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Pet Adoptions Statistics
Asilomar Accords -
2006 coalition maddies rpt xls.pdf
2007 coalition maddies rpt xls.pdf
The Statistics Call For Action!
What are the Asilomar Accords and what do the statistics say about Fort
Wayne
In August of 2004, a group of animal welfare industry
leaders from across the nation convened at Asilomar in Pacific Grove,
California for the purpose of building bridges across varying philosophies,
developing relationships and creating goals focused on significantly reducing
the euthanasia of healthy and treatable companion animals in the United
States. Through hard work, lively
discussion and brainstorming, a common vision for the future was adopted. More information on Asilomar can be found at www.AsilomarAccords.org.
Fort Wayne
animal Care and Control has long been a leader in the area of government based
animal services. However, our community
as a whole is not a front runner in the fight against pet overpopulation and in
preventing the euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals. Healthy animals are dying in our
community! What do the leading
communities have that Fort Wayne
does not? In our country, the stream of
animals into shelters is generally being slowed by coalition building by
private non-profti agencies who are teaming with municipal organizations to
provide the services that tax based dollars do not generally fund. In Fort
Wayne, our shelter has been a victim of it’s own
community successes. We live and work in
a silo of one large, one small shelter and little or no animal group activity
to address overpopulation outside our rescue groups. Without participation outside the government
environment, we have little hope of stemming the incoming tide of unwanted
animals. Pro-active programming found in
other communities in Indiana
include high volume/ low cost spay neuter, trap neuter release (TNR), and
increased animal transfer programs. Are
those the right programming for Fort
Wayne? In 2007
and 2008 our agency will team with the ACSPCA to see if a coalition approach
can spur some interest in this community to save lives.
Belinda Lewis, Director
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