HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0301.003 2020-2022 From: Tina Bounds
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2021 11:24 AM
To: Council Testimony E 7
Subject: TESTIMONY: COMM 301 HPD DISCUSSION ON CANCELLATION OF ANIMAL"CON_TROL
CONTRACT
Aloha Councilmembers, -.
I work for HRR as a contractor managing the spay and neuter programs.
No cost, frequent and convenient spay and neuter clinics for dogs and cats are critical in reducing the animal
population humanely.
During the 9 months of HRR's operations, approximately 4,000 surgeries have been performed
drastically reducing the potential puppies and kittens being born.
The County funds about 300 surgeries per month and our non-profit animal welfare partners provide the
rest. The animals are treated for fleas and microchipped .
We must be proactive in the area to get to a sustainable animal population. We must address the
abandonment rate. We cannot be reactive. We must be proactive and solve this issue.
HRR has begun to make a dent in the colonies finding more and more abandoned animals.
I am very concerned that the animal control contract was cancelled as we were making good progress.
I request full review of the process, criteria and the issues that lead to the cancellation of the animal control contract.
Mahalo,
Tina Bounds
Comm. No DI's
Ref. To: 5
Ref. Date — 6 2021