Bill Hein

619; August Wenzel, Sheriff's Department; Wayne Hanson, CACUB; Tom Kent, AVI; Paul Lowham, HR Ranch; Robert Cook, Accounting Department; Chris Wegner, Buildings & Grounds; Dallas Johnson, SEWBA; Bruce Wilson, City Building Department; John Kluever, Grants Manager; Mac McIlquham, City/County Development; Bill Hein, Cheyenne Animal Shelter; Paula Qualls, SCCDA; Dorothy Wilson, City/County Development; Ron Hart, Horns Cowboy; Cathy Heatherington, Planning; Rick Hunnicutt, City/County Development; John Jacoby, American GI Forum Inc.
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13 Bill Hein, Cheyenne Animal Shelter, presented an animal control agreement for FY 2003 between Laramie County and Cheyenne Animal Shelter, Inc. in the amount of $62,752.Commissioner Knud- son moved to approve the agreement.Commissioner Ke- tcham seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.The agreement is filed in central files with the County Clerk.14 Bill Hein, Cheyenne Animal Shelter, presented an agree- ment between Laramie County and Cheyenne Animal Shelter for operation of the Animal Shelter for FY 2003 in the amount of $28,193.Commissioner Ketcham moved to approve the agreement.Commissioner Knudson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.The agreement is filed in central files with the County Clerk.

Bill Hein, shelter director, explained the- re is an increase in the contract due to the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction of a new facility, and the revenue to retire the bo- nds is being provided by increases in the charges paid by the County.Commissioner Ke- tcham moved to approve the agreement.Commissioner Hu- mphrey seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.The agreement is filed in central files with the County Clerk.24 County Attorney Peter Fro- elicher presented an agre- ement for FY 2004 between Laramie County and Cheyenne Animal Shelter, Inc. for the operation of an animal shelter in the amount of $53,481.Bill Hein, shelter director, indicated there is an increase inthis contract as well for debt retirement.

Upon inquiry, Bill Hein, Director of Cheyenne Animal Shelter, advised the shelter is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization and provided information on the Shelter board not having initial concerns with annexation; need for city sewer services, and adjacent crematory operation.

The parks are a good idea, not only for the psychology of the dogs, but also for other users of city parks, said Bill Hein, director of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter.

"Some dogs shouldn't be off lead," he said."Some people are fearful of dogs."

Dogmatic rules posted at the park prohibit aggressive dogs and state that masters take full responsibility for their dogs' behavior.

With few exceptions, the canines mingled without a bad bark passing between them.

Bill Hein, executive director of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, said he and several co-workers were trying to put together a list Thursday of the number of times it could have been used in the last decade and came up with only about 10.

"There was the case of the woman who was stabbing her dog," Hein said, adding that the dog had done something to displease her."She knew what she was doing, and some of the injuries could have been life-threatening if she hadn't been stopped."

At the Legislature, some had argued against the bill because they were afraid it would conflict with accepted agricultural practices or hunting.But Friday, there was no more debate.

Hinckley said he didn't know why that was.

"It's like having an extra kennel," Cheyenne Animal Shelter Director Bill Hein said.
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The cats taken from Kittles' trailer all had chronic ear mites, and several cats had other health-related problems, Hein said.One of the cats had to be euthanized due to ringworm.Hein said they will be giving the cats other tests to see if they have any communicable diseases.None of the cats will be available for adoption until legal issues are resolved.

Bill Hein, the shelter's director, said 500 people have attended past events and it usually is sold out.Geno Delafose & the French Rockin' Boogie Band may be one of the draws.This is Delafose's third year performing at the Cajun Fest.He is an internationally known accordion player who sings in English and French.He is known as the "Creole cowboy" because he sports a big, black cowboy hat."This audience likes this guy," Hein said."We have people buy tickets from Boulder and Denver because they know he's coming.The appeal of his music is the danceability of his music.Delafose said his music is the music of life.The kind that you tap your toes to and stomp your feet to."
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Hein said this is the shelter's most successful fundraiser."We raised $50,000 last year and that goes into our operational funds," he said.Those programs include the SNIP program (Spay Neuter Incentive Program) that helps spay and neuter pets, an outreach program that teaches dog bite prevention, animal vaccines and publicity for the shelter."We recently bought a scale to weigh pets and that cost $1,200.We always need to be able to pay for things like this and the Cajun Fest helps," Hein said.

"After the attacks of Sept. 11, I think we were all pretty stunned by what happened that day, and when our capital campaign went on stall almost immediately after that, we weren't too surprised," Cheyenne Animal Shelter director Bill Hein said.

The shelter is seeking $3 million for a new building.

"It had been going extremely well up to that point," he said."We did experience almost an immediate freeze on funds coming in on that project.

"I still don't think it's back to the type of momentum we were maintaining earlier, but it's going again."

Speaker: Bill Hein, Director of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter
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Donna introduced the guest speaker, Bill Hein.
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Bill noted that the Cheyenne Animal Shelter takes in over 500 pets per month or approximately 6,000 per year.
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Bill stressed several key questions for adopting a pet.Among them were: Where are you going to be in 6 years?Many people move to other places and can't have pets.Bill mentioned a story on a python that the shelter acquired.The calico python was finally given to Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, South Dakota.It has grown to 20 feet long now.The primary goal for the shelter is to save lives.If the pet stays healthy, they try to keep the pet until it is adopted.The shelter has approximately 150 adoptions a month.There are a few dozen for breed rescue groups in cities in the area including Denver and Loveland that take the animals to the veterinarian and try to find homes for the pets.Only 3 to 5 pets have tags out of the 200 pets brought to the shelter each month.Bill mentioned that the shelter has a scanner for chips for pets, which can identify the owner and their address.The cost for the chip installation is $25.00 and another $25.00 for registration.Certain companies have this service.However, you must remember to update the registration with the company when you move.Bill announced that the shelter is now in the process of implementing a national recovery system tag with an 800 number for $5.00.
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Bill stressed the importance of spaying or neutering your pet.
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Bill expressed many thanks to all that donated items and cash today at the meeting.