Page 344 - Week 01 - Thursday, 17 February 2011

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1. (d) Impoundment statistics are as follows:

Statistics are not available prior to July 2007.

1. (e) (i) Generally, all dogs sold to the public or acquired by Rescue Services are vaccinated as a matter of practice. Due to the incidence of parvo virus at the pound, all dogs entering the facility have been C3 vaccinated. The available statistics for vaccinations are as follows:

Statistics are not available prior to July 2007.

1. (e) (ii) Euthanasing stats are as follows:

Statistics are not available prior to July 2007.

1. (f) Two types of vaccinations are administered at DAS. Since 13 September 2010 all dogs entering the facility are C3 vaccinated. This vaccination prevents the animals contracting canine distemper, canine hepatitis, canine parvo virus and canine cough (2 strains), once it becomes effective. Dogs taken by Rescue Services and dogs being sold privately have the vaccination upgraded to C5, to prevent the animals contracting the other two strains of canine cough.

1. (g) (i) All vaccinations are administered by a qualified veterinary surgeon.

1. (g) (ii) All euthanasing of dogs at the facility is performed by a qualified veterinary surgeon.

1. (h) (i) The cost of vaccination and euthanasia by the contrary veterinary surgeon are combined and the records kept are according to financial years. These records are as follows:

1. (h) (ii) See 1 (h) (i).

2. DAS has policies for kennel maintenance, which includes daily cleaning of the kennels, feeding of the animals and treatment/medication of the dogs. There is also policy for

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