Meeting Time: December 07, 2023 at 9:00am PST
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Agenda Item

1.-E. ID 23-1775 RESOLUTION - to Decrease the Animal Intake at the City of Fresno Animal Center

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    Ruby Echeverria 11 months ago

    Shelters need to expand! The money is there you guys just choose not to use it for important things like this. All we ask is either expand the shelters or no change at all. We can make such a huge impact in our environment if we get animals off the streets and into shelters/homes. So many lives could change for the better!! Animals and Humans!

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    Glinda Samano 11 months ago

    We have such an overpopulation of unwanted animals as it is now. We really do need more affordable spay and neuter options. Programs like Fresno TNR are really making a difference in our community. Limiting animal intake is not the answer.

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    Elizabeth Williams 11 months ago

    Ya'll need to expand, have shelters in different parts of the city/County. They could specialize in different areas of treatment, example...
    An intake hospital ( with emergency medical). A transitional hospital for socialization and getting ready for adoption and finally a big, really big place for adopting ( which should be nominal). Every animal should be spayed or neutered with vaccines, I know it sounds like a lot of money, but it will save money in the long term and Ya'll don't have to kill anyone 😀

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    MaryAnn Woods 11 months ago

    I understand how overwhelming the situation is but it has also been allowed to get to this state because of a lack of enforcement of existing laws and the need to establish laws to curb the breeding of these animals. What is your solution for the overflow? Leave these animals on the street? They not only create health hazards, but create unsafe environments for neighborhoods and cause road hazards and accidents. Simply saying we aren’t going to deal with it doesn’t make it go away. It’s only going to get worse and we as rescuers do not feel we have the support of our officials when they deter us from trying to combat the situation as best we can with the resources we have. I don’t understand why when we are short human doctors we reach out to other countries, why not do so for a vet. Initially the cost may be more but it’s an avenue to look at so we can get someone in place sooner than later. I just feel that this head in the sand mentality is going to create an even bigger crisis and animal cruelty crimes are going to increase as they become detrimental to peoples lifestyles. I oppose this resolution because it is not a resolution to our crisis.

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    Jennifer Spliethof 11 months ago

    They need to offer a better solution then just stopping intake.

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    Megan May 11 months ago

    Decreasing the capacity of a much-needed resource for the animal community is only going to have a negative impact. Every shelter is overcrowded across the nation. Even the shelter is a better place, overcrowding and all, than having CHP or animal control retrieve animal carcasses from the road or highways because people had nowhere else to put them. This will have a chain reaction effect. The only thing that could in theory even help would be allocating funds for an additional shelter, or for additional space and resources for current shelters to ease some of the load.

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    Vicki Gostanian 11 months ago

    Where will the animals go? City/County needs to offer free or reduced fees for spaying and neutering.

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    Betty Brooks 11 months ago

    How can you.limit number of intakes. Fresno has a problem and you only making it worse. Wake up!! Let's work together!!

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    Alejandra Lopez 11 months ago

    Limiting the amount of animals that can be taken off the streets is a disservice to the community. Rather, free or low cost spay and neuter events that are not dependent on a household income should be frequently provided (1st Saturday of every month or so) to all who reside in Fresno. This way there are less unhoused animals needing intake and is a more humane solution to limit the amount of animals needing intake. Please do not limit the amount of animals that can be saved through intake and adopted out after sterilization.

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    Shannyne Tamayo 11 months ago

    This will not help only harm the already overwhelming amount of animals all over the city that aren't accounted for. FRESNO TNR has spayed/neutered 6000 felines this year. If you could partner with California Spay and Neuter I think it would help cut down the numbers if unwanted animals as well as dumped etc.

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    Kimberley Neel 11 months ago

    The number of unwanted cats in the street is a huge crisis facing the city. Please reach out to rescue organizations that are actually making a difference instead of adding to the problem by limiting your intake numbers.

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    Lisa Persons 11 months ago

    I highly oppose this action. We need more availability for people to take unwanted animals in Fresno, no less. We are just overwhelmed with the animal population here in Fresno. People need to be educated on spay/neuter, rescue and adoption options. Please partner with rescue organizations instead of decreasing intake....it's our only hope!

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    KRIS THOMPSON 11 months ago

    If this resolution is passed this will hurt the public by disposing of unwanted pets all over the city and county and we will have more of the animal population uncontrolled. We need them to work with accepting more animals by spaying and neutering and clearing the backlog of animals by using rescue organizations. There are many rescue organizations that are available to assist if they were only asked. I am a board member of Fresno TNR who has helped spay over 6000 felines in 2023 and this is possible if they would only reach out to partner.