[1. Call to order and roll call of members]
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UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
UH, I'VE ALREADY CONFIRMED THAT EVERYONE IS HERE SO WE CAN BEGIN THE MEETING.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A ROLL CALL OF OUR MEMBERS, CAPTAIN TRAVIS, LA AMELIA, NESBAUM.
[2. Approval of minutes for February 18, 2026, committee meeting]
APPROVAL OF THE NEXT MINUTES.I HAVE READ THEM AND I, I MOVE TO APPROVE THEM.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE HERE, UH, FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[4. Statistics from February 2026, through May 2026, from Lynette Bodmer]
STATISTICS AND LYNETTE WILL COVER STATISTICS.UH, SO WE DO HAVE A NEW FORMAT FOR OUR STATS.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT CHANGE FROM MARCH TO FEBRUARY.
UM, YOU CAN SEE MARCH TO FEBRUARY.
WE DID HAVE, UM, AN INCREASE IN BOTH INCOMING ANIMALS AND DEPARTURES.
UM, AND OUR AVERAGE CAPACITY WAS AT HIGH FOR DOGS AND MODERATE FOR CATS.
UH, WE DID ALSO SEE AN, AN INCREASE IN ANIMAL PROTECTION OFFICER CALLS THAT MONTH AS WELL.
THE NUMBERS CONTINUED TO CLIMB.
YOU CAN SEE MAY HAD A REALLY BIG JUMP FROM APRIL.
I BELIEVE IT WAS A 30% INCREASE, UH, IN BOTH INTAKES AND DEPARTURES.
SO LOTS OF, LOTS OF ANIMAL MOVEMENT IN MAY.
UM, AND A BIG JUMP IN PETS ADOPTED AND, UM, RETURNED TO, UH, PETS RE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
UM, OVERALL WE HAD 403, UH, DOGS COME IN OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET AND 428 CATS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE FOR BOTH SPECIES ARE STRAIGHT INTAKE, UM, FOLLOWED BY FOSTER PETS COMING BACK FOR ADOPTION.
UM, AND THEN OF SMALLER PERCENTAGES ARE ADOPTION RETURNS, OWNER SURRENDERS OR OTHER SERVICES, UH, FOR OUTGOING ANIMALS.
WE HAD, UH, 417 FOR BOTH DOGS AND CATS
UM, AND AGAIN, WITH, WITH DOGS, WE SAW, UH, A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF RETURN TO HOME VERSUS ADOPTION THIS MONTH WHERE NORMALLY IT'S FLIPPED.
UM, AND QUITE A FEW GOING OUT TO FOSTER CARE AS WELL AND INCREASE IN DOG FOSTERS.
AND THEN FOR CATS, THE MAJORITY THAT LEFT WENT THROUGH FOSTER, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY ADOPTION AND A SMALLER PERCENTAGE RETURN HOME.
DOES THIS INCLUDE, LET'S SEE, FEBRUARY IS WHEN WE BROUGHT IN THE, THE BOARD? YES.
SO THAT WOULD BE, UM, INCLUDED IN THAT OWNER SURRENDER 54.
AND DO WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ONES THAT WENT OUT TO SAFE, UH, TO BEST FRIENDS? BEST FRIENDS HAVE DO, DID THEY GO TO FOSTER OR DID THEY GET ADOPTED OR DO WE NOT KNOW? WE DO NOT KNOW.
WE HAVE NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM.
UM, BUT I MEAN, ULTIMATELY THEY'RE, THEIR BIG THING IS, I BELIEVE, FOSTERING.
SO I'M SURE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET A LOT OF 'EM INTO FOSTER CARE.
UM, SINCE THE, SINCE JANUARY 1ST CALENDAR YEAR, UM, TO DATE, WE HAD, UH, ALMOST 600 ANIMALS COME IN, 277 REUNIONS WITH THEIR FAMILY.
UH, WE HAD 379 PETS ADOPTED, UM, PRETTY CLOSE DOGS AND CATS THERE, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER CRITTERS,
AND, UH, OUR OFFICERS TOOK ABOUT 2000 CALLS, UM, AND OUR RESOURCE CENTER WAS AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT 900 HOURS DURING THAT TIME.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SERVICED BY THE, UM, RESOURCE CENTER? RESOURCE CENTER CENTER? WE'RE WORKING ON BEING ABLE TO GET THOSE STATS MM-HMM
UM, BUT WE NEED A, WE'RE WORKING ON A, UH, TRACK THE MECHANISM FOR IT.
