Nov 05, 2026 Animal Shelter Advisory Committee

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[1. Call to Order: The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 6:30 PM to consider the following items of business]

TODAY IS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 05, AND THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30.

I'VE ASKED CULLEN KING TO OFFER INVOCATION AND JIM MATHIS TO LEAD THE PLEDGES.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE.

CULLEN KING: FATHER GOD, WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSING FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

FATHER, JUST BE WITH US AS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY GOES THROUGH A TRANSITION.

FATHER, JUST HELP OUR ENTIRE POLITICAL PROCESS AS THINGS CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.

FATHER, WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING, A SPECIAL BLESSING, AND A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR ANIMAL SHELTER GROUP.

FATHER, KEEP THEM SAFE.

ALTHOUGH THEY ARE IN DANGEROUS POSITIONS SOMETIMES.

FATHER, KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

KEEP OUR ANIMALS SAFE AND HEALTHY.

CHRIST NAME WE PRAY.

PRAY.

JIM MATHIS: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: PUBLIC COMMENT.

PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPICS NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA SHALL BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHALL BE PRESENTED IN ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE'LL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? NOT EVERYBODY.

NO SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

ACTION ITEMS.

[1. Consider approving the August 10, 2026, meeting minutes.]

MEETING MINUTES.

CAN'T EVEN TALK RIGHT NOW.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS TIME? VERIFYING, WE'RE STILL GOOD.

NOPE SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD.

HUGO ESPINOZA: I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY HUGAN-- CAN'T EVEN TALK.

HUGO.

SECOND MOTION.

CULLEN KING.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.

SEEING NONE.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

HUGO ESPINOZA: AND THEN WE'RE DOING HAND VOTES.

SO ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ANYONE OPPOSED? NONE.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: EXCELLENT.

DISCUSSION ITEMS. RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON ANIMAL SHELTER ACTIVITIES, MR. HUGO.

[1. Receive an update of the Animal Shelter activities.]

LET ME GET BACK TO THE BEGINNING.

THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR LITTLE MORE LENGTHIER UPDATES.

BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE DO WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBER, MRS. STEFANI PITCOCK.

SO WELCOME TO THE BOARD.

SHE DID VISIT OUR SHELTER PREVIOUSLY THIS YEAR AND WAS VERY ONE CARING TO ADOPT SOME ANIMALS THAT REALLY NEEDED SOME HELP.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS A TRUE ADVOCATE OF ANIMALS, AND TOOK TWO DOGS THAT WERE PROBABLY NOT THE MOST DESIRABLE DOGS AT THAT TIME, BUT THEY'RE DOING GREAT NOW.

SO WE'RE GLAD WE FOUND A GOOD ADOPTER.

AND THEN SHE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT AND ENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE PUT THAT IDEA IN HER HEAD.

AND WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.

SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE BOARD.

STEFANI PITCOCK: THANK YOU.

HUGO ESPINOZA: THANK YOU.

AND THEN, SO JUST TO START OFF WITH, WE HAVE HERE DEXTER AND FRIEDA, WE WANT TO SHOWCASE THESE TWO BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

THEY ARE THE LONGEST RESIDENTS AT OUR SHELTER RIGHT NOW.

A LITTLE BACKSTORY BEHIND THEM.

THEY WERE FOUND STRAY WITH ANOTHER DOG.

RESIDENT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT THEN THEIR DOG WAS NOT GETTING ALONG.

THEY ACTUALLY OFFERED TO KEEP THE OTHER DOG, WHICH WAS GREAT, SO WE FOUND A HOME FOR THAT ONE.

THE OWNER WAS FOUND SHE WAS NOT IN THE POSITION TO RECLAIM THESE ANIMALS, AND WE FELT IT WAS PROBABLY IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO STAY WITH US.

SO DEXTER AND FRIEDA, ARE CURRENTLY STILL AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

THEY ARE FULLY VETTED, STERILIZED AND HEALTHY.

THEY'RE JUST BIGGER DOGS THAT NEED SOME EXERCISE.

FRIEDA WAS A LITTLE PICKY AT EATING, AND NOW SHE'S GREAT.

SHE EATS EVERYTHING WE GIVE HER, SO THESE TWO JUST

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BUT THEY ARE OUR LONGEST RESIDENTS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER RIGHT NOW.

