No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

The OC Document is here http://www.slideshare.net/NoKillShelterCA/oc-response-via-ceo-frank-kim-to-claims-by-animal-activists-re-ocac-at-board-of-sups-meeting-march-22-2016 Note that we did not review the statements made in the original document written by OC by animal activists Rose Tingle and Dr. Jim Gardner as they are not officially members of NKSA, but we have alerted them to these counters and encourage them to respond separately. Minutes from the meeting http://cams.ocgov.com/Web_Publisher_Sam/Sam03_22_2016.htm This page has all of the links to info about the meeting http://ocgov.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=4

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No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

Miriam Penna‐ Cathorall Claim “Fact Check” Counter Fact Check From Oct 2015‐ Feb 2016

233 dogs were killed on the day of intake Median Average time from intake to euthanasia was 43 minutes

Partially True

OCCR Budget following results: Number of owner requested dogs

euthanized by OCAC on day of intake 231. (OCAC excludes 2 euthanasia’s

performed by private veterinarians) analyzed data and reported the

Average time from intake to outcome

64.6 minutes for owner requested euthanasia

Incorrect 233 is based on data provided by OCAC. Providing inaccurate data is not an excuse.

The median is the middle point of a number set, in which half the numbers are above the median and half are below. The mean (Average) is the sum of all the numbers in the set divided by the amount of numbers in the set

Average time was not brought up. Median time is what was mentioned and this time IS 43 minutes.

61 dogs euthanized were less than 1 year old

58 dogs euthanized under the age of 1. Some animals reported as under the age of 1 were originally impounded as

puppies, adopted out and the

Chameleon record was not updated to indicate the current age of the animal at the time of euthanasia.

Does this indicate that dog was adopted and subsequently returned and the Chameleon record was not updated at time of return? Providing inaccurate data as a result of not properly documenting is not an excuse and does not change the facts based on (inaccurate) data provided by OCAC. It is the responsibility of OCAC to ensure accurate record keeping and reporting.

OCAC is not adhering to Logan Settlement or the Hayden Law

False

Hayden Law refers to 1998 changes to California

Food & Agriculture code, Civil Code and Penal Code sections related to handling of stray

Incorrect Vincent Bill must also be adhered to in handling o Strays.

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

animals.

The data being cited is provided to Ms. Logan

and her attorneys by OCAC in accordance with

the settlement.

Settlement, paragraph 4 – Periodic Review of Records, stipulates that OCAC will provide Sharon Logan with sufficient information to identify EACH euthanized animal. Providing number of records only and not total number of animals is a clear violation of the settlement

Claims that Logan settlement imposed

additional retention time or restrictions on

euthanasia are inaccurate. OCAC adheres to

requirements to hold stray animals, offer

animals to rescues to promote adoption and document outcomes.

Claims are NOT that Logan settlement imposed additional retention time or restrictions, but to ensure that OCAC is in full compliance with euthanasia regulations.

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

Dr Gardner Claim Fact Check Counter Fact Check Numerous blog posts and comments accuse OC Animal Care of intentionally under reporting euthanasia rates.

False

OCAC posts euthanasia rates online to be

transparent. There is no intent to manipulate or hide true euthanasia rates.

INCORRECT By admission, OCAC was falsely counting dead animals as part of intake to increase live release rate. This is deceptive and provides false euthanasia rate.

Dogs dead at intake are included in the 2014 calculations.

True

This was a math error not intentional attempt to lower euthanasia rate. OCAC updated the

numbers and posted corrections on January 12, 2016. 2014 Previously posted dog euthanasia rate=

9.86%

2014 Corrected dog euthanasia rate= 10.8%

Verifies above statement as false. OCAC is consistently making mathematical errors and using this as excuses for providing false information. Excuses are not legitimate reasons and further demonstrates a lack of competence in performance of job responsibilities.

