y &
tre
atab
le a
nim
als
R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 1
—
Exe
cute
MA
CC
Ch
ange
s in
Mo
tio
n
We
sup
po
rt t
he
effo
rts
MA
CC
is c
urr
entl
y ro
llin
g o
ut
to h
elp
bo
lste
r an
d s
trea
mlin
e th
eir
op
erat
ion
s:
1.
a $
2 fe
e in
crea
se
2.
auto
mat
ing
on
line
regi
stra
tio
n: v
ets
on
ly f
or
year
on
e
3.
re-w
riti
ng
the
MA
CC
ord
inan
ce.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Thes
e m
easu
res
will
up
dat
e, s
up
po
rt a
nd
fo
cus
MA
CC
’s r
esp
on
sive
nes
s, a
nd
mak
e it
eas
ier
for
the
pu
blic
to
inte
ract
wit
h M
AC
C.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Q
uic
k W
in: u
nd
er 6
mo
nth
s
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
No
ne
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: Le
ad—
Lau
ren
Blu
esto
ne
Sup
po
rt—
Co
mm
itte
e
Oth
er In
form
atio
n:
Thes
e m
easu
res
are
alre
ady
in m
oti
on
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
secu
re s
up
po
rt f
rom
Hea
lth
Dep
artm
ent
Lau
ren
Blu
esto
ne
Mar
ch 1
, 20
17
gain
su
pp
ort
in c
ou
nci
l La
ure
n B
lues
ton
e, P
ayto
n R
ob
bin
s M
arch
1, 2
01
7
imp
lem
ent
chan
ges
Lau
ren
Blu
esto
ne
Jun
e 1
, 20
17
A1
-24
Rec
om
men
dat
ion
2 —
D
iffe
ren
tial
Lic
en
sin
g
Esta
blis
h D
iffe
ren
tial
Lic
ensi
ng
for
Dav
idso
n C
ou
nty
wit
h a
tw
o-f
ee s
yste
m:
on
e fo
r sp
ayed
/neu
tere
d a
nim
als,
an
d a
hig
her
fee
fo
r sp
ayed
/neu
tere
d a
nim
als.
B
ackg
rou
nd
(w
hy
are
the
reco
mm
end
ed a
ctio
ns
nee
ded
?)
Ther
e co
nti
nu
es t
o b
e an
ove
rpo
pu
lati
on
of
anim
als
even
th
ou
gh m
any
resc
ue
gro
up
s w
ork
tir
eles
sly
to f
ind
ho
mes
fo
r th
ose
an
imal
s. T
his
ord
inan
ce w
ou
ld
ince
nti
vize
mo
re w
ides
pre
ad s
pay
/neu
teri
ng
in o
rder
to
cu
t d
ow
n t
he
po
pu
lati
on
of
fert
ile a
nim
als.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Sh
ort
Ter
m: 1
2-1
8 m
on
ths
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
The
lan
guag
e is
fai
rly
stra
igh
tfo
rwar
d; g
ain
ing
sup
po
rt w
ill b
e m
ore
tim
e-i
nte
nsi
ve
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: Lo
w
Oth
er In
form
atio
n:
Ther
e co
uld
be
po
ssib
le a
ssis
tan
ce in
get
tin
g fe
rtile
an
imal
s sp
ayed
/neu
tere
d w
ith
fu
nd
ing
pro
vid
ed o
n a
slid
ing
scal
e d
epen
den
t o
n f
inan
cial
nee
d.
This
wo
uld
ap
ply
on
ly t
o d
ogs
.
Edu
cati
on
is e
ssen
tial
, bu
t fo
llow
-up
mak
es
the
dif
fere
nce
.
Acc
ess
to L
ow
-co
st s
pay
-neu
ter
serv
ices
, in
clu
din
g tr
ansp
ort
atio
n –
pu
blic
-pri
vate
par
tner
ship
s?
A
ctio
n S
tep
s (h
ow
will
th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
be
imp
lem
ente
d?)
Act
ion
Ste
ps
Pe
rso
n(s
)/O
rgan
izat
ion
(s)
Re
spo
nsi
ble
Ta
rget
co
mp
leti
on
Dat
e
rese
arch
bes
t p
ract
ices
La
ure
n B
lues
ton
e A
ugu
st 1
, 20
17
craf
t o
pti
on
s La
ure
n B
lues
ton
e O
cto
ber
1, 2
01
7
gain
Hea
lth
Dep
artm
ent
sup
po
rt
Jan
is S
on
tan
y, P
ayto
n R
ob
bin
s Ja
nu
ary
1, 2
01
8
imp
lem
ent
chan
ges
La
ure
n B
lues
ton
e Ju
ne
1, 2
01
8
A1
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R
eco
mm
end
atio
n 3
—
Ch
ipp
ing
& R
egis
trat
ion
Wid
esp
read
ch
ipp
ing
and
ele
ctro
nic
reg
istr
atio
n in
crea
ses
spay
/neu
teri
ng,
mak
es r
egi
stra
tio
n e
asie
r, a
nd
are
mo
re p
erm
anen
t.
Bac
kgro
un
d (
wh
y ar
e th
e re
com
men
ded
act
ion
s n
eed
ed?)
Thes
e m
easu
res
wo
uld
up
dat
e, s
up
po
rt a
nd
fo
cus
MA
CC
’s r
esp
on
sive
nes
s, a
nd
mak
e it
eas
ier
for
the
pu
blic
to
inte
ract
wit
h M
AC
C.
D
eta
ils
Tim
efra
me:
Lo
ng-
Term
: 2+
year
s
Fun
din
g N
eed
s:
Req
uir
es s
tate
legi
slat
ion
ch
ange
fo
r n
on
-vet
erin
aria
ns
to c
hip
pet
s;
Res
po
nsi
ble
Par
ties
: M
od
erat
e
Sup
ply
ch
ips,
su
bsi
diz
e p
artn
ers’
ser
vice
s w
ith
fee
s
Oth
er In
form
atio
n:
Ro
ll to
geth
er c
hip
pin
g an
d r
abie
s se
rvic
es?
Exp
lore
ho
w w
e p
artn
er a
nd
su
bsi
diz
e (e
.g.,
NH
A)
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Appendix: Mentor Organization & Aspirational City Best Practices