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| Name | Clermont humane society plans to take over as Hamilton County dog warden |
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| Video Discription | CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A nonprofit that has been praised for its animal welfare and dog warden work in Clermont County is negotiating a contract with Hamilton County to take over dog warden services and a shelter for strays. Clermont Animal CARE Humane Society took over the shelter and dog warden enforcement duties in Clermont County nearly three years ago. The founder of the nonprofit, Carolyn Evans, had been watching to see what the county was going to do with the dog warden contract after SPCA Cincinnati said in 2019 it no longer wanted the contract. SPCA Cincinnati had provided dog warden services to Hamilton County for decades. Evans said she and her staff wondered whether they could play a role and contacted county officials. The nonprofit submitted a bid for the dog warden contract a few weeks ago and learned Monday that it would enter negotiations with the county for the contract. "Hamilton is obviously a lot bigger, but we feel confident we'll be able to replicate some of the things we're doing here on a larger scale in Hamilton County," said Meaghan Colville, Clermont Animal CARE Humane Society's director of Lifesaving Programs. Clermont has a no-kill philosophy and foster program for animals to keep the shelter population down while increasing adoption rates. Colville said engaging the community and educating pet owners in proper animal welfare is a big part of the organization's mission. “We’ve had a lot of input from a lot of folks on this and a lot of the same people who have been providing this input are strong supporters of this program," said Hamilton County Administrator Jeff Aluotto. The county formed an advisory board in 2019 to offer opinions about the next steps the county should take. State statute requires the county to employ a dog warden and deputies to provide enforcement. Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil had submitted a proposal in 2019 to take over the dog warden duties but did not want to operate the shelter. Neil had sent a deputy to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy to prepare to take over as dog warden. Neil declined to comment for this story. Aluotto said he considered handing enforcement over to the sheriff's office but felt it was best to contract with an organization that could both operate the shelter and provide enforcement. “Having the ability to partner or work with one partner that provides that entire suite of services soup to nuts...it was important to have that seamless thread through our programming. Dealing with one partner was the preferable way to go." Some animal rights activists are happy with the Clermont organization taking over since it has a good reputation, but others wanted to see the sheriff's office given the dog warden contract. "We think the Butler County model with the sheriff's office doing it is a better one," said Lisa Rabanus, a local attorney and animal rights activist. Rabanus supported the sheriff's bid to take over enforcement and had voiced concerns to the county commission about animal cruelty and dogfighting cases possibly going unchecked in Hamilton County. Rabanus cited successes Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones has had in investigating animal cruelty in his area. In Butler County, a nonprofit humane society operates the shelter and a sheriff's deputy serves as dog warden overseeing enforcement. Clermont Animal CARE Humane Society will oversee both the shelter operations and enforcement. It has a dog warden with a law enforcement background and two deputy dog wardens and could work with sheriff's deputies in Hamilton County to investigate cases if needed. "The dog warden team there is doing some really good things, but it's up to us to come in and see if that is enough and if there are things that are falling through the cracks or cases or investigations that are not being done. We want to get to the bottom of that and really turn that around," Colville said of the Hamilton County operation. The organization plans to hire the dog wardens and other employees who currently work at the Northside shelter. The SPCA owns the building that houses the Northside shelter, but it is antiquated. The county plans to lease the space from the SPCA and make short-term improvements while determining what to do next as far as the shelter is concerned. If a contract is finalized, county commissioners will have to approve it. Colville said the organization will still operate in Clermont County, although a name change is being considered since Hamilton County will now be part of the operation. Colville said she's excited about the organization growing and wants the community to be a part of the shelter. "We're ready. We've got a trained team. We've got a passionate team," Colville said. |
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