Montrose Police Department Animal Services
City Code:
• The Animal Control Officer(s) of the City shall be deemed a peace
officer, as defined in Rule 203 of the Colorado Municipal Court
Rules of Procedure, for the limited purpose of enforcing the
provisions of this Chapter under the direction of the City Manager.
The Animal Control Officer(s) shall exercise the authority of a
peace officer in the enforcement of these provisions, including the
power to issue summons and complaints and initiate prosecution
of violations hereof. (Ord. 1908, 6-13-2002)
Animal Control Officers
Mike Duncan
Christine Mitchell
Heidi Trimble
Animal Control Officer Certification
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Breed Identification
State Laws
Search and Seizure Law
Amendments : 4th,6th, and 14th
Courtroom Behavior
Investigation
Canine Behavior
Small and Large Animal Capture & Restraint
Chemical Capture
Euthanasia
Zoonoses(disease transfer animal/human)
Sanitation
Vehicles & Equipment
Report Writing & Record Keeping
Animal First Aid
Dog Fighting
Disaster Planning
PAFCA – Pet Animal & Care Facility Act
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Animal Diseases/Zoonosis/Basic Cleaning
Animal Identification
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Animal Injury Identification and First Aid
Basic Investigations
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Basic Law Overview (Constitutional Law/Civil
Liability)
Capture Techniques
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Case Report/Evidence Collection/Citation
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Preparation
Crises Intervention/Officer Safety
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Companion Animal Behavior
Courtroom Presentation and Testimony
Ethics and Professionalism
Euthanasia Overview
Rabies/Quarantine Issues
Shelter Operations
Animal Cruelty Investigations
(Companion/Exotic/Agriculture)
Blood Sports (Dog and Cock Fighting)
Crime Scene Photography
Handling of Exotic, Wildlife and Agricultural Animals
Media Relations
Methamphetamine Identification and Animal
Decontamination
Officer Safety/Defensive
Tactics (Classroom and
Practical)
Public Speaking
Search and Seizure
Stress
Management/Compassio
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Training
Training
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OC Spray
Taser
Arrest Control
Firearms
Weapon Retention
ICS/FEMA
Driver’s Training
Elder Abuse
Constitutional Law
1st Aid
Animal Control Regulations
• 6-2-1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
• 6-2-2 RABIES VACINATIONS /
LICENSING OF DOGS
• 6-2-3 ANIMAL ATTACKS
• 6-2-4 LIMIT ON DOGS AND CATS
• 6-2-5 REVOCATION OR
SUSPENSION OF LICENSE OR
TAGS
• 6-2-6 RUNNING AT LARGE
PROHIBITED
• 6-2-7 POULTRY RUNNING AT
LARGE PROHIBITED
• 6-2-8 RELEASING RESTRAINED
ANIMALS PROHIBITED
• 6-2-9 DANGEROUS ANIMALS
• 6-2-10 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
• 6-2-11 NUISANCE
• 6-2-12 FEMALE ANIMALS IN HEAT
• 6-2-13 FARM LIVESTOCK
• 6-2-14 PENALTY
• 6-2-15 POLICE DOGS
• 6-2-16 FARMS & RANCHES
2015 at a glance – 2037 calls for service
1028 Stray Animal Calls
2015 Calls For Service
Calls For Service
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Problem
Noise
Vicious
Bites
Welfare
Traps
Assist
DOA
Wild
Call breakdown
Police Officers
30%
809
1524
ACO
58%
314
Shelter
12%
Stray Animals
Stray Animals
2015 Stray Animals
150
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1028 Animals
Tools
Animal Welfare - 2015
Animal Welfare
2015 Welfare Calls for Service
274 total
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Animal Welfare
• Officers have to follow the 4th Amendment
• ( "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported
by Oath or affirmation, and particularly ...)
