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Games for Lunch: WTF: Work Time Fun
Developer: SCEJ
Publisher: D3 Publisher
Release Date: Oct. 16, 2006
System: PSP
ESRB Rating: T
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0:00 Comparisons to the WarioWare series had me seeking this one out, but just as a rental. Doesn't sound deep enough to warrant a purchase, based on what I've read.
0:01 There's a large, yawning cat behind the standard screen telling me not to remove the memory card. I press X and a low, distorted announcer's voice screams "WORK TIME FUN!" The screaming guy in the background reminds me of Dr. Tran.
0:02 The default character name is "WTF Jr." I wonder how many people actually choose that name. Also, there's a "?" option for gender. That's ... inclusive, I guess. The game also asks for my blood type. I don't even know!
0:03 An old-fashioned LED message board on a silver background. "You've got mail," says the voice. It's from "WTF Net." They're here to provide support for my e-mail. Um, good to know?
0:04 To the Placement Office we go. A blue-faced demon in a robe carries a beer. "Hey! Did you eat lunch? All right, now get to work," he says. In the background, sounds of whips and screaming. Holy f***, this game is messed UP!
0:05 Traffic Counter is the first game. "Count the people who appear from left and right. You'll lose if you count anything other than a person." Thrilling...
0:06 Robots, ducks, cats and gelatinous cubes waddle to and fro along with crude cartoons of people, all against a simple, hand-drawn black-and-white background. It's like something out of an R. Crumb book. I kind of like the low, repetitive chiptune music and the DOOM-style picture of my face in the bottom of the screen.
0:07 During Round 2, my avatar starts breathing heavily and screaming stuff like "Too Hard" and "Oh Jeez." Actually, it is pretty hard -- trucks and such are stopping me from getting a good view, and they're all moving a lot faster now. I counted 13 when they were actually 15. My reward: a check for $0.00. Uh, why even write a check if it's for $0.00? Let's see if we can improve that number.
0:09 Ah ... apparently last time I didn't count the guy in the tank as a human. I fix that this time, and get to Round 3 before failing. Still no virtual money for my efforts. OK, time to move on.
0:11 So the Baseball Star game asks me to field 1,000 balls. That's right, one THOUSAND! And if I miss just three, I'm done. The graphics and gameplay remind me a bit of Intellivision baseball, except with only one fielder and a demon at the plate. Starts out easy enough, with balls coming straight at me, but very soon I'm diving and missing all over the place. I caught 20 balls for $0.40. Must be the minor leagues. One more try...
0:13 I got 22 catches for 44 cents this time. I forgot to mention the strange way the game screams "Idiot!" in a demonic tone every time I miss. F***ed. Up. OK ... one more try. What can I say, I'm easily amused.
0:14 Only 11 catches and 22 cents this time. Blarg. "Mushroom Xing" is next.
0:19 It's pretty simple, but compared to the other games, "Mushroom Xing" is freaking Metal Gear Solid. It's kind of like Frogger, except instead of a frog it's a constantly advancing pixel person. I can tap O to go in reverse, but I can never stand still as I try to dodge variable-speed trucks and collect mushrooms without getting run over. I earn $6.65 for my five-minute play session. I'm rich! Comparatively. Unlike the first two games, I'd happily play this one again.
0:23 I earn $7.40 on my second attempt. I was pretty proud of the way I managed to hover in the tiny gap between two lanes to avoid certain death there.
0:24 PEN-demonium is a weird one ... tap X to put a pen cap on a pen, then press O to get a new pen. Occasionally I have to flip the pen right-side-up. The most troubling part: The counter on the bottom that has 36 digits! No, I take that back ... the most troubling part is the coworkers saying things like "Thought about divorce?" and "Uh ... I'm tired!" I get into a troubling groove, but quit after 100 pens, earning $2.91 for my efforts.
0:27 Back at the main menu, I have more mail. A $5 gift for completing my first job. Nice! A guy I know from college sent me a missive: "To do the things you like, you gotta make money. I'm going fishing with my money." Wait, so this game isn't one of the "things I like"? That explains a LOT!
0:28 A desiccated, old, blue nymph welcomes me to the vending machines. They're $1 to play. I pick the middle machine and get a plastic egg containing a cabbage-shaped magnet. I also get a fish sausage ring, a mahjong tile and a Shogi piece. Seems overpriced to me. Then I get "Three Count" and "Lumberjack," which are more games (I think).
0:29 On to the "Hell Cantina," where a green demon in a vest greets me. "Have you eaten any pears this year?" Uh ... yes? It's all multiplayer stuff, which would be cool if I knew anyone else who owned this weird-ass game.
0:33 "Hey, I thought you'd be at home watching reruns," says the demon as I return to work. Is that the dry hell humor I've been hearing about? "Lumberjack" and "Three Count" haven't shown up in the games list. Uh, I'll play more "Mushroom Xing," I guess.
0:38 I hit a groove, earn nearly $10 in a masterful bit of mushroom picking. I'm sidling in between trucks as a matter of routine now. Eventually they speed up enough that I can't outrun 'em, though. By the way, the sound designer on this game deserves an award or something. The music and sound effects are très catchy.
0:39 Now "Lumberjack" and "Three Count" show up on the games list. Weird. Let's try the latter.
0:40 It's an over-the-top wrestling arena right out of the 16-bit era, with cheering fans, a circling referee and even a sponsor (Rick's Extreme Sporting Goods). I get pinned quickly and I have to tap X to get out of the hold as close to the end of the count of three as possible. My times: 2.72, 2.72, 2.82. That's it? I earned 70 cents? Wow, wrestlers get paid crap. Now I feel bad for Mickey Rourke.
0:43 On my first retry, I end up waiting too long and get DQed. After that, I get 2.85, 2.89 and 2.89. Just 90 cents for that. What a rip. NEXT! (BTW, is it troubling that I judge these games based on my earning power?)
0:44 In Lumberjack a super-pixilated granny gets wood from a box. I tap X to chop it with a super-pixilated axe. Then she takes a puppy out of the box. I chop it before I realize, and my character falls over crying. Granny starts mourning. Well why'd you put the puppy up there if you didn't want me chopping it? HUH?!?!? Fourteen logs earned me 42 cents. But a puppy's life? Priceless...
0:45 On my next try, I chop another hapless puppy after only two logs. After that I slow down and avoid puppies AND bunnies for 48 whole logs before faltering on a blue walrus. YOU HEARD ME!
0:46 There's a red lava monster at the menu now. "Yo, you're gonna be rich soon. These jobs are all so good!" Uh...
0:47 Back to the vending machine. I unlocked "Handy Light," "Lumberjack CHALLENGE!" and "Cliff Race 2000."
0:48 Oh my ... I just discovered the $5 Silver, $10 Gold and $50 Celebrity vending machines, to the right of the plain old $1 Bronze ones. The Celebrity machine is in the shape of a golden Japanese shrine. I waste my money on two gold eggs and a silver, gaining a Blessed Yo-Yo, a Computer Mouse and a Magazine Shaped Lighter. What a rip!
