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Animal Welfare
Mission Statement
To provide services to the citizens of Escambia County to keep their pets through humane education and assistance programs and works hard to reunite animals with their owners.
Objectives
- To ensure and enforce compliance with animal-related state statutes and county ordinances.
- To provide education and assistance to the citizens and the pets of Escambia County.
- To humanely provide limited-term housing for ill, unwanted, stray, dangerous or injured animals in a safe and healthy environment, and to provide a variety of fee supported animal-related services to citizens including adoptions, pet licenses, owner redemptions, spay/neuter services for adopters, microchip implantation and vaccinations.
Goals
During Fiscal Year 2021-22, the Animal Welfare Department will continue to improve the quality of life for citizens of Escambia County and their pets by providing responsive, effective, and progressive animal welfare services and programs, and provide community education and outreach regarding humane animal care and welfare.
Accomplishments
Disaster Relief
- Operated under our pandemic plan during COVID
- Responded to Hurricane Sally with effective field operations and operation of a pet-friendly shelter
Rebranded Animal Services to the Department of Animal Welfare with a Restructure
- Restructured into 2 Divisions; Animal Welfare and Enforcement and Animal Welfare and Adoption Center
- Created job families to allow for employee growth and retention
Expanded our participation and partnerships in Community Cat programs to continue reducing the euthanasia of cats in the shelter.
Developed more efficient ways to provide effective customer service through adoption appointment program and development of a communications team that will handle all communication with the public and field officers.
Animal Welfare and Adoption Center
- Certified all Animal Welfare & Adoption Center staff in Fear Free Sheltering
Animal Welfare and Enforcement
- Replaced animal transport units for Officer and animal safety-
Strategic Partnerships
Friends of Escambia County Animal Services
- Animal Transport program
- Fosters for special needs animals
- Heartworm Sponsorships
- Awareness Events
Pensacola Humane Society
- Adoption Partner
- Low cost Spay & Neuter Program
- Community Cat Grant Partner
Pensacola State College Veterinary Technician Certification Program
- Student Clinicals
- Annual food & supply drive
Pet Food Supermarket – Adoption Partner
PetSmart Charities - Adoption Partner
Best Friends Animal Society
- Animal Welfare Executive Leadership program
- Grant provider
Performance Measures
Benchmarking
Funding Priorities
Significant Changes for Fiscal Year 2021 / 2022
We made no significant changes for FY 2021-2022.
Statutory Responsibilities
Florida Statue Chapter 828 & Chapter 767, Florida Statute 585.14-585-6, Florida Administrative Code 64B16-29, 640-3.038, 64D-3.039 and Animal Control Ordinance Chapter 10-Animal.