Fur Flying in Los Angeles Over Dog License Drive

A recent news report on KTLA TV, featured on L.A. Times video, reported that the cash-strapped city is going to the dogs — literally.

The Los Angeles City Council voted February 23, 2010, to have two departments share information in order to track down people who haven't licensed their pets.

The City of LA estimates that two-thirds of the city's canine are unlicensed. Licenses cost $15 for a sterilized dog and $100 for an unaltered pet. Getting all dogs licensed would mean at least an additional $3.6 million in fees to the city.

The Department of Animal Services has eight full-time people whose job is to find and license dogs. The Department of Water and Power keeps a meter-reader database of homes with dogs. The council ordered the departments to coordinate to find (and license) those dogs that are currently not bylaw compliant.

This unusual use of a civic database would make for lively discussion during networking opportunities at the upcoming Regional Summits for Urban Animal Strategies!

Posted by Terri Perrin, Online Communications Editor

Agenda for 2010 Regional Summits for Urban Animal Strategies

Plans are well underway for the four 2010 Regional Summits for Urban Animal Strategies (SUAS), to be held across Canada this Spring.

The Regional Summits gather industry leaders (unit and branch managers) from the four primary stakeholder groups of the pet industry: animal welfare, animal control & legislative enforcement, animal health & wellness and animal services.  These one day events deliver content from the previous National Alumni Summit, promote industry collaboration in each region, provide Continuing Education for industry management and expand the number of collaborators working toward common goals and urban animal strategies in the companion animal industry.   

Topics to be covered during the 2010 series include:

• An in-depth look at the 2009 Urban Animal Survey
• An introduction to the Homing Canada Initiative
• Case Study: Cat Licensing in The City of Calgary
• Feline Geonomics (Vancouver & Toronto)
• The Year of the Cat Initiative (Edmonton & Halifax)
• HomeSafe/RDog Launch

Plan to attend the Regional Summit nearest you:

Pacific Region ~ Vancouver, Monday, 19 April

Prairie Region ~ Edmonton, Tuesday, 20 April

Atlantic Region ~ Halifax, Thursday, 22 April

Central Region ~ Toronto, Friday, 23 April

Please register online at www.tsuas.com.
We regret that it is necessary to limit registrations to the first 60 delegates this year.

For more information contact: Judi Cannon
The Summits for Urban Animal Strategies 
Direct: 705.930.7387

Office: 403.219.1088

Posted by Terri Perrin, Online Communications Editor

Regional Summit Dates Announced

The 2010 Regional Summits for Urban Animal Strategies are being held:

• April 19th Vancouver
• April 20th Edmonton
• April 22nd Halifax
• April 23rd Toronto

The Regional Summits gather industry leaders (unit and branch managers) from the four primary stakeholder groups of the pet industry: animal welfare, animal control & legislative enforcement, animal health & wellness and animal services. These one day events deliver content from the previous National Alumni Summit, promote industry collaboration in each region, provide Continuing Education for industry management and expand the number of collaborators working toward common goals and urban animal strategies in the companion animal industry.

Please register online at www.tsuas.com.
We regret that it is necessary to limit registrations to the first 60 delegates this year.

For more information contact:
Judi Cannon
The Summits for Urban Animal Strategies
Direct: 705.930.7387

Office: 403.219.1088