0:51 "Cliff Race 2000" is surprisingly hard. I have to stop my speeding car closer to the edge of a cliff than the computer opponent by tapping X at the right point in a red zone. The opponent is really freaking good. Or I'm just really freaking bad.
0:53 After two more sets of retries, I finally get the timing down and start winning consistently. OK, now I'm bored.
0:54 An email from Ken: "Since I'm all grown up now I like to take other people's losses as a chance to profit for myself. I guess I've just shown my weakness." That's profound. Seriously! Especially for this game.
0:59 I finish off the hour with another game of Mushroom Xing. If this alone were a $2 iPhone game, I'd buy it in a second. As is, it's not enough to sustain a full-price UMD release.
Would I play this game for more than an hour? Maybe...
Why? I'm morbidly curious about the remaining games left to unlock. I can't help but feel this would work better as a free collection of Flash games on Kongregate or something.
This column is based on a retail version of the game rented from GameFly.
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Zimbra! founder! quits! Yahoo!
The founder of open source email Silicon Valley startup Zimbra, which was bought by Yahoo! in September 2007, is leaving the internet firm. Satish Dharmaraj will depart from Yahoo! in March, less than two years after his San Mateo, California-based company was acquired for roughly $350m. He will be replaced by Jim Morrisroe who …
Beginning! Of! The! End!
"He leaves behind a dedicated team who will continue to deliver open source, collaborative messaging software, and expand into new markets"
Heh. Not for long, now that Carol has taken over. Given her hostility toward open source, I predict that Yahoo!'s open strategies will rapidly fall victim to the first prong of her "fail-fast forward" philosophy. What is likely to move forward quickly is putting enough lipstick on what remains to be able to sell it to Microsoft or Time Warner before the rest of the techie rats leave the ship.
Who gives a flying crap about Zimbra. I mean really?
Not looking good
I had hoped that things with Yahoo could still be turned around. However now it's beginning to look as though the rats are making a mass exodus off the ship, I'm not so sure. It will be interesting to see what the six months or so bring for Yahoo.
keep Zimbra - ditch the rest
Zimbra's the best mail & collaborative server I've ever used. If she's any smarts she'll have a look around, see what has potential, see what's making money, then ditch the rest.
I lurve my Zimbra setup.
Part! of! me! wants! to!write! every! email! at! work! like! this! but! I! don't! think! it'd! be! worth! it! given! the! likely! consequences!
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Myself and burda member stars were the instigators of a stealth dressing up day at work for Halloween this year (the idea being to suprise those not in on it). Stars had always wanted to dress someone as a Yeti and I had always admired her Space Cat costume from our works community arts project this summer.
With that in mind I used her costume (Space Cat) minus the tail, as a base for my own and we added the boots to complete the look.
The hat is lined with material recycled from an old dress and finished it with large blue teddy bear eyes. The costume was compiled over skinny white jeans and a long sleeve white t.
Jan 9, 2012, 06.28 PMby stars
This is, of course, worthy of the tag supercool :) My house is now almost free of excess yeti fur!
Jan 8, 2012, 11.17 AMby art-owl
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Jan 8, 2012, 03.39 AMby art-owl
Thank you!
Jan 8, 2012, 12.19 AMby wardrobe-cat
That is sooooo cute. Super simple too, I bet. Cool work.
Jan 8, 2012, 03.38 AMby art-owl
Not too tricky although fitting the hat lining was a little fiddely.. The only reason I rated it intermediate was because of working with long fur…
Jan 8, 2012, 09.29 AMby wardrobe-cat
Working with fur…!!!! I know. I've used 'Polar Bear' as collar and cuffs once. Drove my batty. On the up side, though, is that if you have the persistance and patience, it can look amazing. Which yours does.
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A Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Menu for 8
Gatherings from The Kitchn
Thanksgiving is the most iconic of American gatherings, and when we were planning our year of Gatherings from The Kitchn, we were already thinking about this holiday and what we wanted to say. The classic image is so memorable: A sprawling family around the table, sideboards creaking under five kinds of pie and an 18-pound turkey burnished to perfection. It's a feast to make even experienced cooks quake under the weight of expectation, tradition, and sheer logistics.
But this image no longer reflects all of our experiences. You may be hosting a smaller gathering or "Friendsgiving," one closer to home and without the extended family around the table. If so, and especially if it's your first time doing it all yourself, then this week's feature is for you. I'm inviting you to share the Thanksgiving dinner I threw a little earlier this year. A simple meal, a swanky table, and a make-ahead menu will help you embrace this holiday for what it is — a moment to share good food with friends and family.
A Small & Swanky Thanksgiving Dinner
For a cook, hosting Thanksgiving in his own home for the first time can be harrowing out of all proportion to the actual difficulty of the dishes involved. There is a weight of expectation to the classics: is Thanksgiving really Thanksgiving without Grandma's stuffing or the mashed potatoes made just so? When you add the Norman Rockwell image of the enormous family applauding a gleaming turkey, Thanksgiving can squeeze a cook into a pressure cooker of witless exhaustion.
A Simple Meal
It's ironic, since the meal really is so homey. Bread dressing, a big piece of poultry, potatoes, and a pie made from a vegetable: Thanksgiving is just an old-fashioned weeknight dinner pumped up for a crowd.
Our menu strips this meal back down to the basics, acknowledging that people don't want anything terribly new on Thanksgiving. You are probably going to need turkey, bread dressing, and mashed potatoes. Let's not go off-road.
A Swanky Table
But while we kept the menu simple, we also added a few grace notes to swank it up. After all, if you aren't traveling six hundred miles or hosting sixty guests, you may as well breathe a little deeper and enjoy a grown-up gathering.
Thanksgiving is our national holiday centered on the cooking of one meal. It's the cook's holiday, designed to celebrate good food and be grateful for it. Personally, I like to take that opportunity to set the table with care, and to find a few ways to make it feel like the special dinner it is. (But only, of course, if they're easy.)
A Make-Ahead Approach
If you're hosting a Thanksgiving close to home, you are probably at your desk until just before the holiday. You don't have three full days to bake pies, iron napkins, or brine a turkey (let alone a big-enough refrigerator). On the other hand, the idea of doing it all on Thanksgiving Day itself probably makes you hyperventilate (it does to me).
Our make-ahead menu coaches you through all the things you can do weeks ahead of time to prepare your meal, giving you space and the capacity to enjoy being with your guests on Thanksgiving Day itself. Which, really, is the point.
The Kitchn's Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Menu
This menu is designed for about eight people, although it could be stretched for more. Eight is a good number; after that you begin to need multiple batches or larger pans than you might already have.
- To Start
- Gougères
- Shrimp with Sriracha sauce
- To drink: Bubbly wine
- Dinner
- Dessert
Talking Through the Menu
Let me explain a few things about this menu and how we decided on the pieces.
First, the starters. I don't think it's nice to give guests a lot of heavy appetizers; dinner is the main event on Thanksgiving. But I do like to have a few light things to keep people occupied as they cluster in the kitchen. Bubbly wine like Prosecco or Champagne makes a festive beginning. Gougères are essentially swanky cheese puffs, and they can be made weeks in advance, frozen, then baked straight from the freezer. Shrimp, bought frozen and pre-cooked and thawed overnight in the fridge, makes a luxurious but no-work appetizer, especially served with a yogurt-Sriracha sauce. (No recipe needed: I just mix a little Sriracha into plain whole-milk yogurt until it's as spicy as I can stand.)
