Hooray for strays: Edmonton Animal Care & Control wins 2011 Summit

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Date → Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Tags → 2011 Summit , animal sheltering , Edmonton

Edmonton, (December 14, 2011) – Edmonton's Mayorrecognized the City’s Animal Care & Control Centre staff in Council todayfor winning the 2011 Summit Award in Animal Sheltering.

Edmonton was recognized by the 2011 International Summit for Urban AnimalStrategies on October 21st, 2011 in Montebello, Quebec. The Animal Sheltering Summit Award is a signature sponsorship by Petsmart Charities of Canada. Kit Jenkins, Petsmart Charities Program Manager was on hand from Phoenix Arizona to make the presentation.  Edmonton AC&C was recognized for extraordinary efforts to addressthe physical and psychological aspects of stray animal housing and care. The prestigious Summit for Animal Sheltering has been awarded only six times previously. In addition to presenting this award, PetSmart Charities contributes to healthier communities throughout North America with hundreds of programs and millions of dollars in grants.

Animal Care & Control Centre:

Animal Care andControl Centre staff reunite lost pets with owners, promote responsible petownership through public education, and resolve nearly 16,000 animal related complaints or episodes each year. They work closely with other organizations and consultwith the community to improve policies, bylaws and animal services provided bythe City of Edmonton.

The City’s new$13.2 million, 25,000 square foot Animal Care and Control Centre opened onNovember 1, 2010. The space brings staff and services together under one roofto improve both service delivery and animal well-being. The building meetsSilver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) environmentalstandards. It was funded by the City of Edmonton($4.5 million), the federal and provincial governments through theCanada-Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund ($2.8 million), and theGovernment of Alberta through the Municipal Sustainability Initiative ($6million).

See Edmonton AC&C Centre photos 

Summits for Urban Animal Strategies and Summit Awards:

The Summits are an initiativeof PetLynx Corporation and industry partners which brings together industry leadersin the areas of animal control and legislation, animal health and wellness, animalwelfare, and animal services. Summit Award winners are determined from among the nominees in an academy style election that features confidentialelectronic voting by Summit alumni.  City of Edmonton staff have contributed strategies to Summit colleagues in times past, but this is the first time they have garnered the recognition of their peers in the form of a Summit Award.