Q&A
Council Member Holden discusses rescue capacity and funding with ASPCA representatives
2:24:24
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Council Member Robert F. Holden engages in a discussion with ASPCA representatives about rescue capacity and funding. He inquires about the discrepancy between the number of potential rescuers and active rescuers, and asks about funding needs for animal welfare organizations.
- Holden asks about barriers preventing potential rescuers from becoming active, suggesting funding as a possible issue
- ASPCA representatives explain legal restrictions on how certain funds can be used, limiting support for rescue organizations
- The discussion highlights the need for alternative funding streams to support the rescue community
Robert F. Holden
2:24:24
Yes.
2:24:25
Thank you all for your for your work on behalf of animals, and you're doing God's work, and I thank you all.
2:24:32
Just a a question, Lucy.
2:24:36
You just you mentioned about there's over 9000 rescuers who have an account, an RSS account, and could become active.
2:24:42
What's preventing it?
2:24:44
Funding?
Lucy Jaton
2:24:45
So currently, our capacity is such that we cannot onboard new rescuers The rescuers that are active with us, I mentioned, are 892.
Robert F. Holden
2:24:55
Right?
2:24:55
Which which we if we had those 9000, that would certainly help.
2:24:59
But how much money are we talking about?
2:25:01
And because the council has to know if we're going through a budget season, How much should we allocate to the health department, to ACC, to your organization, the ASPCA?
2:25:12
How much should we do?
Michelle Villagomez
2:25:13
So sorry, Lucie.
2:25:14
I'll jump in here.
2:25:15
So we have that 800 figure is folks that have signed a rescuer agreement for this year.
2:25:21
The 9000 is the universe that has been, and if they were to renew, it could activate.
2:25:27
One of the things I'm going to highlight is that the funding, that the ASPCA, we're going to we can provide low cost Venewter to owned pets that comes out of that animal population control fund, but state law limits.
2:25:40
It says it only can be owned pets of individuals on public assistance.
2:25:43
So, unfortunately, that funding cannot be used to help rescues.
2:25:48
So that's the legal restriction on how that funding could be used.
2:25:51
So we would love to work with you to think about creating different sort of revenue streams that can go to help the rescue community.
Robert F. Holden
2:25:59
Great.
2:25:59
Thank you.
2:26:00
Thank you, Trevor.