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Animal shelter requests up to $39,000 from legacy fund for search‑and‑rescue gear, second feral‑cat colony and incubators
Summary
Oakland County Animal Shelter director requested board approval to spend up to $39,000 from the shelter’s legacy fund to join the sheriff’s search‑and‑rescue team, create a second outdoor feral‑cat colony on shelter grounds and buy incubators for neonatal animals; no vote on the transfer is recorded in the transcript excerpt.
The director of the Oakland County Animal Shelter asked the Board of Commissioners on April 1 for permission to spend up to $39,000 from the shelter’s legacy fund for three purposes: equipment and uniforms to enable shelter officers to join the county sheriff’s search‑and‑rescue team; creation of a second outdoor feral‑cat colony on shelter property; and purchase of incubators for neonatal animals.
The shelter representative (identified in the record as Bob Cat) told commissioners that the shelter’s live‑release rates in March were 96.3% for dogs and 93.2% for cats and that…
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