The audit report found that the City of Austin's 'animal welfare priorities conflict with each other.'
AUSTIN, Texas — An audit of the office that oversees the has revealed significant issues at the shelter, including dogs being kept in too-small cages, dirty conditions and strained relationships with stakeholders.
The audit, conducted by the City of Austin's Office of the City Auditor on the Animal Services Office, was directed by the city council via a. The council directed the city auditor to perform an audit of the Animal Service Office's effectiveness and to hire an external animal shelter expert who was knowledgeable about"no kill" policies and practices to identify recommendations to improve the AAC's flow of operations and quality of care.
"While AAC has consistently met and exceeded its goal live release rate for cats and dogs, these successes have come at the expense of animal care, and AAC has had to close its intake of new animals due to overcrowding," the audit report reads. The report stated that the AAC doesn't have a strategic plan to balance the City's priorities, and the audit also found other issues, including data reliability, strained relationships with partners and issues with the shelter's physical conditions, including animal waste on the ground and algae in outdoor animal pools.
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