Community update with December 2018 statistics

While I have only been the director at the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center for about a month, I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and the earnest suggestions to improve the health and well-being of the animals in our care and those who care for them. We have made enormous progress in a short period of time, but we still have plenty of work to do. I...
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Team Shelter USA final report and progress report

In October, Montgomery County announced a comprehensive strategy to evaluate all levels of operations at the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center. The goal of this strategy was to improve shelter operations, increase our live release rate, and ensure that our services met the needs and expectations of our community. As part of this strategy, Montgomery County hired Team Shelter USA to conduct an objective, independent best practice review of the...
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Team Shelter USA Public Meeting on Animal Shelter Best Practices

[embed]https://youtu.be/PYLw4tF6IM8[/embed] Team Shelter USA is assessing Montgomery County's Animal Resource Center from November 26-30. After the assessment, Team Shelter will provide a written report to the ARC with suggestions to both reduce intake at the shelter and increase the live release rate of animals who are taken into the center. Dr. Sara Pizano created Team Shelter USA, and her team includes Dr. Becca Boronat of the Charleston SC Animal Society, Cameron...
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Team Shelter USA public meeting “Animal Shelter Best Practices”

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYLw4tF6IM8&feature=youtu.be[/embed] Team Shelter USA is assessing Montgomery County’s Animal Resource Center from November 26-30. After the assessment, Team Shelter will provide a written report to the ARC with suggestions to both reduce intake at the shelter and increase the live release rate of animals who are taken into the center. Dr. Sara Pizano created Team Shelter USA, and her team includes Dr. Becca Boronat of the Charleston SC Animal Society, Cameron...
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