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Do your neighboring jurisdictions have intake policies that negatively affect you?

  • 1.  Do your neighboring jurisdictions have intake policies that negatively affect you?

    Posted 03-21-2023 12:41 PM

    Hi all- I have been dealing with some challenges with our neighboring jurisdictions in regard to intake policies and was wondering if anyone else has similar challenges, or even better, has come up with a solution.

    The small municipalities that surround us have a policy that if someone finds a pet, they will ONLY take it if the pet was found in their jurisdiction AND the person has an ID from their jurisdiction. This happened yesterday where a citizen from outside both of our jurisdictions found a dog inside their city, and they turned them away and sent them to us. This happens  regularly. It even happens where a pet is found in jurisdiction a, the person lives in jurisdiction b, and neither will help them so they end up at our shelter. I have asked their directors, what would you do if someone with a California license found a dog in your city and they said that person would be out of luck, or they could call animal control and wait for them to arrive at the scene.

    I believe the right answer is to house and/or post the dog with the shelter in the community where it was found to increase chances of reunification, since most pets are found within a mile of their home. 

    Has anyone worked through this kind of jurisdictional issue where you are?


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    Alexis Pugh
    Director, Memphis Animal Services
    www.memphisanimalservices.com

    Organizational Management
    & Pet Support Services Specialist
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