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Animal Tales
Dates to Remember
3/9 - Animal Shelter Advisory Board
Meeting
3/28 - Puppy Dawgs & Cat Tails
Adoption Event
4/25 - Carnival @ Animal Friends
8/29 - Clear the Shelters
September - Puppy Mill Awareness Day
@ Austin
12/5 - Lighted Christmas Parade
12/12 - Adoption Event & Gift Wrap ping
@ Puppy Dawgs & Cat Tails
Brenham Pet Adoption Center
March 2020 Newsletter
A Day in the Life... Now for something a little different, this issue is dedicated to
the staff that make everything we do possible! With the new
year, the National Animal Control Association (NACA) updat-
ed their logo. NACA views the role of our profession as being
first responders, and the new logo reflects this vision. The
addition of the blue line not only draws a connection to the
law enforcement community who is currently becoming
more involved in animal-related crimes, but also connects
the professionals in the animal care and control field to their
law enforcement capacity in addressing those same crimes.
Law Enforcement Officers make numerous public contacts
during their shifts, but Animal Control Officers make four
times as many contacts during the same period. Read on to
get a look into the day in the life of Animal Services...
You may remember little Nick from our last newsletter. He was an
adoption success story for 2019. (Nick is the white pittie pup in the
photo to the left.) Nick’s story did not start out this promising. (Photo
below.) One Saturday, Animal Services Officer, Meagan McCarrell, re-
ceived an after-hours call concerning an emaciated pup. She picked up
the pup, and he was immediately taken to see a vet. It was soon dis-
covered that Nick was suffering from a stomach infection. With a little
TLC from vet and shelter staff, Nick was soon ready for his new home!
In the Field...
You never know what you will see while
responding to calls in Washington County.
It may be difficult to tell because there is
nothing to reference for size, but these
are miniature cows!
Animal Services Manager, Allison Harper,
picks up a stray Chihuahua called in by a
Brenham family that found her wandering
on the street. We are happy to report her
owner came forward and took her home!
In the Field cont.
Every now and again we interact with wildlife…
ASO McCarrell found herself in a situation where
she had to release a skunk from a trap! Fortunately
Pepé Le Pew did not spray; he happily made his way
to the creek upon his release!
Our Animal Services Officers
responded to 1,190 calls for service in 2019!
Undoubtedly if you follow our Face-
book page you know the story of
Ghost! We shared this photo to
show that it’s not only our ASOs out
in the field… Kennel Tech, Tanya
Beierle, also got the chance to go
out on a “Ghost Call” when we first
caught sightings of Ghost in August
of 2019.
Meanwhile at the Shelter...
Left: Animal Services Officer, Craig Reagan, puts away a
food order which was recently delivered by Hill’s Science
Diet. Our average food order consists of 1,000 pounds of
food!
Below: Kennel Tech, Sabrina Hill, medicates approximately
40 dogs during an outbreak of Mycoplasma.
Right: Kennel Tech, Tanya, deep cleans cat cages
in our receiving area after all the cats were
moved to the adoption area.
Left: Kennel Tech, Brendon Watson, disinfects and
cleans dog runs. Each day all of our kennels are cleaned
with disinfectant to prevent disease.
...at the Shelter…
Below: Meagan and Robin test a cat for FIV/FeLV before placing
him for adoption.
Right: Sabrina gives Jelly Bean a bath.
Left: Brendon, Tanya, and Meagan begin build-
ing our lighted float for the Christmas parade.
Below: Students from St. Paul’s stop by for a
visit with Ghost! They also brought him home-
made treats!
In 2019 shelter staff ad-
ministered approximately
350 heartworm tests and
280 FIV/FeLV tests!
Out on the Town…
Below: Tanya and Poppy visit the Senior Center!
Right: Allison and Harley attend a shelter fundraiser at
Puppy Dawgs and Cat Tails.
Right: Neo visits the Brenham Farmers
Market.
Below: Allison and Ghost visit the kids at
St. Paul’s.
Animal Services
staff attended
18 off-site
events in 2019!
Puppies and Kittens...Oh My!
During 2019, 37 kittens
and 23 puppies were born
at the shelter!