For dinner, we go with our basic turkey, sprinkled with salt the night before to help the skin dry out and get crispy in the oven. At its easiest, the turkey is a set-it-and-forget-it dish. You can make your gravy weeks ahead of time and freeze it, if you don't want to think about it on the day. (Here's how to make your gravy ahead.) Or you can make a quick last-minute gravy with the turkey drippings. On the side dishes we stick with the classics: sage and onion stuffing (ahem, dressing — since it won't be cooked in the bird) and golden mashed potatoes with a secret twist. The cranberry sauce has a touch of cardamom, and we start the meal with a refreshing Brussels sprout salad with brown butter vinaigrette. Missing the sweet potatoes? Sweet potato rolls fill in. With it all we drink American Pinot Noir or dry cider.
Dessert is where we went a little less traditional. Of all dishes on the classic Thanksgiving table, pumpkin pie is perhaps the most ubiquitous. There are a lot of opportunities to eat it from now until Christmas. So we leave it off and do a pumpkin creme brûlée, torched with a sprinkle of maple sugar. This is even easier to make ahead than pie (no pie crust!). With it we serve slices of dark molasses cake, which can be made days ahead or even frozen, and scoops of elegant, shell-pink quince sorbet. To tie off the meal, we pour a hot, sweet cranberry punch made spicy with peppercorns and savory with sage.
Room in the Menu: What the Guests Can Bring
The classic Thanksgiving dinner is the ultimate potluck, not usually prepared by a solo cook. But depending on your situation (parents coming from the other side of the country, young friends without a cooking bone in their bodies) you may be making most of it yourself. So we designed a menu that can be made by one reasonably well-equipped cook.
But if your guests want to contribute to the meal, we purposefully left out some of the dishes that are most iconic and yet easy to bring.
- Sweet potatoes
- Vegetable side dish, such as green bean casserole
- Pumpkin pie
- Pecan pie
And of course the drinks, such as wine, beer, or dry cider are always good for others to bring to the table.
Coming Up This Week
So, welcome to the Thanksgiving season! We hope you're ready to get into the Thanksgiving spirit with us this week. We're breaking down this dinner and showing you how to make it happen.
Here's a look ahead at some of what we'll share with you this week:
- A schedule and guide for making the menu ahead
- How to create a lush Thanksgiving centerpiece (and eat it afterwards)
- Ideas for setting a Thanksgiving table and decorating it too
- Recipes for classic sage stuffing, golden mashed potatoes, and quince sorbet
- A small, swanky Thanksgiving dinner with friends
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I absolutely adore the Gatherings series, Kitchn crew. It's done with so much care and heart, and it's great that you can take a traditional meal like Thanksgiving and still give it some flair. Looking forward to these posts! :)
When hosting a feast, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of delegating tasks. Cooking is so much more enjoyable when it's a communal effort.
Oh man, there are so many things I love about this - not least of which is that Faith will be on the Splendid Table!!! Worlds collide!
oh! I wish the whole guide were already posted; I'm doing my first of 4 Thanksgivings this Saturday!
YUMMY! All of it. Off to see what the mashed potato secret is . . .
Is it possible to post a complete shopping list for this menu? It's hard to click on the individual links of each recipe and scroll to the ingredients...
It looks like you baked the rolls in muffin tins this year, whereas the original recipe calls for baking on a sheet pan. I love the look of the rolls baked in muffin tins - does this require any modifications? Thanks!
@KayN no real modifications needed! The only thing I did differently was cut each dough lump into three pieces and stack them in the muffin cups, which gave them a bit of extra shape as well.


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i am a student at Pontiac Northern High school, and i feel as though this school is just not the place for a child who is trying to stay focused and worry about what they will do after high school. There are major problems in classes such as kids blazin each other(playig the dozens), people stealing, fighting. There are ways around the problems after all nobody forces a child to pay attention but however it is a very big distraction. The only good experience i have at Northern is the Police Acadamy Program, in which i stayed in for a year. Im happy to say i will be leaving Northern after 2 years there for a better school for football.
I'm a current student at Pontiac Northern.I feel that the things they place emphasis on are not the things that are of importance.There are very few teachers that take their jobs seriously and try to teach the students. I feel that if I could go back and rechoose to stay within the district or go out the district to go to school, I would choose to go out of the district in a heartbeat.The only reason that I am now at the point I am at is because of the strong influences my father has instilled in me since I was young.The only reason I probably am not changing schools is because of the lack of knowing someone that stays out of district so I can use there address and because I'm a junior and I don't want to mess up my credits.
As a student at pontiac northern high school i feel that im not safe, not being challenged enough and not being appreciated. The teachers show no respect towards us as young adults or future doctors, lawyers or teacher let along principals. A person will never learn to do right if they're being taught wrong. I feel like the teachers are acting like children they're selfs. Not all teachers are shameless. I blame my mother and the school principal and school board. But luckily i have a dream. My mom always wanted the best for me a i plan to show her that its not her fault. I will acheive greatness without the help of certain school officals.
Sad to say, Pontiac School system has went downhill. The kids aren't trying to learn, & the teachers are only there for a paycheck. We need teachers to go back to the ole' skool way of teaching, where they actually cared about the well being of children. Teachers, I know you're not there to babysit our children, but you are there to teach them, stop letting the children run your classrooms, and you as the adult, take charge. It's sad. I have a freshman daughter that attends Northern, and she can barely multiply or spell. Because of the teachers lacking of their responsibilities, I have to come home from work, and try and teach her what she lacking to receive in school. it's really sad.
I am a class of 2004 student. I feel as if the school just wnats to see the students get out. ready or not. When teachers are giving you the questions to the exams, and not teaching, but they would rather talk on the phone the whole class hour, somethings wrong. I feel as if I am very behind and have to work alot harder then the rest of my fellow students, because of the education that i have recieved at pontiac northern high school. Math and English are the biggest problems that majority of the students have when coming out of northern. Sadly to say I am one of them.
I was a student at Pontiac Northern and graduated in the year of 2000, I really disliked comming to highschool everyday. I feel like now at college (western michigan university) i must work so much harder then other students due to my poor education i got at pontiac northern.
I went to this school and so did my children. They got a fine education as I was an involved parent. If you are involved, your kids will get a good education in Pontiac.
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"Ban all the women drivers from driving anywhere in or around Delhi if not whole India!!!"
I mean i dont give a damn about terrorism, politics, corruption, recession or any other such shitty thing. What annoys me the most is female drivers!! For Gods sake, why do you have to drive in the center of the road or on the extreme right! Here are some definitions to help you!
Overtaking lane - a lane in which you drive to overtake other vehicles, not the lane where you drive at 20kmph so that everyone overtakes you from the left hand side!
