HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnimal Welfare 01/15/2025Animal Welfare Committee
Carol Kosel Sharon Baker
Chairman Vice -Chairman
Shannon Dempsey
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Minutes for January 15, 2025
d4aryAndrews AnaMolina-Villella Amy Tarlton
Clerk Member Member
Present: AWC: Carol Kosel, Mary Andrews, Sharon Baker, Ana Villella, Shannon Dempsey
Assistant to A.C.O.: Jada Lebron
The Animal Welfare Committee meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. at Mansfield Airport.
Approve Minutes
Motion: To approve the minutes from November, 2025. Passes.
Cats
• Jada has ordered two cat cages.
• Jada will ask Francesca if she has looked into ordering large, compostable litter boxes
rather than the disposable plastic boxes.
• We discussed reducing the adoption fee for senior cats. No new fee was decided upon,
so we will continue evaluating individual cases.
• Dr. Trapani recommends using Rescue cleaner rather than Tektrol because it is more
effective, less toxic, and has less of an odor. Sharon will order Rescue after we have
used up the Tektrol.
• The infirmary will be thoroughly sprayed and cleaned after it is vacated on Saturday.
• Sharon reported that the Ipswich shelter will not take Hashbrown and Munclikin
because they are FIV positive. Stacy will contact the Merrimack shelter, and if that
doesn't work, Sharon knows a barn where they could go in the spring. Sharon will
continue to socialize the two cats.
• Stephanie Putnam knows Mini Bob's owner, and she will talk to her about how to deal
with a shy cat.
• Sharon will bring her foster cat, Duchess, to the shelter on Saturday.
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Shelter Maintenance
Val, who has been checking the mousetraps, reported that they have not been baited.
She will use either birdseed or peanut butter to bait them.
Adjournment
Adjourned at 6.45 pm
Mary Andrews
Signature of Clerk Date: 1/15/2026
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