SO ANY INFORMATION CAN BE GIVEN TO YOU AT OUR SHELTER.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN OUR NEXT SLIDE IS GOING TO BE THE STATISTICS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

BEING THAT THIS LAST MEETING CONCLUDES OUR FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE YEAR END NUMBERS.

SO OUR TOTAL CALLS FOR THE YEAR FOR FROM SEPTEMBER-- OCTOBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, OF THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR WAS 1571 CALLS, WHICH WAS A DECREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR OF 26%.

WE DID ALSO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF IMPOUNDED ANIMALS FROM-- IT WAS 238 TOTAL DOGS THAT CAME IN THE SHELTER.

AND THAT WAS A 15% DECREASE.

AND THEN 159 DOGS RECLAIMED.

SO OUT OF THOSE 238, 159 DOGS WENT HOME, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

AND I THINK THAT'S TO US AND STAFF REALLY GETTING ON BOARD WITH MICROCHIPPING EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN.

I WILL SAY, OUR AVERAGE RECLAIMS, COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES I'VE WORKED FOR, IS A LOT HIGHER.

WE FIND DOGS.

THIS MORNING, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAD A DOG THAT WAS PICKED UP AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING AND WAS AT HOME AT 8:00.

SO SACHSE HAS A REALLY GOOD RETURN RATE ON OUR ANIMALS, GETTING HOME DUE TO MICROCHIPPING AND PEOPLE HAVING TAGS, AND JUST THE COMMUNITY ENGAGING AND REPORTING DOGS THAT ARE LOST AND STOLEN-- OR LOST AND FOUND.

WE DID ONLY DO 77 DOGS ADOPTED.

THAT WAS A DECREASE.

BUT THAT ALSO IS BECAUSE WE DID A LOT MORE RESCUE NUMBERS THAT ANIMALS THAT WENT TO OUR RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS AND WE HAD A LOT HIGHER RECLAIMS. SO LESS ANIMALS COMING IN, LESS ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

OF COURSE, THE NUMBER WENT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT 77 DOGS ADOPTED IS STILL PRETTY GOOD FOR FROM WHAT IT IS, THE SIZE OF OUR SHELTER.

WE DID DOUBLE OUR-- WE HAD A 100% INCREASE IN OUR DOGS RESCUED.

THERE WAS 22.

SO CATS, WHICH JUST HITS US TWO SEASONS OF THE YEAR.

THEY DID DECREASE AS WELL, BUT IT WAS 213 CATS IMPOUNDED.

SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, CATS USUALLY DO NOT GET RECLAIMED FOR SOME REASON.

BUT WE HAD 13 CATS RECLAIMED, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 116% FROM LAST YEAR.

SO CATS THAT ARE CATS THAT ARE LOST ARE GETTING HOME, WHICH IS ASTONISHING NUMBER FOR THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT COME IN.

WE DID HAVE 100-- 137 CATS ADOPTED THAT DID GO DOWN.

BUT THAT WAS ALSO, AGAIN, LESS NUMBER, LESS ANIMALS COMING IN, SOME OF THOSE GETTING RETURNED.

AND THEN WE ALSO-- A HUGE INCREASE IN OUR TNR NUMBERS, WHICH ARE CATS THAT GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY ALREADY STERILIZED SO THEY'RE NOT REPRODUCING, BUT THEY'RE STILL SERVING THE PURPOSE OF BEING AN OUTDOOR COMMUNITY CAT.

WE DID HAVE 36 CATS THAT WERE RESCUED, WHICH IS A SMALL DECREASE, BUT 41 CATS WERE RELEASED AS PART OF OUR TRAP NEUTER RETURN PROGRAM, WHICH WAS 412% INCREASE OF THE EIGHT THAT WERE REPORTED LAST YEAR.

SO IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

I KNOW CATS ARE OUT AND THEY ROAM, AND THESE OUTDOOR CATS THAT ARE NOT TAMABLE TO BE PUT UP FOR ADOPTION HAVE A PURPOSE, AND THEY STILL CAN SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE DEFINITELY ARE PROPONENTS FOR THAT PROGRAM.

AND 41 CATS DID GET RELEASED.

THAT MEANS 41 CATS THAT ARE NOT ADOPTABLE DIDN'T HAVE TO GET PUT DOWN.

WE DID HAVE 194 WILDLIFE COMPLAINTS.