Rearview mirror - A mirror inside the car, with the only purpose of its existence to use it to watch the traffic behind you. It is not to be used on every red-light to see your face and cover it with the skin color liquid, or color your eyes with that black sketch-pen! I observe it every morning!
Driving Seat - it is a chair like thing where you sit, steering wheel is not the place where you should sit and watch the front end of your car!!
I have always been wondering, why do female drivers hang on the top of their steering wheels to see the front end of the car? They fear someone will steal their furry pink teddy bear stickers from the bonnet of their car? :D :D
Waise on the second thoughts, i would not like them to completely vanish from roads, or else how would i bear my 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the evening on the road! :D :D
The president declares a free driver for any female who wants to go somewhere, but dont drive puhlease!!


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1.0 Introduction
No Kill Louisville believes in a proactive approach to animal sheltering that places the lives of the animals as the utmost priority. Our goal is to create a community in which no adoptable or savable animal is killed. No Kill Louisville firmly believes that there are alternatives to ending an animal's life that must be explored and exhausted in every way for each individual animal. It is important to think outside the box rather than to accept the death of an animal. Animal sheltering simply does not have to continue in the same way it has for years. We can save over 90% of all animals that come through our doors. The procedures, programs and policies outlined here are meant to guide shelter operations in such a way that makes life-saving easier than it ever has been, all while maintaining the health and comfort of the animals.
2.0 General Shelter Operations
2.1 Locations
The physical addresses of the No Kill Louisville Animal Shelter are 3705 Manslick Rd, Louisville, KY 40215 (hereafter "Manslick location") and 3516 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40218 (hereafter "Animal House" or "Animal House Adoption Center"). An offsite adoption location where adoptable animals may be seen daily is the Petsmart at 3580 South Hurstbourne Pkwy,
Louisville, KY 40299.
2.2 Telephone & E-mail
Animal House: (502) 473-PETS (7387). Manslick location: (502) 574-5511. The telephone system is subject to change in order to make it more efficient and user-friendly. E-mail system is yet to be determined.
2.3 Hours of Operation
The Manslick location is open from 12 noon to 7 pm Tuesday through Sunday for owned animal surrenders, lost and found services, and adoptions. Animal House is open 12 noon to 7 pm Tuesday through Sunday for adoptions only. Both locations are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The shelter will remain open with regular hours during all other holidays.
Regular Petsmart store hours & closings apply to the offsite adoptions at the Petsmart location.
2.4 Animal Records
2.4.1 In order to insure detailed records on all animals, staff must enter into the database all care and treatment (except routine cleaning and feeding) around the time such care and treatment was given.
2.5 Shelter Statistics
2.5.1 The shelter will release monthly statistics including but not limited to the following (each will be broken down further by species): intakes, adoptions, return-to-owners, transfers to rescue groups.
2.5.2 The statistics will also include the number of animals killed in the categories outlined in Section 5.5.3.
2.5.3 Comparison statistics will also be made available for the same month of the previous year.
2.5.4 The number of active volunteers, total number of volunteer hours, number of active foster homes and the number of each animal in foster care will also be made available each month.
2.6 Holding Periods
All animals relinquished as "stray" will be held for 5 days. Stray animals requiring immediate, emergency medical care offsite or immediate foster care (such as infants) will remain in the system for 5 days and will not be transferred to a rescue group or adopted out during this time. Detailed records of these "off site strays" will be made available to the public in a binder or bulletin board for anyone who comes searching for a lost animal.
2.7 Owner Requested Euthanasia
The Animal Shelter does not perform owner requested euthanasia. Owners requesting this service will be referred to their private veterinarian. If the owner cannot afford to take their pet to a private veterinarian, they may surrender the animal to the Animal Shelter. However, the animal will not be euthanized without passing through normal euthanasia protocol as described in Section 5.5.4.
3.0 Intake Procedures
3.1 Stray/Lost & Found
3.1.1 Anyone who brings a "stray" animal to the shelter will be asked to fill out paperwork, which includes specific information on when and where the animal was found. This information is entered into the computer by an intake counselor.
3.1.2 All stray animals will immediately be given a full-body scan with a microchip reader by an intake counselor. Any microchip information that is found will immediately be pursued.
3.1.3 "Finders" will be asked if they would be interested in fostering or adopting the animal if its owners are not found. If yes, they will be contacted after the 5 day holding period by the foster coordinator.
3.1.4 General physical description of the animal will be immediately cross-referenced against the shelter's database of all lost reports.
3.1.5 Anyone who brings in a cat with a feral ear-tip will immediately receive onsite counseling and Alley Cat Advocates will be contacted to assist in the return of the cat.
3.1.6 Once a kennel card has been generated and printed, the animal is ready for evaluation.
3.1.7 There are no stray surrender fees.
3.2 Owner Surrenders
3.2.1 Animal owners that wish to surrender their pet will first be counseled in pet retention. The purpose of pet retention counseling is to find a solution that may allow an owner to keep their pet. Surrender paperwork will not be supplied until after an attempt at counseling is made.
3.2.2 Animal owners must fill out a basic owner surrender form that includes an animal survey. This information is entered into the computer by an intake counselor and a kennel card is generated and printed.
3.2.3 When the situation allows, animal owners that are unable to present up-to-date vaccination records will be asked to take the animal home for one (1) day after intake staff administers vaccinations. This allows the vaccine to begin to take effect on the animal's immune system before the animal is exposed to pathogens. This reason is thoroughly explained to owners, who will sign an agreement form. Once the animal comes back the next day, the owners will complete the surrender contract.
3.2.4 All animal owners must sign a surrender contract, which states that the animal is, in fact, their own and they relinquish all ownership of the animal. This completes the surrender process. The animal is ready to be evaluated.
3.2.5 There are no owner surrender fees.
3.3 Intake Evaluations
3.3.1 All animals will receive an initial medical examination, which will be recorded on a medical exam form and entered into the computer. Examinations will be performed as long as the animal can be handled safely without immediate danger to the intake team or the animal itself.
3.3.2 Animals in a physical state of distress, thought to be pregnant or severely ill will not be examined by the intake team. They will immediately be taken to the vet area for their examination and additional medical assistance.
3.3.3 Except as outlined above, all animals will receive the following upon intake:
DHAPP (dogs) or FVRCP (cats) vaccinations, rabies vaccination (only animals 4 months and older), intestinal parasite dewormer, and topical flea & tick medication. Dogs will also have blood drawn for a heartworm test.
3.3.4 The intake team will give a second full-body scan for a microchip. Any microchip information found will be confirmed with previously entered information. The animal will also be examined for any other identifying information, such as a tattoo.
3.3.5 An initial behavior assessment will be noted. These are very general observations to be used as a benchmark. It is useful to know if the animal's behavior is improving or deteriorating after acclimating to the shelter, and can help determine placement of the animal.
3.3.6 Cats that are very frightened should be given a feral cat box, with a towel sprayed with FAP, to assist them in their adjustment to the shelter. (More information on feral cats can be found in Section 4.8)
3.3.7 Pictures will be taken by the intake team. Pictures need to be of the highest quality possible because they will be used immediately to help animals find rescue or foster care, be returned to their owners or be adopted. Each animal should have a side profile picture and a full-on picture of their face.
