*What's New, What's Ahead*


The Wake County Animal Care, Control and Adoption Center is making big changes. Once a new director is hired, staff will request that the Board of Commissioners establish an Animal Services Community Advisory Committee. With input from the new committee, the director will undertake a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of shelter operations.

The Animal Center is looking to the future of animal care, control and adoption in Wake County. Working with our partners, the Center wants to be the community’s leading provider of healthy animals for adoption.


Short Term Management Plan

As part of a comprehensive approach to shelter operations, Wake County has developed a Short Term Management Plan that highlights areas to focus on in the next 60–90 days, or through May 2012. The plan has been shared with all partners, stakeholders, staff and other interested parties. It is currently being updated. 


What’s Ahead: Key Updates

Action

Completion Expected

Recruitment for new Animal Services Director

  • Dr. Jennifer Federico was named Wake County Animal Center Director on May 16, 2012
Completed May 16, 2012
Present Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) ordinance update to Board of Commissioners for consideration

  • At the Board of Commissioners Work Session on 3/12/12, the Board requested further discussion on the proposed changes to the TNR ordinance and postponed consideration of the item until a future Board meeting.
  • View Work Session presentation and proposed TNR Ordinance changes (Item II)
  • Wake County is working with the Cat Committee to discuss options regarding the TNR ordinance changes.
 Options for an updated ordinacne will be presented to the Wake County Board of Commissioners on Monday, May 21, 2012
Veterinary Partnerships

  • Wake County is finalizing new partnership agreements with area veterinarians to provide select discount vet services to animals adopted from the Wake County Animal Center.
 May 31, 2012

Animal Services Community Advisory Committee

  • Development of committee and recommend to the
    Board of Commissioners
 June 2012

Wake County received no responses to their RFP for comprehensive evaluation and assessment of shelter operations, which closed March 31, 2012. The RFP included:

  • Review euthanasia policy for upper respiratory infection (URI)
  • General euthanasia policy and protocol
  • Develop foster care/rescue groups partnership strategy
  • Budget and staffing

Wake County is moving forward to conduct an internal audit of shelter operations, while evaluating next steps regarding the RFP.

 Ongoing