THAT WAS A SMALL DECREASE AS WELL.

AND THEN WE HAD AN INCREASE IN CITATIONS OF FOUR TO A TOTAL OF 9 THIS YEAR.

SO, WE'RE VERY MUCH-- WE DON'T REALLY-- WE'RE NOT SO MUCH ENFORCEMENT AS MORE AS IN, WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SO IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES, WE OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS GIVE RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO FIX THOSE OR TO CORRECT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO CITATIONS.

GENERALLY, THE CITATIONS THAT WE HAVE ISSUED NOW, IS EITHER LACK OF CARE, AFTER WE'VE GIVEN SOME CHANCES, OR REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT ARE ANIMALS JUST CONTINUE TO GET OUT, AND ARE CAUSING EITHER OUR POLICE OFFICERS TO GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, OR CAUSING DISTURBANCES ON THE STREETS WHERE THEY CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AFTER WE'VE GIVEN THEM A WARNING AND ABILITY TO FIX THEIR FENCE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

SO WE DON'T REALLY ISSUE A LOT OF CITATIONS, BUT THERE WAS A SMALL INCREASE JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS STAYING SAFE, INCLUDING OUR ANIMALS.

SORRY, THAT WAS A LOT OF NUMBERS THERE.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: BUT IT WAS GOOD DOING GOOD WORK.

HUGO ESPINOZA: I LIKE NUMBERS.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: YEAH.

SPEAKER: REAL QUICK QUESTION ON THAT.

ON THAT LAST SLIDE ON THE CATS.

DOES THE CATS THAT WERE PULLED FOR PETSMART, DO THOSE GO INTO RESCUE? HUGO ESPINOZA: YEAH, WE'LL COUNT THOSE AS RESCUES.

YES.

SPEAKER: THOSE GO TO RESCUE? HUGO ESPINOZA: YEAH.

SO WE DO WORK WITH FROZ AND OTHER CAT RESCUES.

FROZ DOES HAVE CATS THAT THEY FACILITATE TO PETCO AND PETSMARTS.

SO, PETSMARTS, ACTUALLY.

AND SO THOSE COUNT AS A RESCUE BECAUSE THEY GO INTO A RESCUE

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BUT THOSE ARE COUNTED, YES.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN JUST AN OVERALL REVIEW, JUST OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE, WHICH IN OUR INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS, THE STANDARD OF HOW WE OPERATE AND WHAT--WHERE WE AT.

THESE NUMBERS, JUST A REMINDER ARE-- SOME OF THESE NUMBERS DO CARRY MONTH-TO-MONTH, BECAUSE OF THE ANIMALS THAT STAY WITHIN THE TIME CHANGE OF THE MONTH, BECAUSE THEY JUST KIND OF ROLL.

SO JUST A REMINDER OF THAT, AND THAT WE'RE CALCULATING OUR NUMBERS FROM OCTOBER 1, 2025, TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2026.

SO OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR ALL THE DOGS THAT COME IN OUR SHELTER WAS 96%.

AND OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR CATS THAT CAME IN WAS 90%, GIVING US OVERALL 93% LIVE RELEASE RATE, WHICH BY INDUSTRY STANDARDS IS CONSIDERED NO KILL.

NOW, WE DON'T-- WE SAY THIS EVERY YEAR, WE DON'T CONSIDER OURSELVES A NO KILL SHELTER, BECAUSE THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH OF THAT HAPPENING IS VERY RARE.

WE DO HAVE ANIMALS THAT COME IN, OUT OF THESE ANIMALS THAT COME IN, THE ONES THAT SADLY, HAVE TO GET EUTHANIZED OR WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

OUR ANIMALS THAT ARE SEVERELY INJURED OR SICK, THERE'S NO COMING BACK FROM.

OR ANIMALS THAT HAVE DETRIMENTAL BEHAVIOR ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO BE POSING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.

SO THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT FOR SPACE, BECAUSE WE'RE FULL.

THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.

I DON'T THINK IT'S HAPPENED LIKE THAT IN YEARS, AT SACHSE.

SO 93% LIVE RELEASE RATE IS OVER THE INDUSTRY STANDARD OF 90.

SO IT'S A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER TO BE AT.

THE DOGS WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF CATS LAST YEAR THAT CAME IN ALREADY SICK TO AT THE POINT THAT WE HAVE NO OPTIONS.

