Spay/Neuter panel planned
Finding
volunteers to sit on a Spay/Neuter Task Force in Santa Barbara has hit a slight
snag, but soon will be implemented.
“It was
the Gap fire,” said William Boyer, County Communications Director.
The board
of supervisors issued a call for volunteers to serve on a newly created
Spay/Neuter Task Force, with an original deadline of July 25.
The Gap
Fire interfered with the deadline, so now the supervisors are just beginning to
evaluate the applicants, Boyer said. A decision on who will be appointed is
expected sometime in September, Boyer said.
The
11-member task force will help address the problem of pet overpopulation. Those
selected will be empanelled for three to five months and will meet on a
biweekly basis.
Members
will meet in various parts of the county, and will also tour animal shelters.
Its
mission is to draft an ordinance on pet overpopulation and present it to the
supervisors for consideration.