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Transcript of Official 2013 Manatee County Calendar [Published]
Manatee County Governmentwww.mymanatee.org
2013CalendarManateeCounty, Florida
Manatee County Government1112 Manatee Avenue West, Suite 902
Bradenton, Florida 34205(941) 748-4501
E-mail: [email protected]
Or find us on the web www.mymanatee.org
www.mymanatee.org/petswww.facebook.com/manatee.county.fl
And follow us on Twitter @manateegov
In 2011, Manatee Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted a “no kill” plan which sets a goal to have a 90 percent save rate for all adoptable dogs and cats that come to Manatee County Animal Services. To help promote this great cause, we’ve decided to dedicate the 2013 Manatee County Calendar to the dogs and cats you have chosen to be a part of your families. We asked pet owners to send photos of the dogs and cats you’ve adopted from Manatee County Animal Services and other Manatee shelters over the years. We were swamped with an array of fun photos of your furry friends. We did our best to select the best of the bunch for the 2013 Calendar.
The love and passion Manatee County residents have for our four-legged friends is evident every time we hold an adoption drive, make a pet-related post to Facebook or send a call asking for foster families to provide a temporary home for our furry friends. We thank you for all you do to help Manatee County transition to a successful “no kill” community!
About this year’s calendar:
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In 2013, Florida will reach a significant milestone, the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s arrival on Florida’s East Coast. What makes this anniversary unique is that Ponce de León’s convoy of explorers was the first group of Europeans to document such a landing and give a name to Florida—La Florida. They were also the first recorded Europeans to explore any part of what’s now the continental United States of America.
Manatee County was established by the state in 1855, and has a long history all its own. We would like to invite you to share pictures of some of your favorite historic areas in Manatee County. Maybe your favorite is the Cortez Schoolhouse or DeSoto National Monument. Perhaps you’ve got vintage images of downtown Bradenton when horses and carriages predated cars and trucks. Basically, we’re looking for photos that illustrate Manatee County’s rich local history. (We’ll even give extra consideration for Then and Now photos!)
Winners will have their photos in the 2014 Manatee County Calendar and they will be notified via e-mail by July 12, 2013.
Contest guidelines:
• Include with your submission: name of the location or area, a description of the image and the name of the photographer, if known; • Submit photos in .jpg format. No disks will be considered; • Minimum resolution at 300 dpi; • Limit five photos per photographer; • Only photos received during the month of June 2013 will be given consideration for the contest; • Send your photos to [email protected]
Be a part of Manatee County’s 2014 Calendar: Viva Florida!
Palmetto Shelter305 25th St. W., Palmetto, FL 34221Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Downtown Bradenton Adoption Center1002B Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, FL 34205Tues. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Use your smartphone to scan the QR codes in the calendar to link to the latest pets available for adoption and to get more information on Manatee’s animal and pet services on the web.
December 2012Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1
New Year’s DayCounty offices closed
2 3Land Use Meeting
4 5
6 7 8Commission Meeting
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17County Fair
18County Fair
19County Fair
20County Fair
21M.L. King Jr. Day
County offices closedCounty Fair
22County Fair
23County Fair
24County Fair
25County Fair
26County Fair
27County Fair
28 29Commission Meeting
30 31
January
Above: Great Dane, Jackson/
Mandie Rose Ferguson
Right: Domestic short hairs, Phoebe & Chance/
Colleen Fanning
Manatee County is passionate about saving the lives of adoptable pets. To become a No Kill community, you must embrace the philosophy of 11 mandatory programs and services. These programs and services are the responsibility of everyone in the community and together we can make a tremendous difference. In the following months, you will see a summary of each of the programs and services necessary for No Kill to be successful.
No Kill Manatee County… Giving Shelter Pets a Second Chance to Live and Love.
January 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
March 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2
3 4 5 6 7Land Use Meeting
8 9
10 11 12Commission Meeting
13 14Valentine’s Day
15 16
17 18Presidents Day
County offices closed
19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26Commission Meeting
27 28
February
Above: Shiba Inu, Dakota/
Ray Taylor
Right: German Shepherd, Bella/Gaby Urevitch
Feral Cat Trap Neuter Return Program
Community cats (those without an owner) are a community issue. In Manatee County, Animal Services transports these cats to the Humane Society of Manatee County where they are vaccinated, sterilized and ear tipped (by cropping the tip of the left ear for identification). The Gulf Shore Animal League returns the cats to the area where they were picked up. No longer able to reproduce, the number of community cats continues to decrease and fewer kittens are running through neighborhoods unloved.
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February 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
April 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2
3 4 5 6 7Land Use Meeting
8 9
10Daylight Savings
Time begins
11 12Commission Meeting
13 14 15 16
17St. Patrick’s Day
18 19 20Spring begins
21 22 23
24
31Easter
25Passover begins
26Commission Meeting
27 28 29Good Friday
30
March
Above: Bichon Frise, Archie/Brenda Reamy
Right: Rat-Cha, Babygirl/Karen Rhodes
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program
The high-volume spay/neuter program reduces the number of animals entering the shelter system, allowing more resources to be allocated toward saving lives. The Humane Society of Manatee County has a spay/neuter clinic and the Animal Rescue Coalition provides a mobile clinic. Manatee County has allocated funds for people who are low-income qualified to have their pet spayed or neutered. For more information, call the Spay/Neuter Hotline, (941) 749-3067.
