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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—June 14, 2011 <br /> 4. COMMUNICATIONS (CONT.) <br /> B. Communication from Pam Wesolowski <br /> $300,000, would do much to allow SBA CC to <br /> improve their efforts and would improve the <br /> environment for employees,potential adopters and <br /> the animals alike. <br /> How we treat the animals in our community goes <br /> to the heart of us as a community and has a huge <br /> impact on our image to residents and non-residents <br /> alike. SBA CC, as well as SJCHS both display <br /> "compassion fatigue"and the euthanasia numbers <br /> for each entity reflect that. If South Bend Animal <br /> Care and Control services are contracted out to <br /> the St. Joseph County Humane Society, any ground <br /> that has been gained will be lost in the efforts that <br /> have been made to make us a better, more <br /> progressive community as it relates to animal <br /> welfare. <br /> The St. Joseph County Humane Society has a track <br /> record of misleading the public and do so to this <br /> day. They state they are no-kill when you ask, yet <br /> their euthanasia rates are still around 69%and <br /> higher. And at the suggested costs proposed to <br /> merge, South Bend will end up spending more for <br /> services than they ever would with a new shelter <br /> under the City of South Bend's control. <br /> $300,000 is not a lot to spend for a building that <br /> will service us for many years to come. (Just think <br /> about how much money has been spent on <br /> Coveleski stadium alone! $300,000 is a small cost <br /> to do a better job at saving lives and providing <br /> safety for more of our animals. It's time for this <br /> community to take a step forward with animal <br /> welfare and show that sentient lives do indeed <br /> matter. <br /> If you consolidate SBA CCs services with the <br /> 12 <br />