Be a voice for Long Beach's shelter animals. Please cut and paste this sample letter to send to the Mayor and City Council.
[City Council Member’s Name]
[City Council Member’s Address]
Dear [City Council Member’s Name Here]:
Last year, the City of Long Beach’s animal shelter euthanized 32% of the animals that it took in – that includes a kill rate of 52% for kittens, 36% for cats, 17% for dogs and 13% for puppies. As an animal lover and a resident of the city of Long Beach, I find these numbers both shocking and disappointing.
I am writing to ask you to please pass into city ordinance the No Kill Implementation Plan proposed by Stayin’ Alive Long Beach. You can find a copy of the plan at the link at the end of this letter.
This plan would bring the programs of the No Kill Equation to Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS). Some of the specific programs and policies that are part of the Plan and that I want my taxpayer dollars to go to at the Long Beach shelter are:
Long Beach can be a leader in animal sheltering, but we need adoption-friendly programs and policies to be put in place. We live in a great city, and our shelter animals deserve better.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your phone number]
[Your address]
Model Lifesaving Plan for Shelter Animals
http://www.stayinalivelongbeach.org/uploads/1/2/1/3/12139294/exhibit_a_-_lifesaving_programs_implementation_plan.pdf
[City Council Member’s Name]
[City Council Member’s Address]
Dear [City Council Member’s Name Here]:
Last year, the City of Long Beach’s animal shelter euthanized 32% of the animals that it took in – that includes a kill rate of 52% for kittens, 36% for cats, 17% for dogs and 13% for puppies. As an animal lover and a resident of the city of Long Beach, I find these numbers both shocking and disappointing.
I am writing to ask you to please pass into city ordinance the No Kill Implementation Plan proposed by Stayin’ Alive Long Beach. You can find a copy of the plan at the link at the end of this letter.
This plan would bring the programs of the No Kill Equation to Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS). Some of the specific programs and policies that are part of the Plan and that I want my taxpayer dollars to go to at the Long Beach shelter are:
- a strong adoption program with publicly-stated performance goals
- statistics posted on the ACS website that clearly explain all of the outcomes of animals, including the number of animals adopted out every month
- public-friendly adoption hours so people can adopt after work (10 am – 6 pm)
- adoption-friendly policies that allow the public to adopt animals first without being forced to wait for SPCA to pass on them
- immediate networking of animals by ACS staff so that animals don’t have to wait 5 days before they are publicized as available for adoption
- multiple offsite adoption events held every week to get animals into homes faster
- and a full foster program to help free up cage space at the shelter
Long Beach can be a leader in animal sheltering, but we need adoption-friendly programs and policies to be put in place. We live in a great city, and our shelter animals deserve better.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your phone number]
[Your address]
Model Lifesaving Plan for Shelter Animals
http://www.stayinalivelongbeach.org/uploads/1/2/1/3/12139294/exhibit_a_-_lifesaving_programs_implementation_plan.pdf