Excluding owner requests for euthanasia from the overall all euthanasia rate is improper

False

OCAC uses Shelter Animals Count method to

calculate euthanasia rate. This method is used

by numerous government and community

shelters. Owner requested euthanasia is NOT

included when calculating euthanasia rate. Animal Control Services study by the City of Lake Forest in 2006‐2007 reported that animals surrendered for the purpose of euthanasia should not be included in euthanasia statistics. Owner requested euthanasia requires the

Incorrect Shelter Animals Count method is a new method. OCAC has been using Asilomar Accords method – similar to Shelter Animals Count. This statement is false solely based on the method of calculation stated.

Public Record Requests reveal that no proof is required other than a statement by the owner. Public Records Requests have not yielded any proof or documentation to substantiate this

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

owner to submit proof that the animal is suffering or is documented as dangerous.

statement of required proof.

OC does not have owner requested euthanasia. The surrender form says owner surrender and the shelter staff

decide to kill the animal.

False

Pet owners may relinquish or surrender an

animal to OCAC for a variety of reasons. Healthy and adoptable animals may be

placed with rescues or offered for adoption.

Owner requested euthanasia is a service

offered by OCAC. Owner is required to sign

Animal Relinquishment form and

specifically check a box to request euthanasia. This services is also available

through a private veterinarian. Owner must provide documentation that.

a. Demonstrate animal is untreatable, or suffering or

b. Animal is dangerous (for example, Involved in an attack on a person or

another animal)

Owner requested euthanasia is a legally

permitted humane service. The law permits

immediate euthanasia for animals with a history of vicious or dangerous behavior, suffering or newborn animals impounded without their mothers. (CA Food & Ag Code § 31108.5 and

17006)

OCAC has two separate forms – relinquishment and surrender. Public Records Requests have not yielded any documentation from the owner or OCAC substantiating animal as dangerous or vicious for the purpose of euthanasia. History of vicious or dangerous behavior has not been established through any documentation provided by OCAC, other than owner statement or (not and) kennel attendant statement. This contradicts OCAC policy of requiring multiple instances witnessed by multiple staff, or multiple forms of documentation by the owner.

A PRR of Policy and Procedures of OCAC yielded this

document Orange County Animal Care

Owner Surrender Form

CA Food & Agriculture Code § 31108.5 – as written (b) Upon relinquishment, the dog may be made available for immediate euthanasia if it has a

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

history of vicious or dangerous behavior documented by the agency charged with enforcing state and local animal laws.

County use of census population data

over estimates license compliance rates. Claims that County admitted being wrong.

False: OCAC used census population data to report

licensing compliance rate as this information is

readily available for all contract cities. OCAC

does not have any intent to mislead. Based on input from Dr. Gardner requesting that OCAC use California Department of Finance population numbers which are updated annually, OCAC elected to switch to this source of population data for future reporting starting with the 2015 report. OCAC is transparent about source data and open to input. Willingness to change is not an

indication of misconduct by OCAC. OCAC

flexibility is mischaracterized as admission of

wrongdoing.

Incorrect Using OCAC population numbers, licenses issued, and formula, ALL license compliance numbers were lower than reported by OCAC, except for Huntington Beach, which was higher. This information was previously provided to BoS. OCAC failed to calculate these ratios accurately. Consistently providing false/inaccurate data is equivalent to wrongdoing – false/inaccurate is not right. Therefore, appropriately characterized as wrongdoing. Changing process to provide accurate data that was previously not accurate is admission of not doing things right, which is wrongdoing.

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

Saskia Boisot, MD Claim Fact Check Counter Fact Check Claims to have supplied countless examples of staff’s incompetence at OCAC in accurately ascertaining animal behavior.

False

While the No Kill Shelter Alliance (NKSA) has

made numerous statements demanding the

removal of Dr. Hawkins and shelter staff, they

have not reported any substantiated instances

of employee misconduct in determining animal behavior.

Incorrect Multiple Grand Jury Reports substantiate these claims. Shelter staff continue to hose down kennels with dogs in them. Kennel staff continue to label dogs as aggressive that are not aggressive as has been proven multiple times. Shelter staff have not provided any substantiated documents to support their labeling of aggressive dogs. Public Records Request fail to provide adequate documentation to substantiate aggressive behavior.