AS WELL AS, UM, DONATIONS THAT ARE COMING IN AND GOING OUT.
I WOULD, IT'D BE INTERESTING TO KNOW, IS IT THE SAME PEOPLE USING THE RESOURCE CENTER ALL THE TIME? OR IS IT, UM, WE SEE A PRETTY BROAD SCOPE.
WE DO HAVE SOME, LIKE, RETURN VISITORS, BUT A PRETTY BROAD SCOPE.
BUT THE QUESTION ABOUT WANTING THE DATA IS VALID.
THAT'LL HELP US FURTHER DEVELOP, UM, SCOPE.
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
UM, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW HOW IT'S, HOW IT'S BEING.
UH, OVER A THOUSAND ANIMALS HAVE COME IN SO FAR THIS YEAR.
UH, DOGS AND CATS ARE PRETTY NECK AND NECK RIGHT NOW.
UM, I DO EXPECT THAT CAT NUMBER TO START TO CLIMB AS WE GET INTO FURTHER INTO KITTEN SEASON AND SUMMERTIME.
UH, WE HAVE DONE, WE'VE HAD OVER 4,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER, UM, ENGAGEMENT AND 71 VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED THAT OUR DOG WALKERS AND DOG ENRICHMENT TAKE UP THE
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BULK OF THAT AT 3000.AND WE HAD ABOUT 800, UM, HOURS CONTRIBUTED BY CAT VOLUNTEERS LIKE BETH AND ANOTHER 300, UH, IN OUR GENERAL HEALTH PROGRAM.
THINGS LIKE LAUNDRY AND, UH, DATA ENTRY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 50 DOGS IN THE SHELTER AND 42 CATS.
WE ARE IN THE HIGH RANGE FOR DOGS.
JUST ABOUT TO TIP INTO THE EXTREME AGAIN, BUT JUST STAYING UNDER AND AT 67% FOR CATS IN THE MODERATE RANGE.
[5. General shelter updates from Amelia Nusbaum]
WILL MOVE ON TO GENERAL SHELTER UPDATES FROM MYSELF, STAFFING UPDATES.UM, WE HAVE OFFERED THE POSITION TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE, UM, VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR THAT IS A TYPO.
UM, OH, NO, IT'S VOLUNTEER OUTREACH COORDINATOR.
IT'S VERY LONG TITLE POSITION'S BEEN OFFERED.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY THE ONBOARDING, UM, HAPPENS SOON AND WE CAN EXPECT BY THE END OF THE MONTH OH, THAT AWESOME.
FOR THE POSITION TO BE OFFICIALLY FILLED.
UH, WE HAVE CONTINUED ONGOING, UM, STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING.
UM, HOWEVER, WE ARE FOCUSING ON STRENGTHENING OR SAFE HANDLING PRACTICES.
UH, WE'VE RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN OUR FOCUS ON SAFE HANDLING PRACTICES, NOT JUST FOR THE STAFF, BUT FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORAL CONSULT CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE HANDS ON HANDLING, UH, FOR STAFF AND DOG WALKING VOLUNTEERS.
WE'RE INCORPORATING FEEDBACK FROM CURRENT VOLUNTEERS, REVIEWING THE ONBOARDING REQUIREMENTS, UM, AND IN GENERAL EVALUATING THE ENTIRE, UH, DOG WALKING PROGRAM, JOB DESCRIPTION, AND THE ROLE THAT THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR PLAYS AS WELL.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ALL STAFF TRAINING MEETINGS, RECENT TOPICS INCLUDED IN ANIMAL RECORD DOCUMENTATION PRACTICES, UM, SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO NOTING BEHAVIOR SO WE CAN, UM, WE CAN TRACK QUALITY OF LIFE MORE EFFICIENTLY.
FUTURE TOPICS INCLUDE ENRICHMENT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE WHEN HANDLING DOGS AND ANIMAL RESTRAINT, MONTHLY GIVING UPDATE, UM, FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY.
