Guidelines For Standards Of care

1. The scope and intention of the ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters is meant to:

Apply to any shelter caring for companion animals.

Used as a tool to help advocate for animal care and well-being more effectively in shelters and communities.

Be equally important to shelter veterinarians, shelter directors, board members and members of the community.

Emphasize the important contributions of shelter medicine for quality animal care.

All of the above

2. The model used by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians to define the care of companion animals is:

The "Five Freedoms" as defined by the Farm Animal Welfare Council.

The First Amendment of Animal Care.

The Project of Animal Freedom.

The "Five Beliefs" as defined by the Companion Animal Welfare Council.

The "Five Assessments" as defined by the World Animal Welfare Council.

3. Cruelty statutes do not ensure good care.

True

Fakse

4. The definition for "Must" as used in the ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters is:

No sheltering organization, regardless of its circumstances (i.e., budget, size, etc.), should engage in any practice that is deemed unacceptable. Unacceptable practices must be corrected without delay.

Without adherence to this recommendation, the delivery of a minimal level of acceptable or humane care is not possible.

Implies a strong recommendation.

Implementation may not be possible in all circumstances but would certainly enhance care for animals.

None of the above.

5. How long did it take the Humane Society of Central Oregon to do problem identification and prioritization using the ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters?

1 ½ weeks

1 ½ months

2 ½ months

3 ½ months

4 ½ months

6. It is not important that the management team be provided with problem identification and prioritization.

True

False

7. Problem resolution involves:

Identifying the guideline with page number.

Identifying the problem at the shelter.

How the problem was remedied (or partially remedied).

Cost.

All of the above.

8. A "Must" that was not being done by the Humane Society of Central Oregon was to determine the identity of each animal to be euthanized with certainty beforehand, including scanning multiple times for a microchip using a universal scanner (only an Avid scanner was being used). The solution was to:

Add a Home Again scanner to the euthanasia room at a cost of $1,000.

Determine identity from tattoos.

Prior to euthanizing, take the animal to a room where both an Avid and Home Again scanner were available for scanning.

Move a Home Again scanner to the euthanasia room at a cost of $0.

Determine identity from ID tags.

9. A "Must" that was not being done by the Humane Society of Central Oregon was to provide appropriate grooming (grooming was not considered necessary). The solution was:

All animals, regardless of condition, are groomed.

All animals are given a spray bath on intake.

Any animal who is uncomfortable and/or malodorous is groomed.

Any animal who is uncomfortable and/or malodorous is groomed, but only after the stray period has expired.

All animals, regardless of condition, are shaved down.

10. A "Should" that was not being done by the Humane Society of Central Oregon was to design the shelter so cats were not exposed to the noise of barking dogs (the design allowed cats in the clinic to hear the noise of barking dogs). The partial remedy until the clinic was redesigned was to:

Keep doors closed at all times.

Install sound insulation throughout the clinic.

Keep the windows open at all times to allow in the sounds of birds.

Play music very loudly to block out the sound of barking dogs.

No remedy could be identified.

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