City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0151R

• File #: 06-0151R
• Version: 0
• Name: City Council Support for Board of Estimates' Funding to Promote Continued Progress in Achieving Highest Standards in the Protection, Care, and Handling of Baltimore City's Domestic and Wildlife Animals
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 3/6/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/20/2006
• Title: City Council Support for Board of Estimates' Funding to Promote Continued Progress in Achieving Highest Standards in the Protection, Care, and Handling of Baltimore City's Domestic and Wildlife Animals FOR the purpose of urging the Board of Estimates to provide the necessary budget support to promote the continued progress of Baltimore City's Animal Shelter and Animal Control operations and capital needs for fiscal year 2007.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, President Young, Kenneth Harris, James B. Kraft, Keiffer Mitchell, Agnes Welch, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: Animal, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/20/2006	0	City Council	Withdrawn
3/9/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/6/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
3/6/2006	0	City Council

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmembers Clarke, Curran


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
City Council Support for Board of Estimates' Funding to Promote Continued Progress in Achieving Highest Standards in the Protection, Care, and Handling of Baltimore City's Domestic and Wildlife Animals

FOR the purpose of urging the Board of Estimates to provide the necessary budget support to promote the continued progress of Baltimore City's Animal Shelter and Animal Control operations and capital needs for fiscal year 2007.
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WHEREAS, In the past year, Baltimore City's Animal Shelter, 301 Stockholm Street, has tripled the adoption rate and diminished the euthanasia rate of animals in its care, as compared to the previous year as well as to prior annual rates.

WHEREAS, In that same one-year period, the agency has rescued more than 300 abandoned, neglected, and injured dogs, cats, and wildlife animals a month and has engaged scores of animal welfare volunteers in assisting with every aspect of its operations.

WHEREAS, To promote and ensure successful adoptions and a healthy shelter environment, the City of Baltimore has already provided the funds to provide vaccine for every animal entering its Animal Shelter in this current fiscal year 2006 and requires the funding to continue this practice in 2007.

WHEREAS, One essential new budget item is the addition of a full-time veterinarian to the Animal Control and Shelter staff so as to evaluate, document, and testify in court to anima...