Dr. Boisot has presented several specific examples of dogs that were scheduled to be killed by OCAC due to “behavior issues”. These dogs were rescued and proved to not have behavior issues. Bartlett’s staff even helped move at least one of these dogs to another shelter!

Presentations:

NKSA Save more Lives presentation –

Improving Animal Welfare @OCAnimalCare

made to Orange County Supervisors’

Chairman Bartlett, CEO Frank Kim,

supervisors’ staff, OCAC Director Jennifer

Hawkins, OCAC Deputy Director Katie Ingram

– Jan 28, 2016

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

NKSA Presentation Improving Animal Welfare

@OCAnimalCare made to Supervisor

Bartlett’s staff – Nov 30, 2015

Several of these dogs’ histories have been presented directly to OC Sup staff. Paul Walters and Tanya Flink (staff of Sup Bartlett) even participated in the rescue of several. The techniques (if they can even be called that) used by staff to determine behavior issues have been completely debunked by current animal welfare organizations. Additionally, the adoptability process documented by OCAC unscientific, illogical, and subject to the whim of the examiner. See

NKSA Analysis of OCAC Animal Adoptability

Policy

– discussion here in NKSA FB group

Staff has essentially NO training on behavior assessment.

Orange County Animal Care Staff Training

Facebook discussion (below is a short excerpt)

External HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR ANIMAL CARE

Sociability vs. Aggression in Dogs

2016 - 4 attendees

Euthanasia by Injection Training

2015 - 1 attendee

2016 - 3 attendees

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OCAC secured a behaviorist under contract to

assist OCAC staff.

WHEN has this person been utilized? This behaviorist was contracted AFTER Dr Boisot made statements of inaccurately evaluating and labeling dogs. Our understanding is that this person comes a few hours a week, at most.

Claim to have orchestrated

introductions with San Diego and Austin animal shelters.

It is San Diego Humane Society – Not San Diego Animal Care Center

False OCAC employees are active in professional associations and have well established

relationships with many shelter directors

throughout the country. At the suggestion of Chairwoman Bartlett’s staff, OCAC contacted

San Diego and Austin for additional information on their service models. Documentation to substantiate this allegation?

Incorrect E-mail from Dr Boisot on 12/20/2015 introducing Paul Walters to Gary Weitzman of San Diego Humane Society (Enclosure 1)

County declined offers of free evaluations by San Diego Humane Society and Austin Animal Shelter

False

San Diego and Austin animal shelter directors

stated that shelters did not offer free evaluation services to Orange County. County did not receive any free offers; therefore did not decline any offers. Documentation to substantiate this allegation?

San Diego Humane Society and San Diego “shelter” are separate entities. San Diego Humane Society offered pro bono evaluation, requesting only travel fees.

County contracted with a $150,000 contract with JVR Shelter Associates

True OCAC contract complied with Contract Policy Manual and was approved at the 2/23/16 Board meeting.

Incorrect As a result of fabrications by OCAC and false pretense and without RFP. County Counsel looking into this procurement to ensure contract followed proper channels.

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

NKSA previously recommended JVR in a

presentation submitted to 5th District on

11/30/15

At the same time Austin/SD were introduced

County completely ignored No Kill Shelter Alliance objections to contract

False 3/15/16 Response from County Procurement Officer is posted on the NKSA Facebook page demonstrating that DR. Boisot received a response from the County.

Response received ONLY after contacting the county for follow up after the required response period expired. Initial e-mail sent 3/1/2016 with no response. Follow up e-mail sent 3/15/2016 resulting in at least 17 views by county personnel of the slideshare files in question.

NKSA is very committed and passionate about seeking a ban on euthanasia at OCAC and calls for removal of anyone perceived as an obstacle to the goal of having OCAC operate a no‐kill animal sanctuary.

