Animal Intake Clause Samples

Animal Intake a. Society shall accept animals on behalf of the City that are brought in by the City’s Designated Animal Control Agent; the Vancouver Police Department and members of the public who find stray animals within the Vancouver city limit. b. The shelter shall accept dogs, cats, domestic birds, domestic rabbits and small mammals, fowl, goats, pot-bellied pigs and small reptiles. c. This contract does not cover shelter care for hoofed livestock, venomous or dangerous reptiles and most exotic animals, except by specific agreement. d. Injured wildlife (wild birds, raccoons, opossum, squirrels, etc.) will be accepted at the shelter for euthanasia purposes only. Society reserves the right to turn away or to refer to other agencies, healthy wildlife, brought the shelter for nuisance removal purposes. e. Society shall provide a procedure whereby animals may be delivered to the shelter by the City’s Designated Animal Control Agent 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. f. Upon intake, animals will be vaccinated for common illness, treated for fleas and worms and groomed as necessary for the animal’s health and comfort. g. Suitable quarantine and isolation areas will be available to house animals that are dangerous or potentially carrying highly infectious disease that may threaten the health and safety of other animals or humans. h. Animals will be held in accordance with VMC 8.24.330 prior to disposition. Disposition may include adoption, transfer to another animal welfare agency or placement with a rescue group, and euthanasia. Minimum holding requirements are as follows: i. Stray animals that are unlicensed or for which the owner is unknown shall be held for 72 hours, commencing from apprehension, before being eligible for adoption, transfer or euthanasia; ii. If a stray animal’s owner is known, licensed or registered, and the owner’s contact information is made available to the contractor, the owner must be notified within 24 hours, and the animal must be held for 120 hours after notification before being eligible for adoption, transfer or euthanasia. iii. Animals classified as dangerous, potentially dangerous or under legal hold or quarantines may be subject to additional holding requirements, as set forth in VMC 8.24.166. The City’s designated animal control agent or City of Vancouver Police Officer are responsible for fulfilling the requirements of a dangerous or potentially dangerous animal declaration, and updating the Society every five business days on any activ...