...ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES SYSTEMS REDESIGN Governing the County of Fresno is a set of Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations. The purpose of these regulations serves to protect the safety, health, and welfare of the residents. Incorporated as a county within the State of California since 1856, Fresno has seen the establishment, modification, and abolishment of thousands of regulations. As every governmental body must have, the County of Fresno has established a governing Board as well as local departments that support the Board’s efforts to oversee the legislative and executive needs of the county. When situations arise, this governmental branch must take action to ensure laws are which protect its citizens, as well as enforce them appropriately. Such is the case in the recent system redesign of the Fresno County animal control program. Due to the recent contract termination of the longtime local vendor, the system redesign of the Fresno County animal control program will address state and local mandates more efficiently and save the county money. As a concern of public health and safety, animal control is a responsibility of the county requiring them to implement and manage a program. State law and county ordinance specifically require the reporting of all vicious animal complaints and bites, enforcement of a rabies quarantine program, establishment of a licensing program, and dead animal and stray pickup, including leash law enforcement. Since the 1950s...
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...heard of animal abuse, we will know that it is about animal being deliberately harmed. Nowadays, animal abuse has become a nationwide problem that grows rapidly. You can see that millions of animal was beaten, starved and being helpless every day and died each year from a ruthless master through the news coverage. This shows that animal abuse proves to be an important topic and a widely known for every people. There are many reasons and motives behind animal cruelty that have been exposed. These include apathy towards suffering of the animals, giving pain and suffering to animals from some specific benefit or hurting animals for the pleasure, etc. Animal abuse can be classified into two categories which are active abuse and passive abuse. Firstly are active abuses that are direct cruelty to animals. It is individual that tries to harm animal, like torturing or beating. Next is passive abuse that includes lack of care or negligence towards pets. Generally, this is the situation when pet owners did not aware and bother to take proper care of the pet’s needs. In the other way, we must not forget intensity of incidence or incidence of smaller can also be regarded as the example of animal cruelty. Animals are not happy in the places that they are treated cruelty and poorly and have no rights as they should. In this century, a lot of people do not understand what happens to animals that are used for experiments in company or industry. The main problem of animal test is the animal usually...
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...Animal Control Officer 3/17/2013 Introduction Animal Control Officers are members of law enforcement who are looked upon to protect not only animals from dangerous situations and cruelty but they also protect neighborhoods from strays and hazardous animals. Through my research I took a more in depth look at answering what is the typical profile associated with an Animal Control officer. In 16th century European villages “dog whippers” were charged with keeping dogs out of churches and confining town strays. The part of an Animal Control Officer has changed over the last few decades to meet the needs of rescuing animals from dangerous or abusive situations and investigating any cruelty or neglect. This is a fast rising field that has even grown in popularity, thanks to network television shows like Animal Planet. Animal control officers can hold jobs in health departments, police departments, sheriff’s departments or in parks and recreation departments. They are responsible for implementing and understanding animal rights, laws and regulations. Duties include but are not limited to: • Responding to emergency calls involving animals • Dealing with stray animals • Investigating incidents with both wild and domestic animals (such as bites) • Investigating animal cruelty cases • Dealing with animals in a shelter • Issuing fines or taking animal owners to court for acts such as those of irresponsibility or violence • Investigating dog fighting cases • Protecting...
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...partnerships seeking to help animal welfare, I have found information regarding efforts within our community. In Delaware, recent legislation has been put into place, backed by organizations seeking to improve the treatment of animals, relating to the dangers humans pose on pets as well as the dangers these pets pose to humans. In addition, new organizations are pushing to spread awareness on how to protect your pets. These efforts affect Delaware pet owners as well as the First State Animal Center and SPCA, the statewide organization seeking to prevent cruelty and suffering to animals as well as the fair adoption of pets into homes. Each piece of legislation targets a need of the FSAC and is supported by partnerships. First, a bill has been passed to promote the management of shelter standards, the humane killing of animals in shelters. Through ongoing collaborations with the governor’s office and the General Delaware Assembly, shelters are now required to evaluate animals in depth before deciding whether or not to euthanize. Also, shelters throughout Delaware are being forced to eliminate inhumane gas shelters if euthanasia is chosen. Second, a bill was passed “relating to the training and certification of Animal Control Officers and Animal Cruelty Investigators,” according to the States News Service. The evaluation of animals seized in criminal activity, cruelty, or struggling for adoption is now to be handled by certified professionals. The Office of Animal Welfare is tasked...