No-Kill animal shelters are spreading across the country, including Irvine Animal Care within Orange County. Shelter Animals Count is a collaborative effort designed to save lives through universal data collection. Research has shown that achieving a goal of no kill can only be accomplished through leadership. No kill communities have all had a change in leadership style or leadership as a whole. (Lee, 2002) http://nokillnow.com/BashingToEmbracingNoKill.pdf (Maddie’s Fund) http://www.maddiesfund.org/ten-reasons-to-consider-no-kill.htm http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/uploads/4/8/6/2/48624081/no_kill_101.pdf

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

Summer Parker Claim Fact Check Counter Fact Check Using data provided to Sharon Logan by OCAC, the Save more kill less group presented alternative analysis of data

from October 2015 through February 2016. 233 dogs killed

61 less than 1 year old

Partially True

OCCR Budget analyzed data and reported the

following results: Number of owner requested dogs

euthanized by OCAC on day of intake

231. (OCAC excludes 2 euthanasia’s

performed by private veterinarians)

58 dogs euthanized under the age of 1. Some animals reported as under the age of 1

were originally impounded as puppies, adopted out and the Chameleon record was not updated to indicate the current age of the animal at the time of euthanasia.

Reflects inaccurate record keeping on OCAC’s behalf. Does this indicate that dog was adopted and subsequently returned and the Chameleon record was not updated at time of return? Providing inaccurate data as a result of not properly documenting is not an excuse and does not change the facts based on (inaccurate) data provided by OCAC. It is the responsibility of OCAC to ensure accurate record keeping and reporting at all times.

3 yr old pit bull inappropriately euthanized for head test which is an unrecognized test in shelters.

California Rabies Compendium states, “The

biting dog or cat must be either

a) Observed daily for signs of rabies for ten

(10) days following the exposure date, regardless of the animal's vaccination

status, or

b) Euthanized immediately and tested for rabies in a public health laboratory.” Records indicate that euthanasia is consistent

with law and Logan settlement. Ms. Logan could have requested the record for this animal and received this information.

The state of California does not follow the one bite rule, and neither does it follow any rules regarding automatically euthanizing vicious dogs after a certain number of attacks or bites. Instead, the court carefully evaluates a dog’s conduct and then determines whether a dog should be quarantined or euthanized based on the dog’s previous history

of violence and the severity of the attack.

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

18 month old German Shephard owner requested euthanasia was complete within 10 minutes of intake.

Partially True

A0549968 German Shephard mix, owner

requested euthanasia with intake on

1/16/16 15:49 and euthanasia time

1/16/16 15:59. This dog was adopted from OCAC in

2003. The animal ID number was

corresponds to the dog’s age in 2003

when record was created. Dog at time of surrender was aged 14. OCAC has notified intake staff to update

the age of the animal if it is returned to the shelter to improve accuracy of the reports.

Surrendered to OCAC on 1/16/16 for

euthanasia

Examination confirmed advanced age, arthritis, tumor and poor quality of life

and supported humane euthanasia

The assertion that this was inappropriate or

illegal is false. OCAC records indicate euthanasia in this case is consistent with law and Logan settlement. This was a successful adoption where the dog lived 13 years with a family.

Reflection of incompetence of OCAC staff and consistent inaccurate record keeping. This is a bad excuse, but this is not a legitimate reason. OCAC employees are responsible for accurate record keeping and reporting at all times. The assertion that this consistent faulty record keeping is acceptable is false and a gross waste of taxpayer dollars for personnel who are truly not capable of performing their job duties accurately. OCAC records as provided via Sharon Logan Settlement indicate that the dog was 18 months old. This is either incompetence or falsifying documents – neither of which is acceptable. FURTHER EXAMPLES OF INATTENTION TO DETAIL AND INCOMPETENCE IS THAT OCAC STAFF CANNOT EVEN SPELL THE DOG BREED “GERMAN SHEPHERD” CORRECTLY! (or run spell check)

Dogs euthanized on day of intake

violate the Logan settlement,

False

Settlement agreement with Sharon Logan did

NOT establish new euthanasia restrictions or

SB 1785, Vincent Bill, Food & Agriculture Code, and California Veterinary Medical Practice Act ALL apply. NO Adoptable animal shall be euthanized.