• Property must be posted for 72 hours
• Officers cannot take people’s pets
Animal Welfare
Cavalera
Goats
Education
Boxer
Puppy
8 wk old German Shepherd
Vicious Animals
Vicious Animals
2015 Vicious Calls for Service
12
60 Total
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January
February
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March
April
May
June
July
August
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September October
November December
Animal Bite Statistics - 63
Animal Bites
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February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September October November December
Notices/Warnings/Citations
Court
- Appear in court
- Testify
- Provide recommendations
for sentencing
- Follow up on sentencing
193 Citations issued in 2015
Special Events
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HappyNewMerryThanksMas
Main In Motion
Christmas Scott’s Printing Giving Tree
Chow Down Giving Tree
MAPA Be Kind to Animals Week Presentations
Montrose Bucks give-aways
Special Olympics Basketball
Heroes for Kids
Special Events -
Montrose Animal Shelter Employees
Kari Kishiyama
Shelter
Manager
Tomoko Vonseggern
Paul Kilgore
Customer Service
Technician
Shelter
Technician
Danielle Breshears
Shelter
Technician
Cortney Place
Shelter
Technician
Training for Shelter Employees
• Animal Behavior
• ICS/FEMA
• Shelter Medicine
• Customer Service
• OC Training
Montrose Animal Shelter
• Adoption only facility
• Animals are not euthanized for space!
• Animals are euthanized when they are
sick/injured/aggressive
• New Shelter Hours – Saturday – Thursday 9AM-6PM
Pet Animal Care Facilities Act (P.A.C.F.A)
The Pet Animal Care Facilities Program is a model program for states across
the country and is dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of those
animals in pet care facilities. PACFA is committed to making sure that pet
care facilities meet, or exceed, minimum standards for physical facilities;
sanitation; ventilation; lighting; heating; cooling; humidity; spatial and
enclosure requirements; nutrition; humane care; medical treatment;
methods of operation and record keeping.
PACFA gives the Colorado Department of Agriculture the statutory authority
to license and inspect all pet animal care facilities. Any person who is
operating a pet animal facility that engages in selling, transferring, adopting,
breeding, boarding, training, grooming, sheltering or rescuing any pet animal
may need to be licensed with the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
Important Rules • All animals must be kept at the shelter for 5 business days before they become
the property of the City of Montrose Animal Shelter.
• Any animal under 6 months of age is kept for 10 days after being vaccinated to
insure they are healthy.
• All dogs must be vaccinated for 10 days before they can play in our parks.
Shelter Inspections –
• PACFA
• DORA/DEA
• CIRSA
• Montrose Fire Department
• Superior Alarm
• Department of Labor and Employment
Montrose Animal Shelter
• 35 dog kennels
• 12 Adoption kennels
• 14 Lost and Found kennels
• 6 Holding kennels
• 3 Isolation kennels
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Cat cages
13 Adoption cages
13 Lost and Found cages
4 Isolation cages
Cattery – up to 15 kittens
• Types of Animals Impounded:
• Cats and Dogs
• Rabbits
• Ferrets
• Guinea Pigs
• Birds
Inter-governmental Agreements:
• Welcome stray animals from:
• City and County of Montrose
• Sweitzer State Park
• Town of Olathe
• Black Canyon National Park
• State Patrol
• Town of Ouray
• Town of Olathe
Intake Procedures
• Photograph the animal
• Checking for a microchip
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Obtaining a case number
Entering the animal into the shelternet database
Intake health exam
Prepare a kennel/cage
Vaccinations/de-worming
Vaccinations
• Canine – Bordatella and Parvo/Distemper
• Feline - Rhinotracheitis, calici, and panleukopenia
Daily Shelter Duties – 365 Days/Year
• Cleaning kennels/cages daily
• Removal of feces
• Cleaning with “Kennel Care”
• Sanitizing
• Feeding/watering all animals
• Medicating animals
