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Home My WebLink AboutCLD-033-03 c .~ ~ REPORT CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE PILf.GE. Date: September 8, 2003 Report #: CLD-33-03 File#: 6p~-3lj-"t -t>3 By-law #: Subject: SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM - APPLICATION FOR GRANT- PETSMART CHARITIES OF CANADA ADOPTIONS REWARDS AND SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report CLD-33-03 be received; 2. THAT a spay/neuter program for all cats be adopted in principle; 3. THAT a revised application for a grant be forwarded to PetSmart Charities with a proposal to alter all cats prior to adoption from the Clarington Animal Shelter; 4. THAT, upon approval of the grant, the adoption fees for cats be increased and the Responsible Pet Ownership By-law be amended accordingly; and 5. THAT PetSmart Charities of Canada, Animal Alliance of Canada and the Animal Advisory Committee be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by: ~ Reviewed by. anklin Wu, ~ Chief Administrative Officer PLB*LC*ct CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVlrLf'tftHARIO L 1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 REPORT NO.: CLD-33..Q3 PAGE 2 of3 BACKGROUND Report CLD-05-03 was submitted to Council on February 3, 2003 (See Attachment #1) recommending the approval in principle of the neutering of male cats prior to adoption from the Clarington Animal Shelter. This proposal was then forwarded to PetSmart Charities of Canada in the form of an application for a $10,000. grant for this purpose. On July 3, 2003, correspondence was received from PetS mart Charities of Canada (See Attachment #2) suggesting that the proposal be revised to include the altering of all cats, both male and female, for reconsideration of our application. Staff requested an extension of their deadline to October 1, 2003, which has been approved. Staff has delved into this issue to weigh the pros and cons vis-a-vis increasing the adoption fees for cats versus the effectiveness of the spay/neuter program in reducing the over- population of cats. A spay/neuter program for all cats is our ultimate goal. Given that the PetS mart Grant is available at this time, it is recommended that we commence the program, upon approval of the grant application. In order to reflect the additional costs associated with the spay/neuter program, it is recommended that the cat adoption fees be increased as follows: Present Fee Suaaested Fee Neutered Males $45.00 $45.00 $ 85.00 (As approved by Report CLD-05-03) $140.00 Spayed Females Note: The adoption fee includes a municipal licence, the first booster, and two months pet insurance with Shelter Care. By comparison, Port Hope Humane Society charges $125.00 for both spayed and neutered cats. Durham Region Humane Society charges $83.16 for either, but their veterinary charges are increasing and they are unsure of the fee they will be charging. The City of Oshawa has approved a spay/neuter program, however as of the writing of this report, they were in the process of tendering their veterinary service and therefore do not know what their adoption fees will be. Should the recommendations contained herein be approved, our grant application will be resubmitted to PetS mart Charities of Canada. 1 ! 08 REPORT NO.: CLD.33..Q3 PAGE 3 OF 3 Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Ms. L. White Animal Alliance of Canada Suite 101 221 Broadview Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4M 2G3 Animal Advisory Committee 1\ 09 , , Attachment No. 1 to Report CLD-33-03 " CJNh!gron REPORT CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: FEBRUARY 3, 2003 Report #: CLD-05-03 ?fl1-{f6 7-{):5 r; File #: n 'f /l IV J..., By-law #: Subject: SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM - APPLICATION FOR GRANT - PET SMART CHARITIES OF CANADA ADOPTIONS REWARDS AND SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1 ) THAT Report CLD-05-03 be received; 2) THAT a Spay/Neuter Program for cats be adopted in principle; 3) THAT, upon approval of the grant, the adoption fee for a neutered cat be increased by $40.00 (thereby making the adoption fee $'i!5.00); 4 ) THAT the amending by-law be brought forward to Council at such time as the grant from Pet Smart Charities of Canada Adoption Rewards and Sponsorship Program is approved; and 5) THAT Animal Alliance of Canada, and the Animal Advisory Committee be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by{ ~ o hJ{Q-:J ~ Reviewed by: Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer