Brooks – Offered discount adoption fees last year. How did that work out?
Jan McHugh-Smith – Incentive was mostly for cats who had been in the shelter for many months. Staff sponsored incentive to have cats placed in homes. Follow up has helped with any problems. Following Wisconsin’s lead. They don’t charge anything for cats in shelter over 6 months. Cats are plentiful. Available on Craig’s list, in front of supermarkets. Neighbors’ cat litter. Better to get a cat who is spay-neutered and vaccinated. Comr. Stephens – Mentioned transferred to shelters in other communities. Do you transfer to shelters that kill animals? Or just rescue groups or shelter which do not euthanize for space. Jan McHugh-Smith – Have agreements with other shelters. Apx. 60 animals a year are transferred out. If they can’t be placed, they will call and return the animal. Some are open admission doing euthanasia. Some are rescue groups. Comr. Stephens – You do follow up if your animals have been euthanized at another shelter? You said they will call but do they? Jan McHugh-Smith – Its
