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Animal control reports higher intake and foster numbers; new volunteer lead, scanners and parvo treatment discussed
Summary
Animal control staff reported rising owner surrenders and foster placements in early 2025, the appointment of a new volunteer lead, purchase of scanners for microchip reading and consideration of a new parvo treatment funded by the shelter fund.
Animal control staff reported increases in owner surrenders, stray intakes and foster placements in early 2025 and described staffing changes, new equipment purchases and program updates at the May 5 Animal Control Commission meeting.
Animal Control Manager Sandra Hill said the department named lead animal tender Brittley Calkins employee of the month for March and appointed a second lead — Becky McMahone — to oversee weekend shifts and the volunteer program. “That is Becky McMahone,” Hill said when commissioners asked about the new lead’s name.
Staff provided monthly program metrics. Kimberly, an animal control staff member who summarized volunteer and foster hours, said the department logged 90 volunteer hours and 10 foster animals in…
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