II \ 0 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLl,:, ON,T/tRlO L 1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 , ; REPORT NO.:CLD..QS..Q3 PAGE 2 of 3 BACKGROUND AND COMMENT The Clarington Animal Shelter has worked closely with Pet Smart in Whitby and, as a result, 80 cats were adopted from the Pet Smart store in Whitby. Staff have identified a major need for a spay/neuter program. In a perfect world, all animals leaving our shelter would be spayed or neutered. It has come to staff's attention that, as a Municipal Animal Shelter, we could be eligible for a grant if the eligibility criteria is met. A typical grant is $8,000 to $10,000 dollars. We are now. making application to Pet Smart Charities for a grant in the amount of $1 0,000.00 dollars to be applied towards a spay/neuter program. It has been determined that the fee for spaying a cat is $100.00 and the fee for neutering a cat is $50.00. On that basis, the best use of our financial resources would be to neuter male cats before they leave the Clarington Animal Shelter. This has been discussed with Members of the Animal Advisory Committee who are in agreement that this is a step in the right direction. towards our vision of eventually having all the animals that leave our Shelter either spayed or neutered. The Municipality must demonstrate to the Pet Smart Charities that, if the grant is approved, the grant amount will be replenished. In an endeavour to meet this goal, staff would increase the adoption fee for a neutered cat by $40.00 and this amount would be deposited back into the spay/neuter account. CONCLUSION It is therefore recommended that Report CLD-05-03 be approved per the recommendations. If Members of Council approve the contents of this report, the amending by-law would be placed for Council's approval at such time as the grant is approved. 1111 " . . . REPORT NO.:CLD..QS..Q3 PAGE 3of3 Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Ms. Liz White Animal Alliance of Canada 221 Broadview Avenue Suite 101 Toronto, ON M4M 2G3 Animal Advisory Committee 1112 ~PEd_ARI' '03JUL03 AMll :57=52 .CHARITIES. Attachment No. 2 to Report CLD-33-03 . where pets find fumilies.w 19601 North 27th Avenue. Phoenix, Arizona 85027.623.580*6100 June 24, 2003 Marie Knight Stanley Clarington Animal Shelter 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6 Canada Dear Ms. Stanley: PETsMART Charities of Canada has reviewed the Clarington Animal Shelter's grant request received on 4/7/03 for a neutering program for all male cats prior to adoption. Your organization is obviously dedicated to improving the situation for homeless stray and abandoned animals. Unfortunately, we cannot fund your proposal as written. Here is our suggestion. We would like to hold on to your grant application for sixty (60) days and suggest you do a rewrite. Your actual cost to neuter a cat, since you raised the adoption rates, would be $13.50. In your proposal, you wish to spay 186 cats, so your cost will be $2,5 II, leaving a balance of $7,489. It appears you want to use those funds to replenish the spay/neuter fund. We would rather see the funds used to spay the female cats as well (with an actual cost to you of about $63.50), so that the funding requested would come close to enabling you to spay all the females too. One unaltered female is bound to have kittens, if outside any time at all, unless you are doing close to 100% of the males in the community. , So altering both male and female cats will help better demonstrate to the city the effectiveness of a spay/neuter program. Therefore, we are suggesting you submit a proposal for about the same amount of dollars, but with a plan to spay or neuter all cats prior to adoption. Please send a rewrite to us within sixty (60) days. When we receive your packet, we will add it to your current application on file and assign a new date received and re-review your proposal at that time. Please note that submitting any suggested changes does not guarantee future funding, but this will enable us to reconsider your grant application.. ~ r'OlSTRIBUTtOM 't. I CliRK ~ ACIl BY We wish you continued success with your outstanding mission. Sincerely, /) /~4-l// C{ (. ~;, Jlyc~ Briggs j '-' fJ Executive Director Pette; C( ~ Patty )(Finch ";; Manager of Charitabl I r" . TO: 8m. ../. /JJJ~/....~ '-- "L v cc: Susan Boche, Regional Vice President, PETs MART, Inc. Morley Hodder, District Manager, PETsMART, Inc. Rob Smith, PETsMART Store #934 1 ) 13 ! I '-"- ~-~r:. { ....:_~.,~_""~...."'.-~