AUSTIN (KXAN) — Leaders of Austin’s Animal Services Office, or ASO, continue to work through updates to how the city notifies its partners, and the public, about animals at risk of euthanasia, according to a memo from the city’s deputy animal services officer.
Right now, ASO is required to give 48 hours notice of euthanasia “to interested stakeholders, volunteers, and rescue groups who have opted in to a distribution list.” ASO said it extends that required 48-hour notice up to five days to give stakeholders more time.
The city also has an Urgent Placement List, or UPL, which shows animals with a bite history and “challenging behaviors.” Those animals are evaluated through a risk assessment matrix…