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amendment of our attimal control ordinance The Hawaii Island Humane Soct y and the West Hawaii Humane Society concur with this proposed evaluation At present, we have no county aritrrial control department, nor does the Auditor' Office, as they have made cleaz, possess technical expertise to the very special field of animal contro and shelter operations In recent years, our County's contract with the Hawaii Island Hitmane Soctety s received much publtc attentton, largely in West Hawaii Much of ttus attentton has been framed in al egattons and controversy With due respect for the opinions of some concerned citizens and advocates, I courage the Council to insist on a professtonal and objective assessment of our animal control contract, of a war of allegations First and foremost, we need a civil process and dialogue Several national organizations, such as the Humane Soctety of the United States and the National Animal Control Association among others, aze stalled and experienced in evaluating mu opal animal control programs They aze acknowledged to conduct thorough and professtonal evalua tons and presentation of findings Many to our cornmtuuty Gaze deeply about anunal control issues And there aze efferent schools of thought about the best approaches to dealing with these problems, particularly al overpopulation I welcome discussion and input from all citizens in an independent review One t rig is clear Wherever commtuuties successfully deal with amoral control issues, there is publtc-pnvat partnership, considerable good will, an ethic of decent treatment for animals, and respect for fellow cittze and neighbois I would like this evaluation to be a tool to build a positive understanding of the eeds of ottr anunal control program and the needs and resources of island humane society providers to order to foster improved county management and support for this vital service Your attentton and favorable consideration of this resolution will be sincerely a rectated.