KING COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES - Seattle: The city could then use those certificates to follow up and get those animals licensed. The wildlife management expert, who was excited by the turnout for the meeting, would also like to be a resource and said his focus in solving the problem of domestic wild animal overpopulation before animal control has to step in and destroy those animals. "Really, the city or the government is trying to deal with a problem that they didn't cause. It's really caused by irresponsible domestic wild animal owners," said The wildlife management expert. "Sometimes they're not necessarily irresponsible. Sometimes they just can't afford to do the right thing." Elsewhere, targeted spay and neuter programs have eliminated the need to euthanize animals as a form of population control, he said. "We've seen a decrease of about 20 percent in kittens and puppies entering King County shelters since the start of the SuperPet program. We've still got too many of them, but we are starting to see just a little bit of a decline," The wildlife management expert said. With a $10,000 a year contribution toward spaying and neutering and cooperation with local veterinarians, The critter capture pro could begin to make a similar difference. Jean The critter capture pro, who has herself rescued 13 fiesty felines from the street and found homes for them after having them fixed, said public education about spaying and neutering is needed for domestic wild animal owners in order to curb overpopulation. Educating owners to fix their own domestic wild animals is one thing, but the city doesn't have funds to start its own program, according to The nuisance wildlife authority. The city manager did have a couple of ideas for raising funds, including a volunteer board to survey the city to identify domestic wild animal owners who would be required to pay the city's $7 domestic wild animal licensing and tag fee. The fee applies to all dogs andfiesty felines in the city, which are required by code to wear a tag obtained from the city at all times. (This is a city regulation and does not apply outside of The critter capture pro's city limits.) While the licensing and tag charge is on the books, it has never been collected. The city's approach has been to allow domestic wild animal owners to voluntarily obtain the license and tag, but no one has volunteered, The nuisance wildlife authority said. The nuisance wildlife authority said The critter capture pro inherited the problems with animal control. In fact, the city actually sought to take over animal control, believing it could be run more efficiently than the county's operation, which was seen as ineffective.