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Minutes of
April 16, 2009
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Present: AWC: Sharon Baker, Chairman; Mary Andrews, Clerk; Vanessa Garuffi;
Carol Kosel; Lindsay Hawes, Alternate; Doris Kalter, Alternate
A.C.O. Jeff Collins -
The Animal Welfare Committee meeting was called to order at 7:35 at the Mansfield Town Hall.
Minutes
Motion: To approve minutes from March 19, 2009. Passes: 5/0
Spay Waggin
Next date: Monday, April 22nd.
Fostered Cats
• Tiger Lilly — (Sharon) Tiger Lilly has been spayed and will probably be returned to
Lisa Lukas as an outdoor cat.
• Tinkerbell — (Sharon) Tinkerbell was in heat and couldn't be spayed. She has an
application which will be evaluated after Tinkerbell is spayed.
*Bob & Avery (Emily) -Need socializing.
•Frodo & Gandalf (Sally) — Sally would like their pictures to go on the web, with Sally
as the contact, so that they can be adopted from her home instead of returning to the
shelter. These two cats should be adopted together.
*Penny & Four Kittens (Sharon) Penny's kittens are two weeks old.
• Karen Prevett has a mom and seven 4 week old kittens. The mom has a home lined up.
Jeffs Comments
• Fostered Cats/Kittens - Jeff would like to have Stray /Surrender forms completed for all
foster kittens and cats described above, specifically those being fostered by Karen
Prevett and Emily Southworth.
• Macie — The applicant for Macie withdrew after talking with Jeff. Jeff is concerned
about Macie's aggressive approach towards protecting people she has bonded with,
and problems this might cause if she is adopted. Sharon volunteered to contact Lyn
Washing at the ARL to see if they can help. Jeff noted that Macie's aggression
towards animals bad decreased.
• Dan — One of Dan's three applications will be approved so that Dan can go home
within a few days, probably to the Brockton applicants after they get their cat UTD.
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• Jeff reiterated that he does not want animals brought to the shelter from outside
Mansfield.
•For belligerent visitors to the shelter, Jeff suggested having them call the shelter the
following day to speak with Jeff. If that fails, he recommended calling the police to
have a cruiser come to the shelter to escort the visitors away.
Adjournment
Motion: To adjourn early in order to hold the Shift Captains' Workshop. Passes: 510.
Adjourned: 8:05.