WE'VE GOT ON THE SLIDE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 26 VERSUS 25, I'M SORRY, 2026 VERSUS 2025.
UM, MONTHLY REOCCURRING DONATIONS FOR 2026, WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF, UM, OVER $5,000, WHICH IS AN INC.
WHICH IS A 3000, UH, UM, LITTLE OVER 3000 INCREASE FROM THE SAME TIMEFRAME IN 2025.
SINGLE DONATIONS FOR THAT SAME TIME PERIOD.
WE RECEIVED, UM, CLOSE TO 9,000 IN SINGLE DONATIONS IN 2026, UH, COMPARED TO 60 ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 6,000 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER HUGE INTAKE OF A LITTLE OVER 2000.
WHAT DID YOU TAKE IN FOR, UH, PUPS AND PINTS AS AS OPPOSED TO THE, THE YEAR BEFORE SINCE WE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH SCHEDULING? A HUNDRED PERCENT.
IT'S ON THE SLIDE AND I DON'T REMEMBER
I'M JUST, I'M, I'M TOO, I'M TOO, YOU'RE EXCITED.
OH, WE HAD A HIGH NUMBER OF, UM, ANIMALS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD BETWEEN MARCH 1ST AND 31ST.
SO WE OFFERED A 50% OFF ADOPTIONS.
AND WITH THAT, WE NOT ONLY HAD 65 ADOPTIONS, BUT WE ALSO RAISED OVER $5,000 IN DONATIONS, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC.
IS THAT FROM PEOPLE SAYING, I'M GONNA PAY THE FULL PRICE INSTEAD OF HALF PRICE? OR IS THAT, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THE DONATIONS BREAK DOWN, BUT TYPICALLY WHEN SHE REPORTS IT, IT'S A LITTLE EVERYTHING.
UM, PUPS AND PINTS, UM, CONSIDERING THE RAINOUT DATE, UM, AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT MOVED.
IT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR OUR SHELTER.
IT'S DESIGNED TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER, UM, AND IT'S A PET FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY EVENT SPONSORED BY ST.
UM, WE HAVE A TON OF WONDERFUL VENDORS THAT COME OUT.
UM, WE'VE GOT GREAT ACTIVITIES AND, UM, THIS YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY WE WEREN'T ABLE TO PLAY THE MOVIE, BUT WE TYPICALLY END, UM, IN THE MOVIE UNDER THE STARS.
THE EVENT, UH, WE RAISED 14, ABOUT 14 LITTLE OVER $14,000, AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 1500 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SPONSORSHIPS INCREASED BY 3,500 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND NINE OUTTA THE 14 PETS WHO ATTEND.
WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT, UH, WHO WE TOOK TO THE EVENT WERE ADOPTED.
THEY PAID, THEY ATTENDED DID THEY? PAYCHECK AT PRICE.
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UHHUH, UHHUH.CURRENT EVENTS, WE'VE LAUNCHED A, A SPECIAL FREE DOG ADOPTION EVENT BEGINNING JUNE 9TH, THANKS TO A GENEROUS $1,500 PON SPONSORSHIP FROM STELLA'S SAAS.
THE SPONSORSHIP WILL INCLUDE COVERED ADOPTION FEES FOR THE FIRST 20 DOGS ADOPTED.
IN ADDITION TO THE FREE ADOPTIONS, EACH ADOPTER IS GONNA GET A GOODIE BAG AND THEY'VE GOT SOME TREATS, TOYS.
STELLA'S SAAS WAS FOUNDED IN HONOR OF A BELOVED GERMAN SHORT-HAIRED POINTER NAMED STELLA, AND SELECTED LAKE CITY ANIMAL CARE AS THE FIRST SHELTER TO RECEIVE A SPONSORED ADOPTION EVENT.
THE STAFF ARE PROMOTING THE EVENT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, SHELTER, WEBSITE, EMAIL MARKETING, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO MAXIMIZE VISIBILITY AND ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES.
ARE THEY A LOCAL, IS STELLA SA LOCAL OR THEY ARE NOT LOCAL? WHERE ARE THEY FROM? REMIND ME WHERE THEY'RE FROM.
