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Hall, Jennifer From:Michael Mavrovouniotis <michaelmavrovouniotis@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, June 26, 2023 4: To:eComment Subject:OC Animal Care Somebody tell OC Animal Care the pandemic is over OC Animal Care is sticking to pandemic-era restrictions, preventing visitors from seeing the dogs in their kennels. A recent announcement of absurdly limited access is designed to fail. Let’s look at the dog adoption procedures of our neighbors, LA City and LA County. They were already far more accommodating to adopters. In these two systems, appointments were only a device to regulate flow, not an excuse to keep the kennels out of the public eye. Our neighbors, always looking for improvements, are gradually moving towards even more freedom for prospective adopters. (Quotes are from the websites provided.) LA Animal Services: No appointment needed to adopt, foster pets https://heysocal.com/2023/06/22/la-animal-services-no-appointment-needed-to-adopt-foster-pets/ “The Los Angeles Animal Services Department announced Thursday it will no longer require appointments for Angelenos to adopt or foster an animal from its shelters starting June 28.” LA County: majority of hours with no appointment, a smaller portion appointment-based (with adopters visiting the kennels in both cases) https://animalcare.lacounty.gov/adoption-hours/ “Morning visiting hours are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 10 am -12 pm Daily except Wednesdays.” “Appointments are NOT REQUIRED for afternoon visits (2-5 pm everyday except on Wednesdays when visiting hours are 2-7pm)” “For the appointment hours, a staff member or a volunteer will be on hand to assist you in viewing our Ready to Go Home (RTG) animals that day. This means they are spayed or neutered, off stray hold and have gone to dog playgroups at least once (for dogs over 35 lbs.). All RTG animals can be adopted on a first-come, first-served basis. For Non-Appointment visits, assistance will be provided according to staff capacity. We are confident this new process will provide options for potential adopters to view and adopt animals in a way that is accessible and maintains animal health and wellbeing.” Only OC Animal Care prevents prospective adopters from seeing dogs in the kennels. Rumor has it they will designate 5 hours a week in which some limited number of visitors will be escorted through an area that houses less than 25% of available dogs. This is meant to deflect criticism rather than solve the problem. OC Animal Care needs to realize that the pandemic is over, and all its fabricated excuses have been exposed. 1