The International Summit for Urban Animal Strategies Presents:
Animal Services in an Urban Municipality
Presenter: John Wilson, City of Edmonton
Recent events in the City of Edmonton have created an opportunity for City Council and the Administration to undertake a critical review of it's Animal Care and Control service delivery model. High euthanasia rates; the construction of a state-of-the-art care and control facility; and a new campus style animal services delivery model partnering with the Edmonton Humane Society all require changes to the way we think about companion pets in our community. They have also clarified the need to pursue an ambitious outcome; that no adoptable animal is euthanized in the City of Edmonton.
In order to develop a comprehensive series of recommendations to improve animal care and control services to achieve this outcome the City conducted research into the companion pet situation in Edmonton.
Pet owners were surveyed to determine how they felt about pet licensing, how they would like to see the City use the revenue created from licensing fees and their support for current industry trends such as lifetime licenses, value added license incentives, trap/alter/release programs for feral cats and permanent identification.
This information was then compared with statistical data to illustrate the challenges in meeting this outcome and generate options to do so. Some of the results of this research confirmed current beliefs about what companion pet owners value while some of it was more surprising.
Pet owners were surveyed to determine how they felt about pet licensing, how they would like to see the City use the revenue created from licensing fees and their support for current industry trends such as lifetime licenses, value added license incentives, trap/alter/release programs for feral cats and permanent identification.
This information was then compared with statistical data to illustrate the challenges in meeting this outcome and generate options to do so. Some of the results of this research confirmed current beliefs about what companion pet owners value while some of it was more surprising.
John R. Wilson, the City of Edmonton's Community Standards Branch will present some of the highlights of this research and how it will be used to introduce significant changes to the way in which animal care and control services are provided to Edmontonians.
ABOUT JOHN R. WILSONJohn R. Wilson is the Director of the Complaints and Investigations Section for the City of Edmonton. Part of John's portfolio includes managing the City's Animal Care and Control Officers. A 10-year veteran with the City of Edmonton, John has worked in a variety of enforcement related fields both in the public and private sector. Mr. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Professional Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Athabasca University and has spent eight years working with the leadership of the Alberta Municipal Enforcement Association Executive as their Education Officer. Currently, John is assisting in the transition of Edmonton's Animal Care and Control staff into a brand new facility built around a partnership and campus-style concept with the Edmonton Humane Society.
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