WASN'T IT THE MIDWEST, NORTHEAST? HOW DID THEY PICK US? UM, A VOLUNTEER IS A FRIEND OF THEM.
WE'RE THEIR FIRST SHELTER THAT THEY, THAT'S EXCITING.
THIS IS AN ONGOING THING THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING.
UH, UPCOMING EVENTS, TAIL TALK.
WE'RE GONNA HOST TAIL TALK AGAIN IN JULY, AND THIS IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM JOINS TOGETHER.
AND WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED WITH, UH, THE SHELTER, WHETHER IT'S VOLUNTEER OR FOSTERING.
UM, THAT GIVES THE VOLUNTEERS A CHANCE TO, OR THE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT THE SHELTER, UM, AND DECIDE IF THEY WANNA CONTINUE, UM, BEING ENGAGED.
IF EL EMPTY, THE SHELTERS COMING FROM IN JULY 5TH THROUGH THE 26TH CLEAR THE SHELTERS AUGUST 1ST THROUGH THE 30TH.
FOSTER UPDATES, UH, IT'S KITTEN SEASON, THEY'RE HERE.
OUR FOSTER COORDINATOR IS DILIGENTLY WORKING TO GET ALL OF THESE KITTENS OUT.
DO AN AMAZING JOB, UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE AMAZING FOSTERS BUILDING THE RE RESCUE GROUP RESOURCE NETWORK.
UH, ALSO OUR FOSTER COORDINATOR HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB WORKING WITH RESCUES AND ESTABLISHING THAT RELATIONSHIP IS VERY NEW TO US.
AND SHE HAS, I MEAN, THESE FOUR RIGHT HERE HAVE BEEN HUGE SO FAR IN HELPING, UH, LIFELINE OF GALVESTON COUNTY.
WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP.
WE'VE TRANSFERRED SEVEN DOGS AND TWO CATS OUT OF THE SEVEN DOGS.
SIX HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED INTO LOVING HOMES.
THERE IS REALLY SOMETHING ABOUT TRANSFERRING THE, UM, MOVING ONE ANIMAL TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE AUDIENCE TOTALLY CHANGES AND LIKE THEY'RE ADOPTED WITHIN MINUTES.
BUT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP.
BOISE BULLY RESCUE, ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR, UH, PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.
UM, I BELIEVE THESE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE OUTDATED TOO, AND ONE WAS ALREADY ADOPTED.
YOU CAN SEE THEM IN THEIR TRANSFER CAGES AND THEN THE DRIVE IS A LONG ONE.
UM, SO THEY STOP VERY FREQUENTLY AND THEY COME OUT FOR WALKS AND INTERACTION.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE ONE LITTLE NUGGET THAT HAS ALREADY FOUND HIS HOME.
WE'VE TRANSFERRED ONE DOG AND BEST FRIENDS.
REALLY HELPED US OUT AND TOOK IN 10 CATS FROM A HOARDING CASE THAT WE RECEIVED.
AND I BELIEVE THAT BOISE NUMBER YOU SAID YOU THOUGHT WAS OUTTA DATE.
I THINK THAT'S JUST THAT TIME PERIOD THAT, THAT TOO CORRECT.
AND SINCE THEN WE'VE DONE MORE.
VOLUNTEER UPDATES, ONBOARDING PROCESS AND REVIEW.
UM, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON REVAMPING THE DOG WALKING, UH, VOLUNTEER JOB ROLE AND THE COORDINATOR.
UH, WE WANNA FOCUS MORE ON BEST PRACTICES AND SAFETY IN REGARDS TO HANDLING.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT AND THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF TREATS.
UM, SO WE HAVE A NEW VOLUNTEER COOKBOOK DEDICATED TO TREAT MAKING SHIFTS, GIVING VOLUNTEERS A HANDS-ON WAY TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR ANIMALS.
THE COOKBOOK FEATURES, SIMPLE RECIPES THAT JUST TAKE, UH, TWO TO 10 MINUTES TO PREP, MAKING PARTICIPATION EASY AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED.
