Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

Report

The 3rd Meeting of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

Thursday, February 06, 2020 at 5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Committee Room #4

Attendance

• PRESENT: W. Brown (Chair), M. Blosh, A. Hayes, P. Lystar, M. Toplak and D. Turner (Committee Clerk)
  
  NOT PRESENT: A. Hames and M. Szabo
  
  ALSO PRESENT: R. Oke and M. Stone
  
  The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

None.

2.

Scheduled Items

2.1

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA) Orientation

• That it BE NOTED that the presentation from M. Stone, Supervisor I, Municipal Policy (AODA), as appended to the agenda, with respect to 'Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities' customer service training, was received. 

2.2

Approved Fostering Organizations/Rescue/Foster - Premise Capacity Discussion

• That the Civic Administration BE ENCOURAGED to meet with representatives from the rescue organizations operating in London in order to determine what they require for the appropriate/safe operation of their facilities and for the proper fostering of their intake animals with respect to health, safety and well-being standards; it being noted that a verbal presentation from R. Oke, Animal Control and Welfare Coordinator, with respect to this matter, was received.

3.

Consent

3.1

2nd Report of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on January 9, 2020, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 1st and 2nd Reports of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on January 28, 2020, with respect to the 1st and 2nd Reports of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, was received.

3.3

Municipal Council Resolution - Advisory Committee Work Plans

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on January 28, 2020, with respect to Advisory Committee work plans, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

2020 Work Plan Sub-Committee Update

• That the attached 2020 Animal Welfare Advisory Committee work plan BE FORWARDED to Council for its consideration and approval.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

2020 Go Wild, Grow Wild

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2020 Go Wild, Grow Wild event:

  a)       the expenditure of up to $100.00 from the 2020 Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) budget BE APPROVED for the printing of the 'Living with Urban Wildlife' infosheet to be distributed at the event;

  b)       the AWAC BE PERMITTED to borrow Corporate accessibility equipment - including but not limited to an assistive hearing device - for public use at the event; and,

  c)       the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to provide AWAC with a display copy of the revised 'Be Coyote Aware' signage found in London's Environmentally Significant Areas.

5.2

You, Your Dog, and Nature in London

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the You, Your Dog and Nature in London brochure:

  a)      the expenditure of up to $100.00 from the 2020 Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) budget BE APPROVED for the printing of a revised version of the above-noted brochure for distribution at the 2020 Go Wild, Grow Wild event;

  it being noted that the AWAC encourages the Environmental and Ecological Planning Committee to destroy any remaining copies of the brochure containing outdated information and to have copies reprinted for distribution at the 2020 Go Wild, Grow Wild event; and,

  b)       the Civic Administration BE ENCOURAGED to update the "Coyotes in the City of London" web page by replacing any instances of or references to the outdated, reactionary coyote signage with the new, educational coyote signage being installed in Environmentally Significant Areas. 

5.3

Feeding of Water Fowl

• That consideration of agenda item 5.3, 'Feeding of Water Fowl', BE DEFERRED to the next meeting of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 6:57 PM.