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...individuals abuse animals. Animal cruelty covers a wide range of actions (or lack of action), so one blanket answer simply isn't possible. Each type of abuse has displayed certain patterns of behavior that we can use to help understand more about why people commit the crimes we encounter today. Animal cruelty is often broken down into two main categories: active and passive, also referred to as commission and omission, respectively. Passive Cruelty (Acts of Omission) Passive cruelty is typified by cases of neglect, where the crime is a lack of action rather than the action itself - however do not let the terminology fool you. Severe animal neglect can cause incredible pain and suffering to an animal. Examples of neglect are starvation, dehydration, parasite infestations, allowing a collar to grow into an animal's skin, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and failure to seek veterinary care when an animal needs medical attention. In many cases of neglect where an investigator feels that the cruelty occurred as a result of ignorance, they may attempt to educate the pet owner and then revisit the situation to check for improvements. In more severe cases however, exigent circumstances may require that the animal is removed from the site immediately and taken in for urgent medical care. Active Cruelty (Acts of Commission) Active cruelty implies malicious intent, where a person has deliberately and intentionally caused harm to an animal, and is sometimes...
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...Ethical Treatment of Animals I. Introduction Animals have played an important role in many aspects of this world; some look upon these roles with favoritism, some with disgust. Animals give live birth and are considered different from humans by some people because of their behavior. Some animals are consumed as food by humans and other animals or trapped for their furs. Many times people get animals as pets and neglect them. Some animals are pulled out of their habitat and are used as research yet; some humans think they don't deserve any rights because they are animals. A. Thesis Statement Throughout this paper I will examples of possibilities that can be used to change the life of an animal in the food industry, as a pet and as research, we need to help them have a better life even if we are going to use them as food and pets. II. Body paragraph #1 - Topic Sentence #1 On today's factory farms, animals are crammed by the thousands into filthy, windowless sheds and confined to wire cages, gestation crates, barren dirt lots, and other cruel confinement systems. A. Supporting Evidence PETA made a investigation at Agriprocessors in 2004 revealed almost 300 instances of inhumane slaughter, in which cows' sensitive faces were shocked with electric prods, fully conscious cattle had their tracheas and esophagi ripped from their throats with meat hooks or knives, and they writhed in pools of their own blood, trying desperately to stand up for up to three minutes as...
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...Every day in the United States animals are beaten, neglected, or forced to struggle for survival. Left in unsanitary conditions with no food or water, they have little hope as they live out their days without the compassion they deserve. Some are found and rescued, given the chance to experience how great life and humans can be; others aren't so lucky. To grow as a nation, we must fight for these abused animals' rights and severely punish heartless owners. It is up to us to speak for these creatures who lack a voice, for who will if we don't? One of the first steps in protecting animals and creating effective cruelty laws is knowing what animal cruelty actually is. There are two categories: passive cruelty and active cruelty. The first involves acts of omission, meaning the abuse happens as a result of neglect or lack of action. Passive cruelty might seem less serious, but that is not the case; it can lead to terrible pain and suffering, and ultimately death. Examples include starvation, dehydration, untreated parasite infestations, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and the failure to get medical care. Passive cruelty is sometimes due to the owner's ignorance, so many animal control officers will first try to educate neglectful owners on how to properly care for animals before giving them a citation or placing them under arrest. Active cruelty, on the other hand, is more well known and disturbing. Sometimes referred to as non-accidental injury, this type...
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...One of the first steps in protecting animals and creating effective cruelty laws is knowing what animal cruelty actually is. There are two categories: passive cruelty and active cruelty. The first involves acts of omission, meaning the abuse happens as a result of neglect or lack of action. Passive cruelty might seem less serious, but that is not the case; it can lead to terrible pain and suffering, and ultimately death. Examples include starvation, dehydration, untreated parasite infestations, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and the failure to get medical care. Passive cruelty is sometimes due to the owner's ignorance, so many animal control officers will first try to educate neglectful owners on how to properly care for animals before giving them a citation or placing them under arrest. Active cruelty, on the other hand, is more well known and disturbing. Sometimes referred to as non-accidental injury, this type of abuse involves purposefully inflicting harm on an animal in order to feel more powerful or gain control. Active cruelty against animals should be taken very seriously, since it can be a sign that a person has serious psychological issues and may commit more acts of violence – possibly against humans. It is hard to tell just what drives people to harm innocent animals. “According to a 1997 study done by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Northeastern University, animal abusers are five times more likely...
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...“SERVICE ANIMAL” Name Institutional Affiliation Service animals are animals that have been specially trained to carry out activities for people with various disabilities. Dogs have been known to be main service animals even though monkeys, birds and horses have been documented. Laws about service dogs are provided by various state laws such as housing act, air carrier act ADA etc. .With proper training, Such animals can assist mitigate various disabilities by performing tasks such as directing a wheelchair, guiding the blind, guiding the deaf, alerting people with seizures, reminding mentally sick people to take their drugs, pick objects that are out of their person’s reach, opening and closing doors, turning light switches off and on, barking to indicate that help is needed and the tasks are endless. Allen, K., & Blascovich. J. (1996).Service animals are dogs on duty and not pets. Service dogs get trained on specific tasks relating to the person with disability. Dogs playing other roles such giving comfort and company are not service dogs according to IDA definition. Where Service Animals Are Allowed According to ADA, any institution that serves the public must give access to service animals to give assistance to disabled people. For example, in a school, it’s wrong to deny access...