3.3.8 The intake team must collaborate and make an initial determination/ suggestion of the appropriate placement of the animal, which may include foster care, return to its colony, adoptions, rescue, or euthanasia. The intake team must enter these suggestions into the computer as well as communicate directly with the appropriate coordinators and caregivers about new intakes.
3.3.9 Once the intake process is complete, the animal will be moved to an appropriate available cage by animal care staff (see section on animal movement) or be put into temporary housing in the intake area until a cage is made available.
3.3.01 Appropriate sanitation measures will be taken after handling each animal, including but not limited to disinfecting all surfaces and washing hands.
4.0 Animal Care
4.1 General Policies
4.1.1 All animals will be treated with respect and compassion by all staff and volunteers.
4.1.2 Utmost care will be taken to reduce cross-contamination among animal populations through careful cleaning protocols and segregation of adoptable, stray, and medical isolation animals. Dogs should never be housed in the same room as cats.
4.1.3 All shelter staff and volunteers should strive to meet the basic needs of all shelter animals, except those animals which pose an immediate danger. This includes but is not limited to fresh water and food on a daily basis, time outside of their enclosure on a daily basis, appropriate grooming and health care, and mental stimulation.
4.2 Cleaning
4.2.1 Animal housing areas will be cleaned thoroughly once a day, in the morning. Cages and kennels will then be spot cleaned throughout the day.
4.2.2 Cleaning duties fall to the Animal Care staff and specially trained volunteers. Animal Care staff are assigned to specific areas of the shelter to avoid cross-contamination.
4.2.3 Kennels and cages should be completely cleaned as soon as an animal is moved out to make room for an incoming animal.
4.2.4 Complete cleaning protocol for the 2 main dog kennels is as follows:
Do daily evaluations using the forms in the binder. Record ill-appearing animals on the veterinary log.
Mark cages with animals that appear to be ill with a red "I'm not feeling
well" kennel tag on both the inside and outside run doors. These will be
cleaned last once all the other kennels are completely finished.
Get all dogs on the inside of their runs and securely close all guillotine
doors. Cleaning will begin on the outside portion of the runs.
Don clean protective clothing, located at the south end of the building - suit,
boots, gloves, hair protection.
Get the cleaning cart from the south end of the building.
Collect any laundry and place in the hamper. Collect any food bowls, empty
uneaten food into the trash, and stack bowls on cart. Collect any toys and
place in basket on cart.
Measure out the proper amount of detergent cleaner into the spray hose
Identify any severely soiled kennels and spray them down to give them
time to soak.
Poop scoop the kennels, emptying all feces into the trash.
Place poop scoop into the detergent bucket to soak.
Hose down all kennels with detergent spray, covering every inch of
concrete and chain link.
Scrub all kennels with the stiff bristle brush. Place bristle brush in its
detergent bucket to soak.
Spray the walkways.
Remove the detergent spray attachment from hose and rinse kennels with
water. Rinse walkways as well.
Attach the disinfectant spray attachment to the hose and spray all kennels
down with bleach, including kennel doors. Spray walkways as well. This needs to sit for 10
minutes. Move the bristle brush and poop scooper to the bleach bucket.
Rinse kennels and walkways with water.
Squeegee all kennels dry. Let the kennels dry completely to the air.
Open guillotine doors and close them again after the dogs have moved
Repeat the process on the inside portions of the kennels.
Pay special attention to the dog beds. Flip them over and spray thoroughly.
Refill water buckets.
Once the healthy animals' kennels are done, bring them all to the inside
again and close their guillotine doors. Repeat above cleaning process with any animals that
appeared sick.
Be sure to spray the wheels of the cart with detergent and bleach.
Using hand-held sprays, wipe down door knobs and all "common" elements
such as guillotine door pulley handles.
Tie up the trash bag and laundry bag.
Remove protective clothing. Put suit in the laundry hamper and put boots
in their detergent basin. Thoroughly wash hands after removing gloves.
Consider washing face, too! Use hand sanitizer after washing.
Open guillotine doors again for the sick animals, closing them again after sick animals are on the inside of their kennel. Vet staff will examine animal and isolate if necessary.
Open all guillotine doors so that healthy animals may go in and out.
Move laundry bag to the laundry room. Wash hands thoroughly and use
hand sanitizer.
Replace blankets and toys where needed.
Perform general cleaning of the kennel area.
4.2.5 If dogs go out for walks throughout the day and are given ample opportunity to relieve themselves outside of a kennel, the need for spot cleaning is greatly diminished. However, any feces in the kennels should be promptly "spot cleaned" as follows:
Close guillotine doors to keep animal on side you are NOT cleaning.
Wearing a pair of gloves, remove feces from kennels with a clean bag. Wipe floor of kennel with clean paper towel if necessary.
Abnormal incidents of diarrhea or vomit should be immediately reported to the vet staff, and not cleaned until they have examined it or taken samples, if necessary. To reduce potential cross-contamination, use boot covers if you must spot-clean a kennel where a dog appears to be ill, and remove them immediately.
Remove any damaged toys that the dog has torn apart.
Remove & replace any soiled bedding.
Use a fresh pair of gloves, fresh paper towels, and fresh bags between each kennel.
4.2.6 Complete cleaning for cats (also generally applies to puppies housed in
cages) is as follows:
Do daily evaluations for all cats. Mark cages where cats appear ill and clean these last. Record ill-appearing animals on the veterinary log.
Wear a fresh pair of gloves with each cat. Use hand sanitizer before putting on a fresh pair of gloves.
Prepare fresh bowls of water and food for the cat and place on the cart.
If cleaning a cage with a feral or frightened cat, remember to wait for them to enter their "feral cat den" and close & latch the round door. Remove den from the cage and place on a table or in the cat exercise room, never on the floor during cleaning. **Note: if necessary, use cat tongs to aid in closing & opening the round door if the cat is particularly aggressive.
If cleaning a cage with a friendly cat, move the cat into its own carrier. Each cat cage should be assigned a carrier. Try not to "hug" the cat when moving it. Carriers should be placed on a table or in the cat exercise room, never on the floor during cleaning.
Dump uneaten food in the trash and dump water down the sink. Put bowls on cart to be cleaned.
Remove toys and place on cart to be washed or throw them away if severely damaged.
Remove any towels to be washed and place them in laundry hamper.
Remove paper and dump in trash.
Use a paper towel to remove feces or "urine cakes" from litter box. Completely dump and replace cardboard litter box if needed. Add extra litter if needed.
Remove litter box and place temporarily on cart on a clean layer of newspaper.
Spray the cat cage with a detergent to remove organic matter. Follow-up with a disinfectant and allow this to sit for the appropriate amount of time. Be sure to spray & wipe the cage doors, too.
Allow the cage to air-dry.
Add a fresh layer of newspaper.
Add a fresh towel.
Replace the litter box and add the bowls you prepared in step 3.
Place new toys in cage.
Retrieve the cat carrier & put cat back in cage. Or, replace cat den and open the round door.
Thoroughly spray and disinfect the cat's carrier.
Remove gloves, use hand sanitizer, and move on to the next cat.
