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Austin Monitor
4 months ago
Austin

Commission approves creation of Finder to Foster working group - Austin Monitor

The Animal Advisory Commission has created a working group called Finder to Foster to address the issue of holding animals physically at the shelter for three days before they can be placed in foster care.
City staff confirmed the current rule is that animals must be held physically at the shelter during the stray hold period, but there is potential to modify the ordinance to allow for a Finder to Foster program. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
4 months ago
Austin

Commission discusses spike in animals leaving shelter without being spayed or neutered - Austin Monitor

The Animal Advisory Commission is concerned about the increase in intact animals leaving the shelter without being spayed or neutered.
The Austin Animal Center adopted out 36 intact animals in December 2023, compared to just one in December 2022. [ more ]
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