SOMETIMES WITH OUR RESOURCES AND THE STATE THAT THEY COME IN ALREADY, IF THEY'RE TOO FAR GONE, THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION FOR THE ANIMALS NOT TO SUFFER.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THE CATS THAT HAD TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, WERE THOSE CATS.

NOT ANYTHING OTHER THAN MEDICAL OR JUST SEVERELY ILL.

BUT OVERALL, LIVE RELEASE RATE WAS 93%.

AND THEN THAT TAKES US INTO THE NEXT SECTION, WHICH IS--

[2. Review and discuss matters related to the health and safety code for the Animal Shelter.]

HUGO ESPINOZA: YES, SIR.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: HUGO.

HUGO ESPINOZA: SO JUST SOME-- THIS IS JUST A FEW KEY THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THIS PAST YEAR WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME NEW STAFF.

ELENA AND MYSELF, COMING IN TO HELP AMBER, WHO LAST YEAR WAS ON HER OWN FOR A FEW MONTHS, WHICH IS-- IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO DO THIS JOB WITH A TEAM.

SO WE GIVE AMBER, A LOT OF CREDIT FOR HOLDING IT DOWN FOR SACHSE BY HERSELF FOR A MONTH OR TWO.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE STARTED DOING IS JUST ANYTHING THAT COMES IN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE VACCINATED ON INTAKE.

WE IMPLEMENTED NEW INTAKE PROCEDURES THAT COVERS YOUR BASIC VACCINES, DEWORMING, AND CHECKING FOR FLEAS, GETTING WEIGHTS, SO THAT THE ANIMALS CAN COME IN AND GO INTO OUR KENNELS ALREADY WITH SOME KIND OF PROTECTION.

EVEN THOUGH IT TAKES SOME TIME FOR THOSE VACCINES TO KICK IN, WE MUCH RATHER THAN HAVE IT NOW, AND THEN NOT GET ANYTHING.

WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED IN THE ORDINANCE, WHEN YOU RECLAIM AN ANIMAL FROM A SHELTER, IT HAS TO BE MICROCHIPPED.

SO NOT ONLY DOES IT COVER ADOPTIONS, IT ALSO COVERS STRAY ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT.

IF YOUR DOG GOT OUT AND IT'S NOT CHIPPED, IT'LL BE CHIPPED ON THE WAY OUT, FOR A SMALL FEE.

AND THEN, NOW NEXT TIME YOUR DOG GETS OUT, WE CAN MUCH FASTER RECLAIM PROCESS.

AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T HAVE TO EVEN COME TO THE SHELTER IF THEY USE ONE OF OUR SACHSE SAFE PROGRAMS, THAT WE STARTED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE NOW DO HAVE HEARTWORM AND FIV/FELV TESTS ON HAND FOR THE ANIMALS THAT WE'RE PUTTING UP FOR ADOPTION.

ANY DOG THAT'S OF AGE OVER SIX MONTHS WILL GET HEARTWORM TEST BEFORE WE PLACE IT FOR ADOPTION, JUST BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I THINK RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW, ADOPTERS NEED TO KNOW AND IF THEY DO TURN OUT POSITIVE, WE HAVE OPTIONS TO GET THAT TREATED BEFORE THEY TAKE THOSE ANIMALS HOME FOR ADOPTION.

SO WE HAVE RESOURCES TO GET THAT HEARTWORM TREATMENT DONE.

WE DID IMPLEMENT NEW CLEANING AND SANITATION PROCEDURES, SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE ROBUST.

WE GOT SOME NEW CLEANING AGENTS THAT'S KIND OF INDUSTRY STANDARD THAT KILLS EVERYTHING OFF IN THE KENNELS EXCEPT FOR A FEW THINGS, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN OUR SHELTER AT THIS TIME, BUT WE HAVE MEANS TO CLEAN THAT IF WE NEED TO.

WE ONLY NOW PUT ANIMALS THAT ARE FULLY VETTED AND VACCINATED AND STERILIZED FOR ADOPTION.

SO IF THE ANIMAL IS NOT READY FOR ADOPTION, IT WILL STAY WITH US UNTIL IT IS.

SO THERE'S NO NEED TO HAVE THE RESIDENT COME BACK FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, OR WE FEEL THAT THE ANIMAL IS COMPLETELY SAFE TO ADOPT, TO BE PLACED IN A HOME.

