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Meeting:
Date:
Report #:
Subject:
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
REPORT
General Purpose and Administration Committee
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Monday, March 26, 2001
CO-1S-01
By-law #
WWW.PETPOSTINGS.COM
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report CO-1S-01 be received for information.
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 The Clarington Animal Shelter has recently joined www.PetPostings.com.
a website which provides public access to a database of pets housed in
animal shelters across Ontario. The data is updated daily and maintained
by shelter staff. Shelter pets are photographed and posted on the
website daily which allows the user to view the current lost and adoptable
pets housed in each facility.
1 .2 For a fee of $6.00, the user receives two-weeks' worth of access to view
photographs and descriptions of the pets housed in his/her local shelter.
The search can be expanded to include neighbouring shelters for an
additional $2.00. Half of the access fee is paid to the animal shelter
whose database has been searched.
1.3 Pet Postings has provided the animal shelter with a digital camera at no
up-front cost to the Municipality. To cover this cost, Pet Posting will retain
initial revenues generated from visits to Clarington's page.
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1.4 Particioatina Animal Care Aaencies:
Among the 24 animal care facilities in Ontario which have joined this
website are:
Srampton Animal Shelter
Peterborough Humane Society
Glencoe Animal Shelter
Orangeville S.P.C.A.
Oshawa Animal Shelter
Kitchener Waterloo Humane Society
Humane Society of Durham Region
Northumberland Humane Society; etc.
2. ADVANTAGES
2.1 When looking for a lost pet or to adopt a pet, our customers will now have
the options of:
1. attending in person at the animal shelter;
2. telephoning the animal shelter;
3. accessing the Municipality's web site; and
4. accessing www.PetPostings.com for a small fee
Pet Postings will provide pet owners with the ability to search for their
pets at a place and time convenient to them as often as they like. The
ability to search a number of animal shelters quickly and accurately,
reassures pet owners that they are being as thorough as possibie in their
search. Pet Postings will aiso generate revenues to the Municipality as
well as establish an on-line network of shared information and resources
for Animal Shelters across North America.
2.2 In conclusion, it is Staff's opinion that this is a worthwhile endeavour
which will create a "win-win" situation for all our pet owners as well as our
pets.
Reviewed by,
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Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P"
Chief Administrative Officer
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Interested Parties:
Animal Advisory Committee
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