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15 8. Record all incidents or reports regarding a history of aggressive behavior along with the context in which they occurred. 9. Ensure staff is trained to recognize body language and other behaviors that indicate animal stress, pain and suffering as well as behaviors that indicate successful adaptation to the shelter environment. 10. Monitor animals daily in order to detect trends or changes in well-being and respond to their behavioral needs. F. Length of stay of animals Contractor will: 1. Optimize the animal’s length of stay in the County Shelter. Both positive outcomes and cost of sheltering must be considered. 2. Provide the process to ensure stray and owner-surrendered animals will not remain in the County Shelter more than three (3) weeks past the State law-mandated holding period. G. Rabies testing/exposure Contractor will: 1. Immediately provide San Mateo County Health personnel with contact information for relevant Contractor staff in accordance with State and County requirements when there is reasonable belief of a person’s or an animal’s exposure to rabies. 2. Ensure all staff members are trained to identify potential rabies exposures and understand the regulations that apply to reporting and managing bites to humans and animals. 3. Provide for testing of animals for rabies pursuant to the current California Rabies Compendium. This requires the decapitation of animals and transport of the head or bat to the San Mateo County Public Health laboratory for testing. 4. Ensure that that the rabies specimen is transported to the San Mateo County Public Health Laboratory within 48 hours of the animal entering the County Shelter or of being euthanized (weekends and holidays excluded). 5. Ensure that for every animal that comes into the County Shelter, staff will identify possible rabies exposures; everyone presenting an animal shall be asked if the animal has bitten anyone within the last 10 days or had any contact with wildlife. 6. Make certain all incoming animals are examined for bite wounds; any animals who have potentially been exposed to rabies shall be managed in accordance with the California Rabies Compendium and in consultation with state and local health authorities. 7. Ensure that staff funded by contract who routinely work with companion animals or wildlife are offered pre-exposure vaccinations against rabies in accordance with recommendations of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices. H. Disposal of dead animals Contractor will: