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Evansville BPW approves Foster-to-Adopt program to free kennel space at Animal Care and Control
Summary
The Evansville Board of Public Works on May 22 approved a Foster-to-Adopt program for Animal Care and Control designed to allow adopters to foster animals until required spay/neuter surgery and reduce shelter crowding, officials said.
The Evansville Board of Public Works approved a Foster-to-Adopt program for the city’s Animal Care and Control on May 22, allowing prospective adopters to take animals home until their required spay or neuter surgery and become the animals’ official owners after surgery.
City staff presented the policy change and said it is intended to reduce kennel crowding caused by delays in securing spay/neuter appointments. "This will allow us to be able to create some space in the empty kennels so we don't have to put any animals down," Mr. Robertson, an Animal…
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