4.2.7 Spot cleaning for cats can be done throughout the day or each morning for cats that are particularly clean. Cats can become stressed by the cleaning process and, because they are stressed, more susceptible to disease. Spot cleaning does not involve removing the cats from their cages. Spot cleaning protocol for cats is as follows:
Wear a fresh pair of gloves with each cat.
With one hand, gently prevent cat from escaping by blocking its chest with your hand. Or, in the case of feral or frightened cats, wait until the cat enters its feral cat den and close the round door.
With your other hand, use a paper towel to remove feces or "urine cakes" from the litterbox.
Replace any bedding if soiled.
Replace food and water bowls if they are soiled or empty.
Open the round feral cat den door, if applicable. Close cage door, remove gloves, use hand sanitizer, and move on to the next cat.
4.2.8 All intake, animal care, and adoption staff will participate in a rotating schedule that involves keeping common areas (such as hallways, lobbies, and bathrooms) clean. Staff will not be asked to clean an area outside their normal workstation. For example, adoptions staff will not clean the intake lobby and vice versa. Vet staff will maintain laundry in the vet trailer, and animal care staff will be responsible for keeping the laundry going in the animal care area. Staff will be responsible for the cleanliness of their everyday work environment, including but not limited to desk space (personal and shared).
4.2.9 Animal Care staff will be responsible for maintaining the appropriate exercise areas for the animals in their care. For example, the Animal Care staff focused on cleaning the adoptable dog kennel will also ensure the cleanliness of the adoptable dog exercise yard, including but not limited to trash pick-up, poop-scooping, and perimeter checks. Sociable cats will have exercise rooms available so that Animal Care staff can let them stretch outside of their cage at least once a day. These rooms should be cleaned and disinfected between each cat.
4.3 Feeding
4.3.1 Appropriate food type and measurements will be given. Measurements will depend on the quality of the food. We intend to enter a contract with a pet food company for free food. However, the company has not been determined yet so feeding charts are not available at this time. Regardless, animals will be fed an appropriate diet based on their species, health, weight, and age.
4.3.2 Healthy adult dogs and cats will be fed once a day in the evening in clean bowls.
4.3.3 Underweight, obese, very young and very old animals will be given smaller portions throughout the day, a minimum of twice a day.
4.3.4 For any unhealthy, very young or very old and underweight or obese animals, the feeding schedule and specific diet will fall under the discretion of the veterinarian.
4.3.5 Water bowls should be kept full and clean at all times.
4.4 Animal Movement
4.4.1 Animals need to be moved into foster care, adoptions, rescue, and out of medical isolation as quickly as possible to insure adequate space. Staff members responsible for moving animals are primarily the foster and rescue coordinators and animal care staff.
4.4.2 New intake animals should be moved to the appropriate housing quarters by the animal care staff responsible for the section where the animal will be housed. This requires good communication among intake and animal care staff.
4.4.3 Unclaimed stray animals should be moved into foster care or into the adoption buildings at the Manslick location as soon as possible after the 5 day stray holding period is complete.
4.4.4 Owner surrender animals in good health and of sound temperament may immediately move into the adoption areas, to be "worked up" for adoption at a later time, but as promptly as possible.
4.4.5 Adoptable animals from the Manslick location should be moved to Animal House Adoption Center and offsite adoption locations on a daily basis when space becomes available.
4.5 Animal Handling
4.5.1 All staff will be trained in how to safely and compassionately handle all animals, including frightened, fractious, questionable and feral animals. Once trained, staff will be held accountable for proper animal handling. Volunteers will also receive handling instructions on their first day of training, but will only be handling adoptable animals unless approved by the director.
4.5.2 The use of safety equipment should be reserved only for those animals who truly pose a danger to staff. Overuse of safety equipment will warrant further training.
4.5.3 Staff and volunteers should know to request assistance from another staff member if they are unsure how to safely or appropriately handle a certain animal.
4.5.4 Catch poles should never be used on cats. Safety equipment used must be appropriate for the species of the animal.
4.6 Veterinary & Health Issues
4.6.1 Daily evaluations will be performed first thing every morning by Animal Care staff. Any appearance of illness in an animal should be immediately recorded on the veterinarian's log and the kennels should be marked with a tag. Tag must be on both inside and outside doors in the case of double sided dog runs.
4.6.2 Veterinary staff members are responsible for examining animals that appear ill or injured, dispensing medications daily, spay/neuter surgeries, and euthanasia of animals.
4.6.3 Cleanliness of the veterinary area is of utmost importance. Exam tables will always be cleaned immediately before and after use, the floor will be routinely mopped, staff will change into clean scrubs (provided) after handling an ill animal. Staff will use gloves when appropriate.
4.6.4 All staff will be trained in medical "red flags" to know what needs to be reported to the vet staff.
4.7 Socialization
4.7.1 All animals require daily socialization for mental and physical well being. It falls to staff to care for all stray animals, but staff may share socialization duties with volunteers for adoptable animals.
4.7.2 Most dogs should be walked a minimum of once a day, ideally 3 times a day. Use common sense: walk under-the-weather dogs last, but any dog that appears severely ill should not be touched and should be moved to medical isolation as soon as possible.
4.7.3 When appropriate, dogs should have a daily opportunity to run in a fenced area, preferably with other friendly dogs.
4.7.4 All dogs should have daily opportunities for "people time", including being pet, brushed, talked to and given tasty treats.
4.7.5 Kennel enrichment, such as toys or peanut butter-stuffed kongs should be provided to dogs whenever possible.
4.7.6 Healthy cats should have the opportunity to walk in a room at least once a day and receive human interaction.
4.7.7 Toys should be provided to cats either inside the cage or hanging on the outside.
4.8 Feral Cats
4.8.1 Cats thought to be feral upon intake will be provided with a feral cat box
with a towel that has been sprayed with Feliway (feline appeasing pheromone). A towel must be placed over the cat's cage and may be slowly raised over several days to help the cat adjust. Cats thought to be feral on intake may turn out to be frightened house cats who, after an adjustment period, are social.
4.8.2 Unclaimed stray cats that are unsuitable for adoption should be neutered and returned to the location where they were trapped. Educational information (such as door hangars) will be distributed in the neighborhood.
4.9 Died In Kennel
4.9.1 When an animal has died in their cage/kennel, staff or volunteers must report the incident to a veterinary technician immediately so that the body may be examined.
4.9.2 The cage or kennel must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected immediately.
4.9.3 If the animal was in group housing and the animal is suspected to have
died of a contagion, the animals directly exposed must be moved to medical
isolation for monitoring.
4.9.4 If the shelter is open to the public, the body must be covered with a towel
before being moved.
4.9.5 The body is to be handled with respect and care at all times.
4.01 Volunteer Program
4.01.1 Volunteers must fill out volunteer paperwork (See Appendix H) and attend a general orientation.
4.01.2 Volunteers will also receive a copy of the Volunteer Handbook
4.01.3 Additional training sessions will be made available to increase the capabilities of volunteers, such as adoption training, cleaning protocol training, lost and found training, etc. Additional handbooks will be made available to volunteers who go through these training sessions.