WE DID START A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S CALLED THE SACHSE SAFE PAWS.

SO RECENTLY IT HAPPENED A WEEK AGO.

WE HAD A RESIDENT THAT FOUND A DOG AND IT WAS AFTER HOURS AND THEY TOOK IT TO ONE OF OUR FIRE STATIONS THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH MICROCHIP SCANNERS.

THEY SCANNED THE DOG THAT NIGHT-- THIS DOG DID NOT HAVE A MICROCHIP.

BUT THE INTENT IS IF IT DOES, THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO FIND-- THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A KEY GUIDE AND A CHART-- WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY DO FIND AN ANIMAL WITH THE MICROCHIP.

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SO IT'S ANOTHER OPTION TO ALLEVIATE JUST THE POLICE AND US OVER HOURS WHERE WE'RE CLOSED.

AND THEY TOOK IT ON WITH PRIDE.

AND THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH US IN THAT PROGRAM.

AND IT'S BEEN USED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE INITIATION THIS EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WE DID IN INSTALL INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC HEATERS IN OUR KENNEL AREA.

OUR INDOOR PORTION OF OUR KENNELS CAN STILL GET A LITTLE COLD THROUGHOUT THE WINTERTIME.

BUT INSTEAD OF PUTTING EVERYONE AT RISK AND PLUGGING IN SPACE HEATERS ON THE FLOOR, WE NOW HAVE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL SIZED HEATERS THAT HEAT UP THE WAY THEY NEED TO AND IT GETS NICE AND TOASTY IN THERE.

SO WHEN IT'S 15 DEGREES OUTSIDE, IT'S NICE AND WARM INSIDE.

SO OUR DOGS DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.

ANOTHER THING WE DID IS OUR OUTDOOR KENNEL TRENCH AREA WAS UPGRADED.

THIS IS WHERE WE WASHED THE WASTE DOWN IN THE BACK.

IT GOT RE EPOXIED SO THAT IT CAN EASILY GO DOWN.

THOSE TIMES WHEN THE AUTOMATIC JETS COME ON, IT JUST HELPS IT STAY-- IT HELPS EVERYTHING STAY CLEANER AND IT HELPS US CLEAN FASTER.

MEANING THAT DOGS STAY HEALTHIER.

AND THEN WE PASSED OUR STATE INSPECTION.

OF COURSE.

THAT WAS WE GET INSPECTED EVERY YEAR.

WE GET A VET INSPECTION AND WE GET A STATE INSPECTION.

AND THEN WE PASS THAT.

AND THEN JUST AS THIS WAS GOING ON, WE WAS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

STATE CAME IN BEFORE THIS WEEK AND SURPRISED US WITH INSPECTION.

AND WE PASSED IT WITH FLYING COLORS.

SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT THERE.

THE ONLY THING THAT I DIDN'T ADD ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT WE-- JUST KIND OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STARTED DOING IS WE HAVE A NEW SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT HELPS US BASICALLY GET NUMBERS AS FAST AS WE NEED THEM.

WE KIND OF WENT AWAY WITH OUR OLD SOFTWARE THAT WE HAD STILL REQUIRED TO DO COUNTS BY HAND.

OUR REPORTING NOW IS A LOT SMOOTHER.

WE HAVE OPTIONS TO DO PAPERLESS ADOPTION CONTRACTS AND RECLAIM CONTRACTS.

AND THE OWNER GETS THE RECORDS TO THEIR PHONE RIGHT THERE AND THEN.

AND THAT THIS SOFTWARE ALSO ALLOWS US TO PUT OUR ADOPTABLE ANIMALS ON OUR WEBSITE, OUR STRAY ANIMALS THAT ARE LOST ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND THEN WE PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT USES OUR INFORMATION, AS WELL, TO COMPARE DOGS THAT ARE LOST IN A LOST AND FOUND PORTION OF OUR WEBSITE.

SO OUR WEBSITE IS UPDATED NOW.

IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT DOGS WE HAVE AVAILABLE, YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY TO OUR WEBSITE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON A FACEBOOK POST AND YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THAT TIME.

EVERYTHING THAT ALSO CAME IN STRAY AT THAT TIME CAN POTENTIALLY GO FOR ADOPTION.