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California law and community

Expectations

retention periods beyond requirements of

California Law Settlement does not indicate OCAC euthanasia. practices failed to adhere to the law. Settlement provided Ms. Logan with OCAC

polices and monthly euthanasia data from OCAC and the ability to request additional documentation on up to 5 animals a month. CA Food & Agriculture Code § 17006

Animals that are irremediably suffering from a

serious illness or severe injury shall not be held for owner redemption or adoption. Newborn animals that need maternal care and have been impounded without their mothers may be euthanized without being held for owner

redemption or adoption. CA Food & Agriculture Code § 31108.5 (b)

Upon relinquishment, the dog may be made

available for immediate euthanasia if it has a

history of vicious or dangerous behavior

documented by the agency charged with

enforcing state and local animal laws

Settlement stipulates that OCAC will adhere to the law due to previous questionable practices. GOVT. CODE §§ 6250 - 6276.48 California Public Records act does not place a limit on the number of records that can be requested. Dogs euthanized on day of intake without meeting the requirements in accordance with federal and state regulations is a violation of Logan Settlement and California Law. Substantiating documentation has NOT been provided. Owner’s statement does not constitute “documented” history, nor is this even in conjunction with OCAC policy. Public Records Requests have not yielded documentation to support “history of vicious or dangerous behavior.”

Want housing and care to make them adoptable.

OC Animal Care does not hold animals with poor life quality or dangerous behaviors for extended periods.

OCAC fails to provide kennel enrichment programs which leads to deterioration of dog’s mental well-being. OCAC frequently label dogs “aggressive” that are not aggressive as has been proven

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multiple times.

Save More Kill Less protest group frequently disputes the observations and decisions by OCAC employees regarding special needs animals and advocates for keeping homeless animals if the facility has empty kennels.

Save More Kill Less advocates for progressive policy and procedure. Policy that has effectively been implemented by multiple shelters across the country – to include Irvine. Save More Kill Less advocates for OCAC to comply with Grand Jury recommendations, previous JVR Recommendations, and Performance Audit recommendations to improve outcomes, save lives, and improve shelter environment. OCAC staff frequently labels dogs as aggressive that are not aggressive, limiting public view and chance of adoption. OCAC staff are not qualified to make assessments on animal behavior. Save More Kill Less advocates for increased outreach efforts by increasing foster programs and more flexibility in working with Adoption Partners.

at taxpayer expense, train animals with behavior issues, and keep the kennels full while advocating for cities to leave the County system, lower fees, replace the shelter and replace the County employees.

Save More Kill Less seeks to compel OCAC to hold animals until due diligence has been done to ensure every adoptable dog has been properly evaluated and efforts made – other than automatic e-mails, to get the dogs adopted. Training and behavior issues are generally a result of a lack of kennel enrichment programs. Programs that have been offered pro-bono. Advocating for cities to leave OCAC is a result of continuous false/inaccurate data provided by OCAC and consistent mislabeling of dogs as aggressive. Fee structures have been previously brought up by Grand Jury Reports as well. Director at OCAC has clearly exhibited a lack of knowledge or concern for improving conditions for dogs/cats at OCAC and continuously provides false/inaccurate data to Board of Supervisors – withholding vital information during Karma case is one example

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Sharon Logan

Claim Fact Check Counter Fact Check Claimed the October 2015 report from OC Animal care erroneously reported

that in October OCAC euthanized 491 animals

False OCAC provided Sharon Logan with a list of

animal ID numbers for euthanized animals. The settlement allows her to request up to five (5) files a month for detailed review.

If a litter is euthanized, the entire litter is assigned one ID number because the records are contained in one file. The records will contain an accurate count of the number on animals in the litter.

Per settlement paragraph 4 – Periodic Review of Records, OCAC will provide documentation pertaining to animals euthanized during the prior month. Settlement stipulates that information should be sufficient to identify EACH euthanized animal. Grouping litters into one animal ID does not meet this requirement as evidenced by Nick Gerda receiving data for ALL animals versus all animal ID’s only. GOVT. CODE §§ 6250 - 6276.48 California Public Records act does not place a limit on the number of records that can be requested. This is not in compliance with settlement to provide sufficient information to identify EACH euthanized animal. This also provides false number of animals euthanized. Are these litters counted as one or actual number in euthanasia statistics? This is a deceptive attempt to skew data.

