{"id":308477,"date":"2019-09-23T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=308477"},"modified":"2019-09-23T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T20:00:13","slug":"guam-helps-with-training-of-tinian-dog-control-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/guam-helps-with-training-of-tinian-dog-control-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam helps with training of Tinian dog control program"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_308478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-308478\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guam-helps-pix.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-308478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Borja, dog control manager of the Office of the Tinian Mayor, and Jeffrey Cruz get hands-on training at the Guam Animals In Need animal shelter and with Guam\u2019s animal control officers last week. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>GUAM<\/strong>\u2014Employees of the Tinian Animal Control Program learned animal control and sheltering techniques from Guam Animals In Need and the Guam Department of Agriculture last week.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Borja, dog control manager of the Office of the Tinian Mayor, and one recruit, Jeffrey Cruz, spent last week in Guam for hands-on training at the GAIN animal shelter and with Guam\u2019s animal control officers. They assisted Guam\u2019s Animal Control unit on various calls throughout the community, and experienced the daily tasks and unique issues that come with the position.<\/p>\n<p>For the rest of their time in Guam, the Tinian team worked at the GAIN shelter alongside GAIN staff, assisting with daily shelter chores, and learning animal handling skills, health and temperament assessments, and adoption processes. They also met with one of GAIN\u2019s volunteer veterinarians to discuss common animal illnesses, specific signs to look for to determine an animal\u2019s health, and what next steps are needed depending on the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGAIN, the Department of Agriculture, and the Tinian Animal Control Program are excited about this opportunity to share information and experiences between our fellow islands in an effort to provide better lives for all of our islands\u2019 animals,\u201d said GAIN executive director Alison Hadley.<\/p>\n<p>Borja contacted Hadley last month, with the hope that GAIN and the Department of Agriculture could provide additional training for his new hires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen GAIN went to the CNMI after [Super] Typhoon Yutu to assist in their recovery, we worked closely with Mr. Borja and his crew. They are a dedicated and hardworking team. The CNMI, just like Guam, is doing all they can to help with animal overpopulation, animal homelessness, and medical assistance<\/p>\n<p>with what resources they have,\u201d said Hadley. \u201cThere was no hesitation on my part to offer them training in order to help their program move forward.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Department of Agriculture director Chelsea Mu\u00f1a Brecht said, \u201cWe\u2019re happy to help our sister community in efforts to control the stray dog population. This is a serious animal welfare and public health issue that\u2019s getting worse on our islands. We\u2019re stronger when helping each other.\u201d said. <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GUAM\u2014Employees of the Tinian Animal Control Program learned animal control and sheltering techniques from Guam&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":308478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-308477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pacific","tag-guam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}