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Because the numbers will be down, the animal shelters can redirect employees from general care <br />1 of homeless pets to addressing other issues in areas such as cruelty and education. The budget for <br />` the Humane Society can be rearranged after this S year period to continue a free spay/neuter <br />program and implement other programs to discourage reproduction either through fines or <br />I encourage control by continuing a reward system. Our goal is to help get the population down so <br />the Humane Society can continue to run in a more positive manner, saving more lives, educating <br />the public and bringing pets back into society as a positive influence. <br />We do not wish to take over the responsibilities of the Humane Society, only to help get this <br />overwhelming number of unwanted animals under control so that the Humane Society can <br />continue their work in a much more positive environment. <br />Procedure for participation in the spay/neuter program: <br />The pet owner brings their pet to vet. Liability release forms are signed (protecting ARCH, <br />veterinarians and Hawaii Island Humane Society). The owner is given a voucher to -fill out. The <br />vet checks to be sure the pet is not listed as a stolen pet by looking for a microchip and checking <br />the stolen pet web site. The vet further checks to see if the animal has been previously spayed or <br />neutered. The vet perforins the surgery and tattoos the pet with his/her assigned alpha code. A <br />follow-up visit is scheduled for two weeks at which time the surgical site is briefly checked and <br />the owner is given the voucher. The voucher will have the following information: <br />' Patient name and classification (canine or feline) <br />Breed <br />I Color and any special markings <br />Sex <br />Owner information <br />I Name <br />Address <br />Phone numbers --- work and home <br />Mailing address <br />Veterinarian information <br />Name <br />IAddress <br />Phone number <br />Tattoo ID # <br />' Micro -chip IID# if applicable <br />The owner and veterinarian sign the voucher. The vet mails the top copy of the voucher to <br />ARCH and keeps the third copy. The second copy goes to the owner. Upon receipt of the <br />original voucher, ARCH mails a check to both the Vet and the owner. If there are any <br />unexpected costs incurred due to the surgery, the owner will pay for the costs. This is clearly <br />stated in the liability voucher. Any pet owner can participate. Initially, we will refer all feral cats <br />5 <br />