animal rescuers - resources - support

[violaine]

serious stuff.

here are some links for help with outlining a draft whenever a really awful shelter is not working at all in favour of the animals or even active within your community. often times, the community members-taxpayers- are the ones paying for shelter services. Some of the info is for the state of Indiana.

how well another shelter operates- i.e., a wonderful facility in another county for example, can be kept in mind for a draft/outline- but placing the focus on your county is critical. Once statistics are brought in, these will speak volumes for a comparison of just how well shelters can operate, and expenses even lowered by using volunteers, internet- petfinders, fundraising, linking with other shelters, rescue groups and so on [saving taxpayers money is a key point, again, as they are the people who pay for AC services if the shelter falls under a municipality].

*first off, ask yourself what the goal is you wish to achieve* & who all will be addressed, and also present to speak/contribute during any meetings with county commissioners?

find out the type of licensing for an animal control shelter:

https://extranet.in.gov/WebLookup/Search.aspx
[your state Gov- can then search facility by name]

if a facility has a S/N [spay/neuter] clinic and a vet[s] on board, there should be licensing. Shelters without S/N clinics, handling controlled substances such as those used for euthanasia, may be operating under a “limited permit”, and state codes explained in the link below:

http://www.in.gov/pla/2902.htm

application process for controlled substances, and what must be in place prior to approved licensing?

http://www.in.gov/icpr/webfile/formsdiv/52616.pdf
[if this link will not come up, it’s found under the limited permit info page]

http://www.purdue.edu/REM/eh/DEA.htm
[Additional info [for state of Indiana]

what are some of the controlled substances, and checking your state laws:

http://www.dar.uiuc.edu/faqs_controlled_drugs.htm

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache...ol&hl=en&gl=us

Board of Pharmacy, may prescribes the controlled substances to a shelter under a controlled substance advisory committee:

http://www.in.gov/pla/3015.htm

any time a shelter is being investigated, say for unusually high eu rates, complaints, budget issues, et c., here’s how to use the FOIA [freedom of information act] obtain information from a shelter, such as statistics:

http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=1837
[go to bottom of page for sample request]

http://www.foiadvocates.com/howto.html

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/...ic=how_to_FOIA

*some questions to look at for submitting to the shelter, explained in the FOIA [freedom of information act] might very easily be found on the CSR [controlled substance release] form.