• Housekeeping (sweeping/mopping, trash, laundry, bathrooms
grounds care)
• Including Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Daily Shelter Duties
Customer Service
• Customer Service
• Answering telephones
• Answering correspondence
• Email inquiries
• Facebook
• Petfinder
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Greeting the public
Cashier
Impound stray animals brought to the shelter
Adoptions and Redemptions
How to Adopt a Pet • Complete adoption application
• Background check in the Spillman database
• Meet and greet with family members and other pets
All adoptions include:
Spay/Neuter
Vaccinations
De-worming
Microchip
Free Vet Exam
Pet costs to the City-
Dogs
Cats
Spay
Neuter
$115.00 $110.00
Vaccinations
DAPPv/Bordatella
Rabies
Microchip
De-worming
Vet Exam
Total =
Spay
$85.00
Neuter
$45.00
$4.70
$15.00
$50.00
$10.00
$35.00
$199.70
$4.70
$15.00
$50.00
$10.00
$35.00
$159.70
Vaccinations
$9.95
$15.00
$50.00
$10.00
$35.00
$234.95
$9.95
$15.00
$50.00
$10.00
$35.00
$229.95
1-HcPch
Rabies
Microchip
De-worming
Vet Exam
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A free pet is never FREE
Fees –
Foster Care Program
• A foster home is an extension of the Animal Shelter
• All homes are inspected by officers
• All animals must be returned to the shelter
• Can be used for caring for:
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Puppies and kittens that are too young to be adopted
Geriatric pets
Pets with illness or injury
Socialization/training
Space
2634.5 Total hours worked by volunteers
Volunteer Program
• Overview of 2015
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66 New Volunteers
2 People attended the orientation and never returned
14 worked between 1 and 4 days
50 worked 5 or more days
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Cleaning kennels
Socializing dogs and cats
Transferring animals
Spay/Neuter Clinics
Walking dogs
Photographing Pets for Facebook/Shelter Website
Volunteer Appreciation
• Hold a luncheon yearly at the shelter
• Presidential Volunteer Awards – based on the number of hours volunteered
• Chrissy Larson - Bronze Award – 218.75
• Jan Chastain – Bronze Award – 105.5
• John Britton – Bronze Award - 104
• Kathy Harris – Bronze Award – 225.75
• Laurie Austin – Bronze Award – 162.25
• Rich Stafford – Bronze Award - 137
Check out our Website –
www.montroseanimalshelternet.com
Find us on Facebook – 3562 Followers
Useful Public Service
• Court Ordered
• Montrose High School
• Vista Charter School
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
• Brown Center
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics • Started clinics in 2005
• Held at the Montrose Animal Shelter every other month.
• Low cost to the public subsidized by a grant from the Telluride
Animal Foundation ($1500 per clinic)
• $30 for dogs
• $20 for cats
• Vaccinations are available for clinic animals
• Dr. Jake Rehard from Montrose Vet Clinic
Spay/Neuter Clinics 2015
• 173 Total Surgeries
• 39 Dog Spays
• 41 Dog Neuters
• 40 Cat Spays
• 53 Cat Neuters
Animals brought to the Animal Shelter
Impounded Stray Animals 2015
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Strays- 797
Relinquished – 112
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Transfers in – 3
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Total Impounds - 912
Stray Animals – Returned home
Live Release Rate – 92%
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Impounded Stray Animals 2015
Animals Returned Home 2015
Animal Dispositions – what happens to them?
Adopted
407
Return to
Owner
313
Euthanized
81
Average Length of stay:
Adult Dogs – 49 days
Juveniles – 12 days
Adult Cats – 14 days
Juveniles – 28 days
Transferred Died In Care
85
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Escaped
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Stolen
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Released
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Rec'd
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2015 Budget Admin - $394,254.98
Animal Care - $30,040.56
Operating/Facility/Utilities - $21,769.38
Spay/Neuter - $24,206.08
Total – 470,271.00
Cost Per Animal - $370.96
Montrose County - $65,000