Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Agencies are seeking to have the Savannah Road Animal Shelter operated in a professional manner to achieve the following goals: 1. The primary objective of the shelter is to provide an animal shelter to receive domestic animals that are surrendered by the residents of the entire City of Fort Pierce and unincorporated St. Lucie County, preferably through a managed intake process, or impounded by Animal Control Officers or other Law Enforcement personnel. 2. Offer professional, friendly customer service. All customers are to be treated in a manner that conveys respect and courtesy regardless of the cause or nature of their visit. 3. Offer low cost veterinary services, specifically vaccinations and sterilization surgeries, to pet owners. The Agencies strongly support spaying and neutering of all animals and all animals are required by state statute and local ordinance to be sterilized prior to any adoption. 4. Provide adequate and necessary care to all animals under its oversight. This includes medical attention to injured/sick animals, basic vaccinations, flea/tick treatments, testing and treating for worms, and if necessary, humane euthanasia. 5. Provide and promote adoption services to area residents. 6. Operate a volunteer program and actively participate in public education programs that promote responsible pet ownership. 7. To be a self-sufficient operation, through fundraising efforts, adoptions, and veterinarian services, supplemented by public funds as determined through a service contract with the Agencies.