SO IF THEY'RE SEEING AN ANIMAL THAT'S STRAY, THAT'S NOT RECLAIMED, THEY ALSO KNOW IT'S THERE AHEAD OF TIME.

AND OWNERS.

IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR OWNERS.

THEY CAN JUST HOP ON THE WEBSITE, SCROLL DOWN AND SEE IF THEY SEE THEIR ANIMAL THAT'S LOST.

IF THEY DON'T, THEY HOP ONTO THE REPORT, MY LOST DOG AND FOUND OUR LOST PET THAT LOST AND FOUND PET.

AND THEN THEY CAN REPORT.

THEY CAN MAKE THE REPORT WITH THE MAP.

IT PINPOINTS WHAT'S BEEN REPORTED.

THEY HAVE AN OPTION TO ADD A PHOTO, AND THEN, IF WE GET ANYTHING IN OVERNIGHT OR THROUGHOUT THE DAY IT MATCHES THE PICTURES FROM THE LOST REPORTS TO ANIMALS IN OUR SHELTER.

SO WE'RE UPGRADING OUR TECHNOLOGY WITH MINIMAL STRIDES THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE-- IT WASN'T VERY HARD TO GET IT DONE, IT JUST NEEDED TO GET DONE.

SO I'M PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT OUR NEW SOFTWARE.

I THINK STAFF GOT ON, GRASPED THE CONCEPT REALLY FAST AND THEY'RE USING IT NOW.

SO WE'RE STILL DOING SOME UPDATES.

BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I DIDN'T PUT ON HERE, IS BECAUSE WE HAD JUST STARTED USING IT FULLY LAST WEEK.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: I WAS MESSING AROUND WITH THAT THE SITE.

AND IT'S NICE.

YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURES OF EACH ONE OF THE DOGS AND IT HAS A FEW OF THEM.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY VIDEOS, BUT IT SAID THERE WAS A VIDEO ON THERE.

HUGO ESPINOZA: THERE'S AN OPTION.

WE HAVEN'T-- WE JUST STARTED USING IT.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE FOR THE VIDEOS, BUT THE VIDEOS WILL BE ON-- USUALLY OUR VIDEOS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, BUT WE WENT AWAY FROM HAVING TO RELY ON HEY, SEND ME, HEY, I LOST MY DOG AND WE SEND US A-- EMAIL US A PHOTO, AND WE'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOU.

WELL, NOW YOU CAN GO REPORT IT ON THE WEBSITE AND WE CAN SEE WHAT'S BEEN ADDED.

AND IF WE HAVE TO PICK UP THAT DOG, IT'LL SHOW US A-- IT USES AI AND IT SHOWS US LIKE, THIS DOG MATCHES THIS LOST REPORT.

LIKE IS IT A MATCH? AND YOU CAN EITHER YES OR NO.

IF IT'S A POSSIBILITY, THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THE INFORMATION, SEE WHERE IT WAS LOST AND COMPARE IT TO WHERE WE PICKED UP THE DOG.

AND THAT POTENTIALLY A MATCH.

BUT YEAH, WE DEFINITELY UPGRADED THE TECHNOLOGY ASPECT OF OUR WEBSITE WITH THE SOFTWARE THAT WE'VE BEEN USING.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: DO YOU KNOW IF IT IS CONNECTED WITH THE OTHER CITIES TO WHERE IF SOMEBODY IS LOOKING FOR, SAY, I WANT A ROTTWEILER AND THEY COULD GO IN THERE AND SEARCH ON OURS, WOULD IT PULL UP? OR SOMEBODY IN ANOTHER CITY IS LOOKING FOR A CERTAIN DOG AND-- HUGO ESPINOZA: THE PET FINDER ASPECT THAT WE HAVE NOW, IT WILL DO THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.

IT JUST SHOWS WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE ON THE LOST AND FOUND PORTION OF THE WEBSITE.

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AND IT PULLS REPORTS FROM NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD APPS.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: PERFECT.

ONE OTHER THING, I KNOW WE HAD A BIG EVENT FOR THE CHIPPING A FEW MONTHS BACK.

DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANOTHER ONE ON THE FUTURE ON THE BOOKS-- HUGO ESPINOZA: WE ARE.

YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING SOMETHING SCHEDULED.