March 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
May 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2
Passover ends3 4
Land Use Meeting5 6
7 8 9Commission Meeting
10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22Earth Day
23Commission Meeting
24Administrative
Professionals Day
25 26Arbor Day
27
28 29 30
April
Above: Shih Tzu/Pomeranian mix, Minnie/Ernie McFarland
Right: Siamese cat, Thalia/Mary Zuchniewicz
Rescue Groups
An adoption to a forever home or transfer to a rescue group frees up scarce cage and kennel space; reduces community expenses for feeding, cleaning, and killing; and, most importantly, saves lives. Rescue groups are instrumental in the lifesaving mission by transferring pets from the shelter environment and into the homes of their volunteers until the group is able to find the pet’s forever home.
April 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
June 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2
Land Use Meeting3 4
5Cinco de Mayo
6 7Commission Meeting
8 9 10 11
12Mother’s Day
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21Commission Meeting
22 23 24 25
26 27Memorial Day
County offices closed
28 29 30 31
May
Above: Domestic short hair, Roscoe/Becky Suggs
Right: Long hair Chihuahua, Tinkerbell/Kathy Valley
Foster Care
Interested in becoming a foster parent? Volunteer foster care is a low-cost and often no-cost way of increasing a shelter’s capacity by caring for sick and injured or behaviorally chal-lenged animals. Foster families open their homes as a transi-tion home for a shelter pet in need until a forever home can be found. Call Animal Services at (941) 742-5933 or visit our website, www.mymanatee.org/pets for details.
May 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
July 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1
2 3 4Commission Meeting
5 6Land Use Meeting
7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14Flag Day
15
16Father’s Day
17 18Commission Meeting
19 20 21Summer begins
22
23
30
24 25 26 27 28 29
June
Above: Tiger kitten, Bill/Deborah Creamer
Right: Diesel/Becky Suggs
Comprehensive Adoption Programs
Adoptions are vital to our lifesaving mission. When shelters use effective marketing to promote their available animals and have adoption programs responsive to community needs, they can increase the number of homes available and replace killing with adoptions. Extended hours for working people, off site adoption centers and adoption incentives are all effective ways of encouraging pet adoptions. Contrary to conventional wisdom, shelters can adopt their way out of killing.
June 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
August 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Manatee County Governmentwww.mymanatee.org
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3 4
Independence DayCounty offices closed
5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30Commission Meeting
31
July
Above: Lab mix, Star/Cindy Keck
Right: Beagle mix, Hunter/Stephanie Szabad
Pet Retention
While some surrenders of animals to shelters are unavoid-able, others can be prevented – but only if shelters work with people to help them solve their problems. Saving animals requires shelters to develop innovative strategies for keeping people and their companion animals together. And the more a community sees its shelters as a place to turn for advice and assistance, the easier this job will be.
July 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2013Su M T W Th F Sa1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8Land Use Meeting
9 10
11 12 13Commission Meeting
14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27Commission Meeting
28 29 30 31
August
Above: Shetland sheepdogs, Lexi and Killa/Edwin Hawke
Right: American tabby, Scruffy/Alyssa Souders
Medical and Behavior Programs
To meet its commitment to a lifesaving guarantee for all savable animals, shelters need to keep animals happy and healthy and keep animals moving efficiently through the system. To do this, shelters must have com-prehensive vaccination, handling, cleaning, socialization, and care policies before animals get sick, as well as rehabilitative efforts for those who come in sick, injured, not weaned, or traumatized.
October 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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August 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2
Labor DayCounty offices closed
3 4 5Land Use Meeting
Rosh Hashanah
6 7
8 9 10Commission Meeting
11 12 13 14Yom Kippur
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22Autumn begins
23 24Commission Meeting
25 26 27 28
29 30
September
Above: Collie, Rex/Lou Gregg
Right: Lab mix, Star/Cindy Keck
Public Relations/Community Involvement
Increasing adoptions, maximizing donations, recruiting volunteers and partnering with community agencies comes down to increasing the shelter’s public exposure. And that means consistent marketing and public relations. Public relations and marketing are the foundation of a shelter’s activities and success. Partnering with the local media by promoting our shelter with success stories of those animals already adopted with photos and weekly stories about vari-ous animal issues are just a few ways to accomplish this.