4.01.4 A strong volunteer program is the backbone of a successful animal shelter.
We would like to see an increase to at least 300 active volunteers.
5.0 Disposition
5.1 Return to Owner
Anyone wishing to view lost animals may do so during regular business hours.
A lost report must be filed before animals may be viewed.
Staff or volunteers must walk people through the lost holding areas.
Once an owner has successfully found their lost pet (and the pet matches the description on the lost report they filed), the owner will be required to give additional identification of the animal, such as pictures, medical records, or a receipt of purchase.
Staff will fill in a Return to Owner form and the owner will sign stating that this is their pet and they are claiming it.
Fees must be paid before the process is complete. Fees will be based on vaccination, licensing, microchip, and spay/neuter surgery at cost, plus $5 per day that the animal is housed at the shelter. Fees may be waived at the discretion of NKL management.
Field Returns
A financial incentive is available for every "field return" that an Animal
Control Officer successfully facilitates. No Kill Louisville will provide half of this monetary allowance to Louisville Metro Government and half to the Animal Control Officer, per field return. Animals must be completely processed and entered into the shelter's database to be considered for this incentive.
Volunteer Lost & Found Team
A volunteer lost & found team will be assembled. They will report to the Intake Team. The Lost & Found Team will be proactive in facilitating reunions among lost pets located at the shelter with their owners.
The lost & found team will cross-reference all lost pets with listings on various media sources.
The lost & found team will use a flyer template and intake photos to create flyers for each animal. These flyers will be faxed or e-mailed to veterinarians within 10 miles of where the animal was found.
The lost & found team may also create large, bright posters for individual animals and post these at major intersections near where the animal was found. They will also be responsible for removing these posters once the animal has been found or has otherwise left the shelter system.
The lost & found team may also maintain online listings of lost animals in order to give the public a way to search for their lost pet.
The lost & found team will assist with taking calls or e-mails from the public who wish to file lost or found reports with the shelter. The lost & found team will file these reports and counsel people about other steps they can take in order to find a lost pet (or to find an owner).
Adoptable animals will be located at Animal House Adoption Center, the Manslick location, in foster care, and offsite adoption centers such as the Petsmart on Hurstbourne Pkwy.
Petfinder.com will be the primary internet media for promoting all adoptable animals, but other websites (which may include adoptapet.com and petango.com) will also be used.
Adopters will be encouraged to fill out an application (See Appendices F & G) first before going to see the animals. However, potential adopters may "just look" without having to fill out an application first. Applications will be required before animals will be taken out for potential adopters.
Adopters will be escorted through adoption areas.
5.2.5 Adoption counselors will interview adopters and will promote animals that seem like a good fit for their lifestyle.
5.2.6 Adoption counselors will check landlord and vet references.
5.2.7 Adoption counselors will handle adoption agreements and fees.
5.2.8 Adoption fees will be no higher than $135 for dogs and puppies, and $85 for cats and kittens. Promotions may be run at any time and may include lower adoption fees.
5.2.9 If more than one person submits an application for the same animal, backup applicants will be notified when the animal is adopted.
5.2.01 Adoption counselors will also be responsible for follow-up calls at the following intervals: 3 days, 3 weeks, and 3 months.
5.2.02 People looking for a specific breed of dog or cat may file an adoption application. These "breed request" applications will be kept for up to 90 days. Applicants will be informed when an animal fitting that description is available for adoption from the shelter. Intake team will be able to access these applications via the database so that people may immediately be alerted to animals.
5.2.03 All adoptable animals will be spayed/neutered (unless considered unfit for surgery by veterinarian), microchipped, up to date on vaccines and preventative medicine, and licensed before adoption.
Rescue Groups
5.3.1 A full time Rescue Coordinator will be on staff to facilitate the transfer of animals to rescue groups.
5.3.2 Animals will be spayed or neutered prior to being transferred unless an animal is considered by a veterinarian to be unfit for surgery. Rescue groups wishing to be exempt from this policy must receive approval from the director.
5.3.3 Rescues will be charged for medical services (at cost) performed at the shelter.
5.4.3 The shelter must have a completed "Rescue Registration Form" (See Appendix E) on file and must receive approval from the Rescue Coordinator, with guidance from the Director as needed, before animals may be transferred to their care.
5.4.4 Any shelters or rescues that wish to have animals transferred to their care must have a euthanasia policy that agrees with our own.
Foster Care
5.4.1 Foster caregivers must fill out foster paperwork (See Appendix I) and attend a general foster orientation before they can receive their first foster animal.
5.4.2 Foster caregivers will also receive a copy of the Foster Handbook
5.4.3 Additional training sessions will be made available, such as how to care for bottle feeding puppies & kittens.
5.4.4 Free dog training classes will also be made available for foster caregivers to attend with their foster dogs, with the goal of making the dogs more appealing to adopters, more likely to have success in their new home, and to provide a supportive resource for foster caregivers.
5.4.5 Foster homes increase the capacity of a shelter. We would like to see an increase to at least 1,000 animals entering foster care every year.
5.4.6 Foster homes will not be limited by county or state, but will be limited within 50 miles of Louisville unless approved by the shelter Director.
5.5.1 Euthanasia is reserved for terminally ill and suffering animals or those with aggressive behavior that is dangerous to the public. Discriminatory factors such as age, breed, color, time, space are never acceptable reasons for euthanasia.
5.5.2 Euthanasia decisions will never be made by one person. Behavior assessments must have been performed at least 1 day apart by different evaluators before any animal is considered dangerous, and the animal must also be evaluated by a veterinarian who may conclude a manageable medical reason for any aggressive behavior seen (such as an undiagnosed injury or ailment). If this is the case, the animal will start treatment and be observed over time. A veterinarian must also make the determination of an animal that is terminally ill and suffering. The director must also approve all euthanasia cases. In the event that an animal is irremediably suffering and the director is not available, the decision to end the animal's life will be made by a supervisor in consultation with a veterinarian. The supervisor will review the decision with the director at the earliest possible time.
5.5.3 The following sub-outcomes are to be used when an animal is killed and logged into the PetPoint database:
Healthy (animals who are not aggressive, sick, or injured)
Medical-Treatable (animals who are sick or injured, but whose prognosis for rehabilitation is excellent, good, fair, or guarded)
Medical-Non-Rehabilitatable (animals that are sick or injured with a poor or grave prognosis)
Irremediably Suffering (Non-Rehabilitatable animals in severe pain)
Neonatal (motherless animals aged one day to approximately 3 weeks who require bottle feeding because they are unable to eat on their own and are unable to survive without bottle feeding)
Court Order (animals determined to be vicious by a hearing officer or court of law after a dangerous animal hearing)
Feral (dogs and cats totally unsocialized to people)
Behavior (animals that manifest a behavior condition, such as resource guarding in dogs, but who either do not pose the type of direct and immediate public safety risk that a truly vicious dog does, or whose prognosis for rehabilitation is guarded or better)
Vicious (animals who are aggressive with a prognosis for rehabilitation which is poor and who pose a direct and immediate public safety risk)
Rabies (animals required to be killed under state or local rabies prevention regulations. A dog or cat is not a "rabies" outcome if a ten day holding period is a legally acceptable alternative. If such an animal is killed, they should be logged under the other relevant criteria, including "Healthy")
5.5.4 It is the policy of No Kill Louisville that savable animals not be killed. This commitment requires all legal and reasonable alternatives to be exhausted before an animal is scheduled to be killed. To meet this goal, killing of an animal will not occur unless and until the director has certified that all efforts to save the animal have been considered, including:
Medical and behavioral rehabilitation;
Foster care;
Rescue groups;
Neuter and return; and
Furthermore, the director will determine that such effort will either:
Not alter a poor or grave prognosis;
The dog is vicious and poses a direct and immediate threat to public safety;
The cat is feral and all attempts to relocate or neuter and return the cat have failed;
The likelihood of success in any of the steps appear poor in the reasonably foreseeable future such that continued holding of the animal would not alter this prognosis; and/or,
The animal has been determined to be vicious and ordered to be destroyed by a court or hearing officer under law, and all appeals have been exhausted.
