I support the petition to require annual reports as outlined in the petition.  I further support a policy that minimizes killing animals in shelters to those rare cases when there is no other viable or humane alternative. Private animal shelters are already defined in Code as serving the purpose of finding permanent adoptive homes for companion animals.  This is now and should always be their primary purpose under the law.  Regulatory oversight should strengthen this policy and require at minimum transparency about the permissions and actions of the shelter; and should also discourage euthansia except as a last resort.