Voice of OC reporter Nick Gerda

obtained a different number from Katie Ingram for October 2015 of 725 animals.

True

Voice of OC requested the number of animals euthanized not the number of records. The information provided to Voice of OC was responsive to the question and represented each animal euthanized.

Incorrect Settlement, paragraph 4 – Periodic Review of Records, stipulates that OCAC will provide Sharon Logan with sufficient information to identify EACH euthanized animal. Providing number of records is a clear violation of the settlement. Purposely

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deceptive and not in compliance with Settlement. OCAC accused of concealing the real total from Ms. Logan.

False Information provided to Ms. Logan pursuant to settlement agreement is different from the total count. OCAC gave her information with animal ID numbers to help her request details on any 5 cases she wished to see.

Incorrect Settlement stipulates that OCAC will provide sufficient information to identify EACH animal euthanized. By admission, OCAC is providing data that is not pursuant to Settlement Agreement. Request for 5 cases per month is in addition to the information to identify each euthanized animal. OCAC failed to provide an accurate number of animals euthanized pursuant to the settlement. By not providing information for EACH euthanized animal, OCAC has concealed the real total.

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

E-mail Correspondence Introducing Gary Weitzman and Paul Walters

From: saskia boisot [mailto:sboisot@yahoo.com]

Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:27 PM

To: Walters, Paul; Gary Weitzman

Subject: Connecting regarding OCAC animal shelter

Dear Paul and Gary,

Greetings to you both, and I hope you are having an enjoyable holiday season. I just wanted to drop you both an email to introduce you to one

another, since you have both expressed a keen interest in connecting regarding the Orange County Animal Shelter. Paul, Gary is the head of San

Diego Humane Society and SPCA, and has been largely credited with moving San Diego towards "No Kill", and is extremely well versed with

engaging the community when it comes not just to animal sheltering, but also to spay/neuter, recruiting volunteers and fosters, and raising large

amounts of funding support. Gary was previously in Washington DC, which was one of the examples we had used in our presentation where

progressive life-saving programs have been implemented on a large scale. He has A LOT of experience with making these changes, and given this,

coupled with his close physical proximity, I think he could really provide us with a lot of assistance and guidance, not to mention the fact that he has

indicated a willingness and enthusiasm for doing this.

As you are both aware of at this point, I am currently in Europe, but will be back next Tuesday (December 29th). It would be great if the two of you

could connect, at least over the phone, so that we might move towards a moratorium on so called "empty cage killing" as soon as possible. Despite

being out of the country, I am still available by phone, should either one of you need to reach me (XXX-XXX-XXXX), and am checking my email

multiple times a day. Once I return, I would be happy to come and meet with either/both of you in person at your convenience (except Mondays,

which I cannot do because of work conflicts).

In the meantime, I hope you both have a very enjoyable holiday week, and look forward to hearing of your progress in this regard.

All the best,

Saskia

Here is the contact information I have for each of you:

Paul Walters office number: 714-834-3550; cell phone: 714-673-3523.

Gary Weitzman office number: 619 243 3400

Enclosure 1

No Kill Shelter Alliance Response to Orange County counters to claims made by Animal Advocates in the Orange County, CA Board of Supervisors Meeting March 22, 2016.

The OC Document is here http://www.slideshare.net/NoKillShelterCA/oc-response-via-ceo-frank-kim-to-claims-by-animal-activists-re-ocac-at-board-of-sups-meeting-march-22-2016 Note that we did not review the statements made in the original document written by OC by animal activists Rose Tingle and Dr. Jim Gardner as they are not officially members of NKSA, but we have alerted them to these counters and encourage them to respond separately. Minutes from the meeting http://cams.ocgov.com/Web_Publisher_Sam/Sam03_22_2016.htm This page has all of the links to info about the meeting http://ocgov.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=4

Board Meeting Morning 03/22/16 03 hr 05 min

Minutes Video

MP3

Audio

MP4

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In particular, here is the link to the video

http://ocgov.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=2312