SO IS THIS, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME AND BRING IT IN, OR IS IT SOMETHING WE DO AT THE SHELTER? WE CAN DO EITHER.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD KIDS MM-HMM
AT THE SHELTER, YOU COULD YES.
THEY COULD MAKE SOMETHING AT HOME AND BRING IT IN.
IT'S SET UP RIGHT NOW TO BE DONE AT THE SHELTER, BUT THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T PACK UP A LITTLE BITTY BAG AND SEND YOU HOME.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO ONCE WE GET IT STARTED.
'CAUSE KIDS WANT TO HELP AND THEY CAN'T COME IN AND WALK DOGS OR PET CATS, SO YEAH.
I'D LIKE, LIKE TO HAVE ENRICHMENT THINGS THAT CAN GO HOME AND BE MADE AND COME BACK.
WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC ENRICHMENT EVENT ON THE HORIZON.
WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON PLANNING WITH PUBLIC TO
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COME IN AND DO ENRICHMENT.UM, ONGOING VOLUNTEER REFORM, UH, SUPPORT.
APRIL WE HAD, UM, 1100 HOURS MAY.
WE HAD SEVEN, UM, HUNDRED AND 88 HOURS FROM OUR EXTREMELY DEDICATED AND VERY VALUED VOLUNTEERS.
UM, THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM THE KITTIES.
SO WE MENTIONED EARLIER THAT BEST FRIENDS, UH, HELPED US OUT BY TAKING 10 CATS.
UM, OUR TEAM ASSISTED A LOCAL RESIDENT WHO BEGAN RESCUING CATS IN NEED, BUT SOON BECAME OVERWHELMED WHILE CARING FOR NEARLY 40 CATS WORKING ALONGSIDE HER.
WE SAFELY BROUGHT IN 35 CATS INTO OUR CARE.
THE MAJORITY OF WHOM HAVE SINCE FOUND LIVING HOMES AND OR BEEN TRANSFERRED TO RESCUE PARTNERS.
WE ALSO HELPED ARRANGE A SPAY NEUTER SERVICE FOR HER REMAINING CATS, HELPING TO PREVENT FUTURE LITTERS AND REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE SITUATION REOCCURRING.
THE RESIDENT WAS DEEPLY GRATEFUL, UH, FOR THE SUPPORT SHE RECEIVED SHARING THAT THE OFFICERS WHO ASSISTED HER WERE GUARDIAN ANGELS.
SHE PRAISED THE TEAM'S COMPASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM, NOTING THAT THEY TRANSFORMED WHAT STARTED AS A FRIGHTENING AND OVERWHELMING SITUATION INTO ONE THAT FELT S SUPPORTIVE, RESPECTFUL INTO HOPEFUL.
UM, AND WE, WE MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO HER THAT WE ARE ALWAYS A RESOURCE FOR HER AND TO REACH OUT AT ANY POINT THAT SHE EVER NEEDS HELP AGAIN.
UM, SO WE HAD A SHEEP, UH, ONE OF OUR MOST RECENT INTERESTING INTAKES.
UM, PAIGE, OUR OFFICER IN THE IMAGE NAMED THE SHEEP PAIGE JUNIOR.
UH, IT WAS FOUND AT A LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP AND REUNITED WITH THE OWNER ONLY AFTER IT BUSTED OUT OF OUR BRAND NEW CRITTER CAGE.
I DIDN'T THAT THE SHEEP WAS THEN LOOSE AGAIN.
UM, UH, IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED AND WE ARE GONNA WORK ON, UH, REINFORCING THAT GATE.
UM, BUT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REUNITE THE TWO
WHAT WAS THE, UH, SHEEP'S REAL NAME? DO WE EVER FIND OUT? I DON'T REMEMBER.
DEFINITELY WASN'T PAIGE JUNIOR.
UM, THOUGH THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS SAD.
UM, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO HEAR OF THE LOVING HOMES, UM, THAT OUR PETS HAD THEIR TIME IN.
UH, THIS IS FROM A, AN ADOPTER.
I JUST WANTED TO REACH OUT AND SHARE AN UPDATE ABOUT A DOG THAT I ADOPTED IN JULY, 2016.
I RENAMED BODHI IN 2016 AND WE HAD 10 AMAZING YEARS TOGETHER.
