RFP-CC-15-068 - VETERINARY SERVICES FOR GENESEE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL

Summary of Specifications:
Service of the Veterinarian will include but are not limited to: 1. supervise appropriate Animal Control staff in ordering and using controlled substances for use at Animal Control Shelter. 2. consult with the Genesee County Health Department on animal related diseases or other matters as requested by the Health Department. 3. assist in determining the appropriateness of animal cruelty charges and make recommendations to the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office. 4. make recommendations to wildlife rehabilitators for the treatment of sick and injured wildlife. 5. examine, provide treatment and make recommendations for livestock. 6. review notification protocols with the Genesee County Health Department and the Genesee County Animal Control as requested by the Departments, but no fewer times than once per year, at a time and location determined by the Departments. 7. oversee animals at the Genesee County Animal Control Shelter located at G-4351 W. Pasadena, Flint, MI, and make appropriate determinations as to treatment or euthanasia of animals. This is the primary task of the County Veterinarian and is performed currently in three weekly visits at designated hours to the Animal Control Shelter.