WE WANT TO DO ANOTHER MICROCHIPPING CLINIC SOON.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF LOGISTICS.

AND THEN, NOW WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING IN, IT'S COLDER, SO IT'S EASIER TO GET DONE, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF US PUTTING ONE TOGETHER.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION TO DO A SHOT CLINIC.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CALLS FOR THAT.

SO THAT'S IN THE WORKS.

MAYBE BEFORE THE MAJOR HOLIDAYS, BUT IF NOT, FOR SURE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: AWESOME.

HUGO ESPINOZA: BUT ANYTIME, WE CAN SHIP ANIMALS AT ANY TIME AT OUR SHELTER, ANYTIME THAT WE'RE OPEN, WE HAVE THAT SERVICE AVAILABLE.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: YEAH.

THANK YOU.

HUGO.

HUGO ESPINOZA: YES, SIR.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: ANYBODY? SPEAKER: YEAH, I HAD A QUESTION.

WITH THE ONLY PLACING FULLY VETTED AND STERILIZED PETS AVAILABLE, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT KITTEN ADOPTIONS? DO THEY HAVE TO BE STERILIZED BEFORE? HUGO ESPINOZA: YES.

SO THE GOOD THING IS WE HAVE A LOT OF AWESOME RESIDENTS THAT LIKE TO FOSTER.

AND SO THE KITTENS THAT COME IN THAT ARE UNDERAGE, WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM UP FOR ADOPTION TOO SOON.

SO WE DO HAVE EITHER FOSTERS OR THEY STAY WITH US UNTIL THEY'RE AT LEAST EIGHT WEEKS OF AGE.

WE WAIT UNTIL ABOUT 10 WEEKS OF AGE BEFORE THEY TAKE THEM TO THE CLINIC TO GET STERILIZED.

AND THEN IF THEY'RE AT LEAST 12 WEEKS OF AGE, THEN WE DO THE RABIES THEN.

IF NOT, THEN WE DO GIVE A VOUCHER OUT TO THE ADOPTER TO GO GET THAT DONE AT OUR COST WITH TCAP.

BUT YEAH, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD FOSTERS NOW.

IF NOT, THOSE LITTLE GUYS ARE WITH US UNTIL THEY'RE OF AGE.

BUT WE DON'T LIKE TO PUT THEM OUT AND HAVE TO RELY ON SOMEONE COMING BACK FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND MISSING THOSE APPOINTMENTS.

SPEAKER: AND HAS THAT AFFECTED ADOPTION AT ALL, YOU THINK? WITH THEM BEING A LITTLE OLDER, THEY'RE STILL YOUNG AND CUTE ENOUGH? HUGO ESPINOZA: NO, I THINK IF, YEAH, SPEAKER: I KNOW THEY GO FASTER.

HUGO ESPINOZA: THEY GO FAST.

SO PEOPLE THAT ARE WAITING, THEY'LL CHECK UP ON THEM.

WE GET A LOT OF REGULAR CALLS ON FOLLOW UPS.

HOW IS THIS KITTEN DOING? HOW IS THIS LITTER DOING? ARE THEY STILL IN FOSTER? AND THEN WE ARE VERY HONEST WITH THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PUSHBACK.

THEY UNDERSTAND WHY.

AND THEN WHEN WE KNOW SOMEONE'S INTERESTED, IT IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, BUT IF SOMEONE'S REALLY BEEN CHECKING ON ONE, THEN WE TRY TO WORK WITH THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

AND IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, FOSTERS DO GET FIRST PICK OF THE LITTER.

SO IF YOU FOSTER AND YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THE KITTEN, YOU CAN KEEP THE ONE THAT YOU'VE BEEN FOSTERING OR ONE OF THE ONES THAT YOU'VE BEEN FOSTERING.

BUT OUR FOSTERS KEEP IN COMMUNICATION WITH US.

ANY MEDICAL NEEDS, ANYTHING, FOOD, LITTER, WHATEVER THEY NEED, THEY COME IN AND GET.

WE SUPPLY EVERYTHING FOR THEM.

THEY'RE DOING US A SERVICE, SO.

SPEAKER: GREAT THANK YOU.

TIM LEGH-PAGE: DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING.

GOOD.

MEETING IS AN ADJOURNMENT AT WHAT ARE WE AT HERE.

06:00-- 6:53, 6:53.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.