An update from Steve Kozachik, PACC Director
Vol. 1, No. 39 - September 15, 2025
Getting creative with limited space
This week's Scoop is a shout-out to the hard work of our Animal Protection Service (APS) staff, medical clinic staff, and the combined effort of managers from adoptions, admissions and our volunteer group. And, of course, many of our wonderful volunteers who invested dozens of hours transforming some of our play yards into temporary shelter for a group of unique visitors to PACC.
Here’s the story.
The APS team worked hard investigating a large impound that we believe resulted from neglect of proper medical care. There were over 200 birds of various sorts involved. Gathering up all of the birds from the site and transporting them was only a part of the effort. Conducting medical evaluations at the site to assure our actions were defensible was a huge chore our medical unit took on. And readying the shelter for the arrival of our new guests was where staff and volunteers participated.
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Here's a picture of the play yard after it had been transformed into a holding pen for what was to be over 50 ducks and some other assorted water fowl.
Hanging the tarps, netting and putting in the flooring was happening while APS and the medical unit were doing their work at the hoard site. We met internally, solidified plans for the transport and through all of the hard work described, here’s a picture (below) of the new PACC guests enjoying their temporary home.
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That’s a small portion of the birds we impounded in this event. Each of the temporary pens took a lot of work, materials and cost to put together. And each pen reduced our capacity for getting our dogs out and decompressing in play yards.
That’s a side effect of being above capacity, combined with having to take in hoard-levels of animals. We’re the Pima Animal Care Center – not just dogs and cats.
It’s at times like this we need the public to help by adopting or fostering our pups. If you can do that, please stop out and let our adoptions counselors help you find a perfect match. And if you can’t adopt, please consider fostering. All of that helps reduce the stress the other shelter animals are feeling. We’re open 7 days each week and would love to see you out here at the shelter.
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With thanks,
Steve Kozachik, PACC Director
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