HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnimal Welfare Minutes 1/21/2010Town of Mansfield
Animal Welfare Committee
Minutes for January 21, 2010
Sharon Baker Anna Molina - Villella Mary Andrews Vanessa Garrtf
Chairman Vice - Chairman Clerk Member
Chuck MacKean Doris Kalter
Alternate Alternate
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Carol Kosel
Member
Present: AWC: Sharon Baker, Anna Molina - Villella, Mary Andrews, Vanessa Garuffi, Carol
Kesel, Doris Kalter, Chuck MacKean
ACO: Jeff Collins
The Animal Welfare Committee meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. at the Mansfield Town
Hall.
Approve Minutes
Motion: To approve minutes from November 19, 2009. 5:0 Passes.
Spay Waggin
The Animal Rescue League's new, larger Spay Waggin van will start coming to Petco,
Mansfield, instead of to the shelter. Visits will probably begin in February, and the fee will be
raised to $100. Pet owners will be responsible for making their own arrangements with ARL to
have their pets neutered /spayed.
Shelter volunteers should advise adopters of the new SW policy. Ana will suggest Mansfield
Animal Hospital as an alternate location that offers reduced cost S/N surgery. Ana will revise the
S/N handout to reflect the changes, and send a general email to volunteers to advise them of the
new policy.
The shelter will continue to collect a $30 S/N deposit. Adopters are required by law to have their
animals altered when the pets reach six months of age. If animals are six months or older at the
time of adoption, adopters are required to have the pets neutered within thirty days of adoption. If
adopters don't comply within the designated time, the S/N deposit will not be refunded.
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Fostered Cats
• Siam — fostered by Sharon. Siam has three good applications, and will probably be
adopted from Sharon's home.
• Veronica — fostered by Robyn Drainville. Robyn thinks her mother might adopt
Veronica.
• Cuddles — fostered by Justine. Very shy, but eating better.
•Nikki — fostered by Emilie.
Medication/Special Food
Meeko — Her thyroid levels have improved to the point that she needs only %a pill twice a day, but
since that size is difficult for volunteer to cut, Ana suggested %2 pill once a day.
Carol and Chuck volunteered to take inventory, every Sunday morning, of the medicine and
special food required so that supplies don't run too low before they can be refilled.
Fees/Paperwork
Jeff requested that Stray /Surrender forms and medical records for foster kittens be supplied by
foster moms as soon as the animals go to a foster home, not eight weeks later when they are
returned to the shelter. He would also like to see information provided on the S/S forms about
kittens' mothers' names and siblings' names.
Fines/Fees for stray dogs need to be collected. Mason was picked up without proper fees being
charged. Chuck suggested that a MSF Cash form be attached to S/S forms for dogs to remind
volunteers of the fees to be collected. Possible fees could be highlighted on the MSF form.
Celebration of Animals
Sharon reminded everyone that the Celebration of Animals is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. l Ph,
with a rain date of Sept. 25th.
Vanessa will check with the high school art department to see if they would be willing to paint
the Celebration sign this year.
Foxboro ACO
Jeff reported that the Foxboro Animal Control Officer has requested that stray Foxboro dogs be
boarded at Mansfield Shelter for a daily fee of $15. Foxboro would also cover medical expenses
for the dogs, and supervise their adoption. Jeff will present the issue to the Mansfield Town
Manager and Selectmen.
Pet Rescue Site Contest
Sharon would like to place an ad in local papers, encouraging people to click daily to win $1,000
for the shelter. Mary suggested adding a sentence about the contest to the text that appears in the
papers under the Pet of the Week photo, which already directs people to the shelter website.
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