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... Labeling dogs as vicious, based solely on their breed, is an unfair label because the actions of one dog is unjustly generalized to an entire breed; the media uses isolated instances for sensationalism and ratings; and these both combine to provoke reactionary legislation that imposes regulations selectively on these dogs and their owners. May 2nd, 2012 Christine Spain, the mother of Boston police officer David Lanteigne, was unconscious on train tracks in Shirley, MA. The engineer saw a dog, a pit bull named Lilly, trying to pull a woman off the tracks. After the train finally stopped and authorities arrived to find Lilly standing over her owner Christine. Lilly was taken and rushed to Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston. Lilly suffered from some injuries and some trauma to her leg, which eventually had to be amputated. She was rescued 3 years ago prior by her son and given to her to help with her struggle in alcoholism. Her son said, “We saved her life, and she saved my mom’s life” (Phillips). When these dogs become stereotyped as viscous there are so many testaments to show that they are misunderstood and they love their family just like any other breed. There are so many people that are not sure which way is the best way to address this situation. The problem is not the dogs; it is the owners of the dogs. Breed discrimination is not going to fix the problem. Can anyone say that one breed of dog will be aggressive when in all eyes any dog can be that...
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...Introduction A zoonotic disease is a disease that can be passed between animals and humans which is caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi. These zoonotic diseases are very common due to the high contact between humans and animals on a daily basis either at home or in the workplace. The scientific world has estimations that 6 out of every 10 infectious diseases in humans are spread from animals. Echinococcosis can also be called a hydatid disease, hydatidosis, or echinococcal disease and is a disease which involves Echninococcus tapeworm parasites with two main types which are cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar-echinococcosis (AE) (CDC, 2012). According to the World Health Organization (2014) up to 1 million people globally are affected at any one time. As shown in Figure 1 below, it is easy to transmit the disease between species. However, although humans can be infected which according to the WHO (2015) means they are accidental intermediate hosts but they cannot transmit the disease. [pic] Figure 1: The cycle of echinococcosis (Source: www.cieh.org ) The importance of the disease The importance of the disease is that it has been present and well known for many years but has been rather neglected by the health organizations. However according to the WHO (2014; Higuita et al 2015) echinococcosis was recently introduced in the list of neglected tropical diseases and is one of the six priority neglected zoonotic diseases which...
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...Animal Therapy in the United States Military Marti Powell University Composition and Communication II/COM156 November 25, 2013 Tamra Excell Thesis: The United States Military has different animal therapy programs designed to help Wounded Warriors and active deployed soldiers, and has been doing so since the year 1919. I. Animal-Assisted Therapy A. Definition 1. Differences 2. The Heart B. In the Beginning 1. Thru the years 2. Documentation II. Deployment A. War Zone 1. SFC Boe and Budge 2. Trauma and Reassignment B. Lessons 1. Policy 2. Health III. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center A. Programs 1. Dog Tags 2. Warrior Transition B. Nonprofit 1. Qualifications 2. Benefits Abstract Information for this research paper was obtained by reading articles written for the U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, April-June, 2012. These articles were written about the use of canines by the military for Animal-assisted Therapy in the military. All articles are written...
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...Dear Ms. Vickers, Commissioners, and Mr. Mauldin, I am writing this letter to express my deep and heartfelt concern for the ongoing lack of enforcement regarding Oconee County’s animal control ordinances and the continued tolerance Oconee County allows for the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals (puppy mills, hoarding, chaining, etc.). I phoned Animal Control and spoke with Officer Katlyn regarding animal control violations occurring at 2021 Flat Rock Road (please see attached photos), weeks have passed and I have seen absolutely nothing done to enforce the ordinances the owners of these poor dogs are violating. Under "ARTICLE II: DEFINITIONS" it clearly states: “Adequate housing means… providing sufficient temperature control…...
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...manipulate and control those who are too ignorant to see through the lies. These leaders rise to and retain power by twisting the truth in their favor. This is what the character Napoleon does in Animal Farm, by George Orwell. Corruption of power leads to the exploitation of the weak through fear and manipulation. Snowball was a perfect leader, with excellent ideals and did everything for others. Napoleon, on the other hand, was a diabolical leader who sought power. To do this, Napoleon directs his ‘right hand man,’ Squealer, to spread rumors and lies to make Napoleon seem perfect. After Napoleon took charge, Squealer said, “I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made in taking this extra labour upon himself” (50). Napoleon...
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...An animal is abused every ten seconds in the United States. Animal abuse is the either deliberate abuse or simply the failure to take care of an animal. There are many types of animal abuse but the two most common are physical and psychological abuse. Physical abuse is often beating the animal but psychological abuse ultimately ends up with the animal being extremely shy or aggressive. People often abuse animals for different reasons, whether they do it deliberately for a long or short time, or if they don’t even realize they’re abusing an animal. There are many organizations, such as the ASPCA, that are trying there best to stop this abuse but unfortunately there is too much of it to stop it completely. Animal abuse can be extremely harmful...
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