2011 Police Department Annual Report - Bloomfield Township

Animal Shelter
I
n addition to the station, the police
department also operates a state-certified animal shelter. This
state-of-the-art facility is equipped with twelve separate indoor pens for
stray dogs, three other indoor pens for police K-9’s and enough indoor
holding cages to protect approximately ten adult cats. These same facilities
can be used to house injured wildlife awaiting more permanent
facilities in animal hospitals or wildlife preserves.
I
n the course of their day, an Animal Welfare Officer may have to
help ducks cross a busy multi-lane highway, catch a stray dog,
or adopt-out a cat. It has happened in the past that they have also had
to help corral a stray horse or cow. Animal Welfare Officers also spend
part of their days answering questions from the public concerning pets
or wildlife.
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