Pet Licenses Now Available Door-To-Door

County animal control agents began canvassing Spokane Valley neighborhoods this week, selling pet licenses.

The uniformed licensing agents, starting in the newer neighborhoods near Sullivan Road between 16th and 22nd avenues, are going door-to-door, targeting owners of unlicensed dogs and cats.

“Some of the people have just moved here and may not know about licensing,” said Nancy Sattin, county animal control director.

Eventually, the licensing agents will hit every home in the Valley and other unincorporated areas during the year-long pilot program. Sattin estimates there are 40,000 unlicensed cats and 27,000 unlicensed dogs countywide.

They also will answer questions about animal control issues and neighborhood animal disputes.

Where no one is home, agents will leave door-hangers with a license application printed on the back. Cat licenses cost $14 if the animal is spayed or neutered, $20 if not. Dog licenses cost $28.50 and $40. Pet licenses are good for 12 months from the date of purchase and can be renewed by mail.

“If you lose your pet, it’s a sure-fire way to get it back if it’s licensed,” Sattin said.

Animal control officers often return licensed pets to their homes instead of taking them to the shelter, Sattin said. Residents who find a licensed lost pet also frequently call animal control to find its home, she said.

“A licensed pet is only a phone call away from home,” Sattin said.

SCOPE University to meet

SCOPE University will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at its 15th Avenue and University Road station.

A representative from the county prosecuting attorney’s office will be the featured speaker at the 7 p.m. meeting. The meeting is open to the public.

SCOPE University also is looking for volunteers to man the station, participate in the citizens on patrol program, take finger prints from car burglaries, photograph graffiti, or join other programs.

Call the SCOPE University office at 458-2582 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for more information or to volunteer.

Cemetery cleanup

A community policing group, a Veterans of Foreign Wars post, two scout troops, and juvenile detention work crew will clean up Woodlawn Cemetery today.

Volunteers from SCOPE Edgecliff, VFW Post 1435, Cub Scout Pack 300, Boy Scout Troop 473 and the detention center crew plan to pull weeds, mow the law, and rake up the pine needles in the cemetery at Eighth Avenue and Thierman Road in an effort to promote community pride.

SCOPE Edgecliff volunteers, which began working at the cemetery last month, plan to continue to maintain it.

, DataTimes