April S. I')XX Mcclinj: 



Prior (o (.oinmiMfi.' pKHri'tliiigs. :i inoinriil ol silciKv was obsci'vcci in memory ol 

 Dennis hi\an. loiniei ( "oininiilce ('oiiiisi.1. 



TIk- ("ommiltce lonliniKcl discnssion on the issue ol whether city and county 

 pounds should he coveied under the Animal Wellare Act rules. Mr. Albert Halnion 

 presenleil a cost analysis ol adding these pouiuls to (he list ol lacilities inspected by the 

 Animal Wellare Section, lie noted that the stales emphasis has been on pet shops, and 

 that ailditional enlorcement measines weie needed. 



The Commillee discussed the issue ol animals useil lor research. Dr. Charles 

 Mcl'heisoti. Director ol Uiboralory Animal Resources. N.C.S.U. Velerinaiy College ol 

 Medicine, told the Commillee that animals Irom pouiuls are used in teaching and 

 leseaich. anil aie covered untlei the lederal Animal Wellare Act. He noted that because 

 the Veterinary Schools lunclion was to teach anil train stutlenls. it should nol be 

 involved in spaying and neuteiing animals. lie leconimended that city and county 

 pounds shoukl be added to the lacilities inspected by the stale, and that there be central 

 recordkeeping under the stale progiam. 



The (icneral Counsel loi llie Association ol County Commissioneis. Mr. James 

 HIackbuin. ollcred lo assist the Comniitlee in coming up with solulions to pioblems in 

 county lonlroi lacilities. Dr. Philip Carter. Associate Vice Chancellor for Research. 

 N.C.S.ll.. stated thai the llui\eisity sup|)oiU\l appropriate recordkeeping under the Act. 



I he Committee heard irom Di Dianuc Ouiseuberry. Mecklenburg Animal Control, 

 who desiiibeil the animal couliol piogiam in the Charlolle/Met klenbmg area. -She 

 recommeniled a stale wiile minimum slandaiil lor the housing and care ol animals, anil 

 thai Ihe Animal Wellaie Act was ilic a|>propiiale law lor enlorcing the standard. She 

 reiommciuled Ihal local retoidkeepiug be put in plate belore a slate wide, centralized 

 system was adopted. 



Di . loe Kinuaiiiey. President ol ihr North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association, 

 spoke to the Commillee on behall ol the Assotialion. lie siresseil Ihe impoilance (tl 

 labies control, ami noteil thai the Association had atlopled a proposal thai dogs and ca(s 

 receive a tattoo (N.C. ilii\er's license numbei ol owner). 



Ms. Maiiariiia Muil. Noilli ( ainliua ledeialiou ol Humane Societies, (juestioned 

 how Ihe All could he elhili\e in promoliug animal wellaic il all city and county pounds 

 were exclniled lium Ihe Act. and noted that unsalisladorv conditions existed in a rtumber 

 ol puhli( pounds She piesruleil an analvsis ol Ihe Act. wliiili notes Ihal a large number 



ol p ds :\n- cugaged in Ihe "comuieice" ol animals b\ selling animals to the public 



and lo irseaiih lacilities lUcause the At I is supposed to regulate the commercial use ol 

 animals, she poiiiled out Ihal Ihe leg(slaluies iiiknl was not seiveil bv excluding pounds 

 lioiii the Ads coverage. She slated thai the legiilalion ol publitl\ run pounds was both 

 a iiecessaiy and propei exeuise ol ihe stale's anlliorilN. 



Representative Anne Uaiues ir(|uesied a lisliri)- oi map ol hoili public and private 

 shelleis llnouj'houl the state. Repiesentalive Mel auglihn e\piessed a need lor Ihe 

 Coiunutlee to find ways lo encourage couiilies with no ainmal control progiam lo enler 

 into su( h a piogram. 