September 2013Su M T W Th F Sa1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
November 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Manatee County Governmentwww.mymanatee.org
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3
Land Use Meeting4 5
6 7 8Commission Meeting
9 10 11 12
13 14Columbus Day
15 16National Boss’ Day
17 18 19
20 21 22Commission Meeting
23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31Halloween
October
Above: Domestic short hair, Kennedy/Scott Bassett
Right: Orange/white kitten, Bob/Debbee Creamer
Volunteers
Volunteers are a dedicated “army of compas-sion” and the backbone of a successful No Kill effort. There is never enough staff, never enough dollars to hire more staff, and always more needs than paid human resources. That is where volunteers make the difference be-tween success and failure and, for the animals, life and death. We can never have enough volunteers. We need your help! Interested in becoming a volunteer? Call Animal Services at 941-742-5933 or visit our website, www.mymanatee.org/pets for details.
October 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
December 2013Su M T W Th F Sa1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Manatee County Governmentwww.mymanatee.org
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2
3Daylight Savings
Time ends
4 5Commission Meeting
6 7Land Use Meeting
8 9
10 11Veterans Day
County offices closed
12 13 14 15 16
17Farm City Week
18Farm City Week
19Commission Meeting
Farm City Week
20Farm City Week
21Farm City Week
22Farm City Week
23Farm City Week
24 25 26 27 28Thanksgiving Day Hanukkah begins
County offices closed
29County offices closed
30
November
Above: Maine Coon mix, Baxter/Marie and Frank Haas
Right: American tabby, Scruffy/Alyssa Souders
Proactive Redemptions
One of the most overlooked areas for reduc-ing killing in animal control shelters is lost animal reclaims. Shifting from a passive to a more proactive approach allows shelters to return a large percentage of lost animals to their families. Pet identification is key and could get your pet home quicker. License tags and microchips allow the officer to locate the lost pet’s home. Chances are your pet will be returned in the field without ever entering the shelter.
November 2013Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
January 2014Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Manatee County Governmentwww.mymanatee.org
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3
Commission Meeting4 5
Land Use Meeting6 7
8 9 10 11Hanukkah ends
12 13 14
15 16 17Commission Meeting
18 19 20 21Winter begins
22 23 24Christmas Eve
County offices closed
25Christmas Day
County offices closed
26 27 28
29 30 31New Year’s Eve
December
Above: Tortoiseshell, Michelle; Orange tabby, Jackson;
Domestic short hair, Clinton; Domestic short hair, Kennedy; and
Ragdoll, Rosie/Scott Bassett
Right: Domestic short hair, Chance/Colleen Fanning
A Compassionate Director
The final element of the No Kill equation is the most important of all, without which all other elements are thwarted – a hard-working, com-passionate animal control or shelter director not content to continue killing while regurgitating tired clichés about “public irresponsibility” or hiding be-hind the myth of “too many animals, not enough homes.” Manatee County Animal Services has a team of professionals who are dedicated to the No Kill initiative.
Our mission at Animal Services is to save as many animals as possible by achieving a 90% save rate. Saving animals is accomplished in cooperation with animal rescue organizations, the media and the public through methods such as enhanced owner retention, returns to owners, increased fostering, free and low-cost spay and neutering, TNR (trap/neuter/return) and aggres-sive adoption programs.
On October 11, 2011, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution and plan to become a No-Kill community. We are the first county in the state of Florida to present such a plan. Other counties in the state have joined us with similar actions.
I am proud to be a citizen of Manatee County, where the support for these efforts has been everything I would have expected from this great community. Along with Animal Services staff, local animal rescue and adoption agencies and volunteers and the furry, four-legged members of this county, I’m very honored to be part of such an accomplishment. We all thank you.
Kris WeiskopfManatee County Animal Services Chief
No-Kill Efforts in Manatee County Manatee County Government by the numbers FY 2013
Manatee’s Revenue Sources
Manatee’s Expenditures
Downtown Bradenton Adoption Center1002B Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, FL
($464m total)
($464m total)
Intergovernmental (State, Federal & Other Governments) $39m, 8%
Charges for Services $174m, 38%
Licenses & Permits, Fines, Interest & Misc. $71m, 15%
Other Taxes$28m, 6%
Property Taxes $152m, 33%
Physical Environment $136m, 29% Human Services
$28m, 6%
General Government $69m, 15%
Other$26m, 6%
Capital Outlay $14m, 3% Public Transportation
$42m, 9%
Culture & Recreation $17m, 4%
Public Safety $132m, 28%
Telephone (941) 745-3700 Fax (941) 745-3790 Mail P.O. Box 1000 Bradenton, FL 34206 Office 1112 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton, FL 34205
Manatee County Commissioners approved this district map on Nov.
21, 2011. The district boundaries reflect local population and demo-graphics data obtained during the
2010 U.S. Census.
District 1 Larry Bustle
larry.bustle@ mymanatee.org
District 2 Michael Gallen
michael.gallen@ mymanatee.org
District 3 John Chappie
john.chappie@ mymanatee.org
District 4 Robin DiSabatino
robin.disabatino@ mymanatee.org
District 5 Vanessa Baugh vanessa.baugh@ mymanatee.org
At-Large Carol Whitmore
carol.whitmore@ mymanatee.org
At-Large Betsy Benac betsy.benac@ mymanatee.org
Manatee County Board
of County Commissioners