COMMUNICATIONS
IN RELATION TO THE
CITY OF ELK GROVE
MAY 10, 2023 REGULAR
MEETING
From:
To: Jason Lindgren
Subject: Elk Grove City Council MEeting - May 10, 2023
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 4:41:26 PM
Attachments: Kathy"s Presentation.pptx
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Good Afternoon,
I am planning on participating during a non-agenda item public comment on
May
10, 2023. I
have made a PowerPoint presentation to use during the three-minute allotted
time.
Thank you,
Katherine Mendoza
Elk Grove Animal Shelter Needs A
V et to Intake F riendly U now ned A dult C ats
What am I?
Cat mom
Foster
Trapper
Colony Caretaker
Depending on the
day of the week, I
feed up to 47 cats.
What has changed since October
One additional cat accepted for TNR each week
Maximum remains at two cats per household
each week.
12:00 AM Check-In process
Residents can physically go to the shelter
between 12:00 AM - 7:55 AM to be placed on the
waitlist via a QR Code posted on the shelter’s door.
Since March 1st, 150
kittens in foster care
137 are under eight
weeks old.
C4C
UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program suggests:
Operate at 80% capacity
Intakes: Not too many, not too little
Why does EGAS have a lower euthanasia count than
Bradshaw Shelter? Live release (TNR)
Capacity For Care
There are 55 cat kennels and 65 dog kennels. Why are
there single digit number of cats at the shelter not
during kitten season?
Question
Can you bring in a friendly stray cat
over the age of two months to the
shelter any day of the week to be
admitted?
Citizens are often asked
to
❖Put the cat back
❖Bring in on a Monday or
Thursday for TNR
Friendly, but too old for the foster system
Adopted out independently
What do I do when a kitten or cat is n
Am I the only one?
Please raise your hand if you’ve ever
had to adopt out a cat or kitten on
your own.
Why is the community sheltering
adoptable animals?
There are too many kittens & not
enough TNR!!!
How many cats are fixed through the E
Animal Shelter’s TNR Program annu
If only closed for ten holidays: maximum of 772.
Colony 1 - 18 cats
Colony 2 - 23 cats
Colony 3 - 15 cats
At minimum how long would it take for me to finish if only using EGAS? 6 months.
Colony 3 had nine kittens aborted so far since I began to TNR this colony in April.
What do I need to do to get cats fixed before
Will we be the next Sacramento?
Feral cat colonies are growing larger, cats are rotting on roads enough ACO’s, the shelter is full of kittens..
Why do I try to
avoid T N R of
friendlycats?
As I never received a respons
from any of you through email, I
hope this puts things m ore into
perspective of the situation we
are facing.
T hank you all.