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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

1672.0. "NASHUA HUMANE SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE" by TIGEMS::STUDLEY () Wed Aug 17 1988 17:33

    Just a reminder in case any of you want to go.
    
    The Nashua Humane Society is having their open house this Sunday,
    the 21st, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
    
    I am going to try to make it and I know some of you mentioned in
    note 1568 that you may be interested.
    
    Janet
    
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1672.1TIGEMS::STUDLEYThu Aug 25 1988 17:0033
    Well, I went to the open house last Sunday and thought you may be
    interested in what I found out.
    
    It was late in the day when I got there and there wasn't a large
    crowd (although I heard there was a good turn out in the morning),
    so I was able to spend about an hour speaking the the vet tech.
    
    She was very nice and quite informative.  She has been there since
    February and the new management took over in March.  I expressed
    my concerns about the rumors I had heard regarding the previous
    management and their policies regarding adoptions, euthanasia, etc.,
    and she told me that much of what I had heard was probably true.
    However, things have drastically changed since March.
    
    Adoptions are less restrictive now.  The only reason for not allowing
    an adoption to a home where there is already a cat is if that cat
    is not nuetered/spayed.  It no longer takes 4 visits, one is
    sufficient.  I asked about foster parenting and found they do not
    have a policy on this.  The only time it is done, at this point,
    is perhaps when a young litter comes in minus the mother and they
    need to be bottle fed.  They will then ask for volunteers.
    
    I was also told that animals were only put down now in extreme cases
    (serious illness or injury) and that they were kept until adopted.
     She said when euthanasia was necessary, she was the one responsible
    for doing it.  She became very emotional when speaking on this subject
    and I felt she was very sincere.
    
    I was impressed with the cleanliness of the facility and the sincerity
    of the staff.  And both my husband and I signed up as volunteers.
    
    Janet
     
1672.2Sounds goodEDUC8::TRACHMANE.T.'s ZhivagoCats....DTN: 264-8298Fri Aug 26 1988 13:284
    Thanks Janet - that sounds like very good news.  Seems like things
    HAVE changed over there.
    
    E.T.
1672.3See ya there JanetTPVAX1::ROBBINSFri Aug 26 1988 20:0113
    
    Hi Janet,
    
            Guess what??!  We'll be seeing you there!!  Me and my hubby
    signed up 2 weeks ago and now are just waiting for our phone call.
    I think the place may be full of volunteers from Digital before
    long :^) and wouldn't that by nice......
    
                                  Look forward to meeting you there,
                                                Kim and Jason