HE CROSSED THE RAINBOW BRIDGE THIS WEEK AND I KEPT GOING BACK TO THE FIRST MOMENTS.
I SAW HIS PICTURE ON THE LCAC FACEBOOK.
HE WAS A GREAT DOG AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND HARD WORK FOR THESE ANIMALS.
WE TRAVELED, FOSTER PUPPIES WENT THROUGH EVERY SEASON OF LIFE TOGETHER.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE HIS STORY AND KNOW HE ENDED UP IN GREAT HANDS AND IS NO LONGER IN PAIN.
AND SO YOU NEVER REALLY WANT TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
AND SO I VALUE THAT SHE DID SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
'CAUSE THAT'S EVEN HARD TO TALK ABOUT.
UM, THIS IS FROM, ALSO FROM ONE OF OUR OFFICERS.
UM, I ALWAYS LOOK TO HEAR ABOUT THESE LITTLE COMMUNITY STORIES.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS, UM, I'M READING EXACTLY WHAT THE OFFICER SENT.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE STORY ABOUT EL TORO LOCO.
UH, THOUGH I JUST CALL HIM EL TORO.
WHEN HE WAS RELEASED, I HAD A PLEASANT CONVERSATION WITH HIS CAREGIVER WHO TOLD ME A BIT ABOUT HIS HISTORY.
EL TORO APPARENTLY, APPARENTLY MAKES HIS ROUNDS ACROSS SEVERAL BLOCKS, WHICH IS EASY TO BELIEVE 'CAUSE HE CERTAINTY CERTAINLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE'S EVER MISSED A MEAL.
SHE'S BEEN TAKING CARE OF HIM FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND ABSOLUTELY ADORES HIM.
HER CAT BISCUIT MIGHT TELL A DIFFERENT STORY, THOUGH.
IT SEEMS EL TORO HAS DECIDED THAT BISCUIT IS HIS GIRLFRIEND.
THEY ALL SUNBATHED TOGETHER AND HE JUST SITS THERE STARING AT HER WITH HEARTS IN HIS EYES.
BISCUIT ON THE OTHER HAND, COULD NOT CARE LESS, BUT THEY GET ALONG JUST FINE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, EL TORO IS SIMPLY HAPPY TO BE HOME WITH HIS QUOTE UNQUOTE GIRLFRIEND, EVEN IF SHE ISN'T, UH, FEELING THE SAME WAY.
UM, AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, UH, IN THE FIRST IMAGE, SHE IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT RETURN AND HE'S JUST LIKE, HEY.
UM, AND HE'S GOT HIS LITTLE FEEDING STATION, UH, THERE AS WELL.
'CAUSE HE WAS, HE WAS, HE WAS A LITTLE SCARY IN THE SHELTER.
HE GOT FIVE HOMES TO GET BACK TO.
HE WAS LIKE, I AM AWAY FROM MY HOUSE.
HE WAS THE ONE THAT WE DID AT WE TO KEEP CARE ON BEFORE RETURNING AS WELL.
AND HIS, HIS CARETAKER WAS REALLY GREAT.
HIS PAUL, I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER AT THIS POINT.
IT WAS, IT WAS A MINUTE TO GET HIM, UM, TO A GOOD PLACE WHERE
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HE COULD BE RELEASED SAFELY BY THE, ACCORDING TO THE VETS.WE GOT AN ADOPTION UPDATE, UM, FROM MACY.
UM, SHE LOVES TO PILLOW WITH HER SIBLING AND SHE ALSO APPARENTLY LIKES TO SIT ON HER FAMILY MEMBERS.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE VERY BOTTOM PICTURE WHERE SHE'S LAYING ON TOP OF HER OWNER.
SO WHAT MEDS WAS SHE ON? I'M ASSUMING GABAPENTIN AND TRAZODONE FOR STRESS? I DON'T THINK SO.
WE ARE DONE WITH THE GENERAL SHELTER UPDATES.
WHEN ARE WE, WHEN ARE WE SUPPOSED TO? NEXT SLIDE.
[6. Select next meeting date]
I PROPOSED ONE OH OHI BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAW FOR THE NEXT ADVISORY BOARD.