For Fairfield County: 1. We do allow people to enter the Kennel area to see the dogs. We have a separate closed off area for dogs that are considered to be to high risk for the general public to see unsupervised. 2. They do not currently sign a waiver but do sign in. 3. Visitors enter the kennel area alone however we have staff members that are always present in the kennel area. Typically, they do not follow the visitors around but they are trained to observe from a far and to be available to provide assistance or stop any unsafe action. 4. Shelter staff and/or volunteers do bring dogs into a visiting area 5. Shelter staff/volunteers remain in the visiting area until they feel comfortable with the interactions between the dog and the customer. Once they feel the dog and customer are safe together they will leave the room and allow them to be alone. Observation at that point continues from a window that connects our front office to the visitation room. 6. There are cameras in our facility including all visitation areas, and kennels. From: CORSA-broadcast [mailto:corsa-broadcast-bounces@corsa.org] On Behalf Of Blankenship, Lu Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:58 PM To: CORSA Broadcast Email Subject: [CORSA-broadcast] Dog Shelter Questions If your county has a dog shelter, could you answer the following questions: Do you allow people to go into the kennel area to see the dogs? If so, do you have the visitor sign a waiver? Do visitors go into the kennel area alone or does a dog shelter employee/volunteer accompany them? Or, does a shelter employee/volunteer bring dogs to a visiting area? Does an employee/volunteer remain with the dog at all times? Are there cameras at your shelter to capture any mishaps? Lu Blankenship Risk Management Richland County office: 419-774-6318 fax: 419-774-3581 mobile: 419-564-1469 ***The information contained in this e-mail message, including any attachments, may be confidential under an exemption to Ohio's public records law or under a legal privilege. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ***