Due to staffing shortages, Metro Animal Care and Control (MACC) will be offering limited essential services on Wednesdays. Adoptions will not be available on Wednesdays, while other services will be offered in a limited capacity. The limited essential service schedule will begin Wednesday, February 9.
The ability to offer good service to those who walk into the shelter has been hindered by vacancies in nearly every division at MACC. Limiting services one day per week will allow the staff to better assess available pets, complete administrative tasks and strategize ways to best serve the community.
Lost and Found services will still be available during days of limited services. Staff will help those who come to the shelter to search for lost pets, escorting community members through the areas where lost pets have been placed after being taken into the shelter. Assistance will also be offered to those who find lost pets, scanning for microchips and offering expertise on strategies to reunite lost pets with their families. Those who need assistance during days of limited service should ring the doorbell placed on the signage outside MACC’s door.
Animal Control operations will be unaffected by the limited essential service model. MACC staff will serve those with appointments set during limited-service days. Volunteers will also be encouraged to serve in their roles during such days. MACC thanks the strong group of volunteers who offer priceless service to the animals of our community.
MACC will offer limited services on Wednesdays until staffing needs are met. Those interested in working at MACC are encouraged to browse the shelter’s job listings. All open positions are listed at GovernmentJobs.com. Openings for front desk, animal care, animal control and veterinary clinic divisions are all posted.
Metro Animal Care and Control (MACC) is committed to the delivery of effective, courteous, and responsive animal care and control services to the residents of Nashville/Davidson County. MACC’s mission is to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of pets and people in Nashville. Our goals are to build partnerships within the community to promote responsible pet ownership, decrease the overpopulation of domestic pets through spay-neuter programs, and to place adoptable animals in good homes.