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1) My Senior Project topic is Animal Control. Not just catching animals but working with shelters, the ASPCA, adopting out animals, working in the office and going on calls for wild animals as well. I am working with Glendora Police Department in the Animal Control office and my mentor is the main Animal Control officer in Glendora PD.
2) Problem in your topic. What will you do once you solve the problem?
One of the problems I am going to look into regarding Animal Control is the amount of Animal Control Officers in cities/ counties. There is a huge problem with cities no having enough, or not having any Animal Control Officers at all. Some cities don’t think it’s necessary to have one, can’t afford it or just use Humane Societies and shelters. The issue with these alternatives is shelter and Humane Societies usually euthanize the animals unless you take the animal to a specific no-kill shelter. No having any Officers at all cause over populations in shelters, more homeless and at risk animals running around and more work for Humane Societies. To try and decipher this problem I will market to community councils near my area on how important it is too have Animal Control Officers and how needed they are. By doing this it will help other shelters and lower the rate of euthanizations in Southern California.
3) Problem in your topic. What will you do once you solve the problem?
Another big problem in Animal Control is the amount of unaltered animals (animals that are not neutered). The biggest dilemma with not having neutered animals is the overpopulation of dogs and cats in cities. Some people don’t believe in altering their dogs or cats especially because of the cost. It is very expensive to spay/neuter an animal and because of this more unaltered animals stray away from home looking for a mate. Also, the cost to license and impound an unaltered animal can be up to triple the price. To solve this issue my best bet is finding alternative ways to help pet owners pay for spay/neuters and get as many unaltered animals off the streets. After doing this we can spread the word to other shelters, ASPCA offices and other Animal Control units on how to help lower the rate of unaltered animals that come in.
4) Problem in your topic. What will you do once you solve the problem?
A huge issue within Animal Control is the overpopulation of dogs/cats because there arent enough adoptions of them. A lot of shelter dogs are mutts and when people look for a new pet they usually go for the puppy, pure bread dog and these stray dogs are stuck. By spreading the word about how great it is to adopt an animal from animal control or another shelter it would reduce the amount of strays, amount of euthanizations and overpopulation of shelters.
5) Problem in your topic. What will you do once you solve the problem?
The euthanizations of dogs/ cats is a huge global problem regarding animal control, SPCA and Humane Socities. Depending on how the animal is put down, why they are put down and the method they are put down can become a big conflict. By making sure shelters are putting animals down for logical reasons or trying to push "no-kill" shelter methods would save millions of animals lives each year.
4) Problem in your topic. What will you do once you solve the problem?
A huge issue within Animal Control is the overpopulation of dogs/cats because there arent enough adoptions of them. A lot of shelter dogs are mutts and when people look for a new pet they usually go for the puppy, pure bread dog and these stray dogs are stuck. By spreading the word about how great it is to adopt an animal from animal control or another shelter it would reduce the amount of strays, amount of euthanizations and overpopulation of shelters.
5) Problem in your topic. What will you do once you solve the problem?
The euthanizations of dogs/ cats is a huge global problem regarding animal control, SPCA and Humane Socities. Depending on how the animal is put down, why they are put down and the method they are put down can become a big conflict. By making sure shelters are putting animals down for logical reasons or trying to push "no-kill" shelter methods would save millions of animals lives each year.
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