ADMINISTRATION
Confirm with the shelter owner that animals can be housed

Confirm with a shelter manager him where the animals will be housed

Go to the animal housing area permitted to shelter owner and ensure that access is available.

Identify separate entrance and exits to people to enter and leave the building than for animals.

ANIMAL CARE
The supervision of the care of animals and a shelter facility must be provided by a professional animal care providers. These persons are members of the animal care committee.

Members of the animal care committee must be called to a shelter facility to supervise all aspects of care of animals in their owners whenever a shelter is operational.

The animal care committee is responsible for ranging a supply of cages food and necessary accessories to provide an appropriate level of care for animals at a shelter facility.

All owners who bring animals to shelters must register their animals when they register to stay at the shelter.

Animals will only emitted to shelter if their owners or designated care providers are also admitted.

If an owner Louisa shelter, they must either take the animal with them or private contracts address for the animal can be taken to if the owner does not return, or sunny release form in which the ownership of the animal is transferred to the department of animal control.

Animals that are up to the shelter by persons other than the owner or the owners designee are stray animals, and must be transferred to the department of animal control as soon as possible.

ANIMAL FOSTERING AND ADOPTION
only stray animals can be fostered (temporary arrangement) or adoption (permanent arrangement). Adoptions and foster arrangements are procedures that must comply with the local ordinances governing the local department of animal control.

Animal care committee members in volunteers cannot arrange for animals to be fostered or adopted without permission of the department of animal control.

Shelter owners and operators cannot arrange for animals to be fostered or adopted or tries that this may be possible. The information surely be provided by the department of animal control.

Contacts between shelter residents and animals.

Animals are not allowed in areas where people they eat, sleep or relax.

That area were owners can spend time with their animals should be designated and used solely for this purpose.

Owners with animals should not be allowed to congregate around a main entrance to shelter or were shelter occupants register.

LIASON
The ACS must maintain liaison with the shelter operator or manager.

The ACS should have records that can provide all information about all animals brought to the shelter including those that are housed there and those that have been referred elsewhere.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
the animal care public affairs officer is responsible for conveying information about aspects of animal care to the public and media. The ACS should refer all questions about the care of animals to the public affairs officer at the shelter.

The animal care public affairs officer of the animal care committee is responsible for conveying information about aspects of peaceful care to four at a shelter facility to the public in media . The shelter management should refer all questions about the care of animals to the animal care committee public affairs office.

For example, people are "shelters", animals are "housed". A facility or part of the facility operated by the Red Cross were only people stay should be refered to as a "Red Cross shelter". A facility where people are cared for by the Red Cross, and where animals are housed should be referred to says a "Public Shelter" ("pet-friendly shelter).

The ability of the shelter to handle animals is best not advertised to avoid the public bringing in stray animals, and because advertising a pro bono housing for animals may discourage self-reliance in some owners.

VETERINARY CARE
All animal first aid and all other veterinary care of animals must be provided by a licensed animal care provider, and with prior agreement with the animals owner.

Only minor ailments should be attended to at the shelter. For all other conditions sick animals should be referred to a veterinary practice. The owner should accompany their animal to the veterinarian.

in the case of injured stray animals the owner is the Department of Animal Control and must make arrangements to have the animal treated.

OTHER FUNCTIONS
the ACS is responsible for determining what other functions may be required for animal occupants at the public shelter and if these relate to concerns for human occupants, to discuss possible solutions with the shelter manager

the shelter manager is responsible for determining what other functions may be required for human shelter occupants and, if these relate to the presence of animals, to discuss possible solutions with the ACS

FINANCIAL AUTHORITY
The Animal Care Committee should seek funding support for their efforts. The Animal Care Committee should also identify suppliers of cages, food and accessories for the care of animals in emergencies, disasters, and evacuations

In state and federal declared disasters should be handled via organizations recognized by the state and national Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters organizations. Veterinarians may request funding support from the American Veterinary Medical Foundation

LIABILITY
The liability for the care of animals in disasters and evacuations rests with the Animal Care Committee. The Animal Care Committee with the local Emergency Management Agency should determine how to insure or exempt from claim regular volunteers and spontaneous volunteers working for the Animal Care Committee.