Scenario 2: Outcome for a pair of dogs that have been impounded as strays – SUPPORT STAFF INFORMATION

• The local municipal code requires that you charge an owner redemption fee, boarding fees, a license fee, and requires spay or neuter surgery for all owned dogs
• The dogs were noted to be overall medically stable but had fleas, ticks and some small abrasions; one dog had evidence of skin infection, and the other was in heat
• The dogs did not have microchips or identification tags
• There is an anti-tethering law in your municipal code
• You note that your shelter has encountered this owner before and this is their 3rd time having dogs impounded in the past year for being at-large
• The dogs are friendly and easy to handle
• You have a translation service available for request

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