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Public urges Austin Animal Center to offer foster option when adoptions are canceled for medical reasons; staff says policy change is under review
Summary
A public commenter said an adoption was canceled four hours before pickup because of a medical issue; she urged the shelter to offer a foster option when animals are placed on medical hold. Staff said they will include a foster follow‑up when adoptions are canceled for medical reasons.
A public commenter told the commission March 10 that an adoption she had arranged was canceled four hours before pickup when the animal encountered a medical complication, and she asked the Austin Animal Center to offer medical foster options to prospective adopters instead of leaving adopters uninformed.
Caitlin Banas, who identified her address in Round Rock and said she works with Austin Animal Center volunteers, said the adopter was…
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