5.5.5 Euthanasia will be performed in the vet area by vet staff trained in euthanasia, and under the direction of a veterinarian.
5.5.6 Emergency, off-hours cases in which an animal appears to be irremediably suffering will be transported to a local 24-hour vet, for examination and euthanasia if the animal's prognosis is poor or grave and the animal cannot be stabilized. Veterinary observations must be documented in writing and given to the Director at the earliest possible time.
5.5.7 Animals will be euthanized by lethal intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital, except as follows:
Intraperitoneal injections may be used only under the direction of a licensed veterinarian, and only when intravenous injection is not possible for infant animals, companion animals other than cats and dogs, feral cats, or in comatose animals with depressed vascular function.
Intracardiac injections may be used only when intravenous injection is not possible for animals who are completely unconscious or comatose, and then only under the direction of a veterinarian.
5.5.8 All animals will be sedated or tranquilized to minimize their stress or discomfort and to ensure staff safety. However, neuromuscular blocking agents may not be used.
5.5.9 No animal will be allowed to witness any other animal being killed or being tranquilized/sedated for the purpose of being killed.
5.5.01 Following their injection, animals will be lowered to the surface on which they are being held and will not be permitted to collapse without support.
5.5.02 An animal may never be left unattended during the entire euthanasia process.
5.5.03 Death must be verified before the body is disposed. Verification of death will be confirmed for each animal in all of the following ways:
By lack of heartbeat, verified by a stethoscope
By lack of respiration, verified by observation
By pale, bluish gums and tongue, verified by observation
By lack of eye response, verified if lid does not blink when eye is touched and pupil remains dilated when a light is shined on it.
5.5.04 Once death is verified, bodies will be stored in the freezer and will be incinerated as needed.
5.5.05 The room in which animals are killed will be cleaned and disinfected between each procedure.
5.5.06 The room in which animals are killed will have adequate ventilation that prevents the accumulation of odors.
5.5.07 The following verification process will be used to ensure the appropriate animal has been retrieved for euthanasia:
Two people must confirm that the correct animal is in the room. One person reviews the animal's notes and calls out identifying information of the animal (such as "Neutered black lab, 2 years old") to which the second person responds "yes" or "no". This continues until all identifying characteristics have been verified.
The animal is scanned over its entire body for a microchip.
5.5.08 The entire euthanasia process from start to finish is as follows:
Sedate aggressive or fractious animals before handling.
Check paperwork with the animal to ensure a proper match. Criteria to be reviewed are:
Animal Identification Number
Spay/neuter status
Primary color
Attempted contact of owner has been made
Verification of sign off by Director & Veterinarian
Scan each animal for a microchip, even if this has already been done by another staff member. Scan the entire body because microchips can travel.
Check the "Lost" animal database and rule out any possible matches.
Inject animal with prescribed dose of sedation as warranted before injection of pentobarbital.
Two employees are to be present when pentobarbital is administered to any animal.
One (1) cc of pentobarbital is administered per 10 pounds of body weight through intravenous injection. Exceptions to intravenous injection have been outlined in Section 5.5.7
Verify the death of the animal as outlined in Section 5.5.03.
When the animal is dead, employees administering the pentobarbital will complete the disposition portion of the animal's record.
Enter amounts of pentobarbital and sedation used in the Controlled Substance Log along with the data regarding each animal killed and the initials of both employees.
6.0 Appendix
A. Medical Exam Form
B. Owner Surrender Form
C. Stray Animal Surrender Form
D. Lost & Found Report
E. Rescue Registration Form
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Recipe: Cream of Winter Squash and Tomato Soup
Squashes have been showing up at the farmer's markets and I've started buying a variety of them. They're pretty cheap right now, and they can keep for a few weeks or a few months depending on whether you store them in the kitchen, a larder, or root cellar. There are just so many recipe options for squash, but I was in a soup mood, so I made this creamy squash soup with some of my home-canned roasted tomatoes.
Cream of Winter Squash & Tomato Soup
1 small winter squash of your choice - pumpkin, butternut, hubbard, banana, etc. You should end up with about 6 cups of diced squash.
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
Salt & pepper to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
4 cups canned diced tomatoes
3 cups broth (vegetable or chicken)
1 to 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Rub the cavities with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake at 425 degrees F for 20 minutes or until the flesh is tender enough to scoop out. Remove from oven and let cool to a point where you can handle them.
Meanwhile in a large pot saute the onion, garlic, and bay leaf in the olive oil. Scoop the squash from its shell, discarding the skin. Add the roasted squash flesh to the soup pot and saute for a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in the paprika. Add the tomatoes with their juices. Add the chicken broth. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.
Remove the bay leaves. Puree the contents of the pot and strain through a mesh sieve. Return to the pot and over low heat, stir in the cream. Gently simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with toasted bread.
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sounds yummy. i bet the sweetness of the squash would balance out the acidity of the tomato.
this sounds delicious! putting this on my list of food to make this weekend.
This was yummy! Just made yesterday and everyone liked it, even my husband who doesn't like squash. :) Thanks!
This was soooooo good. I made it vegan friendly (vegetable broth and coconut milk) so that I could share the recipe with my vegan parents. I also stewed fresh tomatoes instead of canned and I can't believe how yummy it is. Even my very carnivorous husband loved it.
I made the cream last night, using a squash my husband bought at the market (thinking it was a pumpkin, but definitely was not) and some fresh tomatoes. Delicious! I was even able to steal a small bowl for my lunch today. Will make this again.


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GameCast: Cardinals vs. Cubs THE REVENGE!!!
Carlos Zambrano (1-0 3.00 ERA) vs. Pb&J Walters (-)
The hate between Cardinal and Cub fans is real. For those of us who live on the periphery of Cubs baseball, it doesn't seem so bad. I admit that I have to resist the temptation to taunt anybody I see wearing a Cardinals hat when I'm oot and aboot* in Toronto, but I don't feel any particularly strong feelings toward the birds or their fans for the most part.
(*note: we don't really talk like that. We also don't live in igloos, our bacon looks like your bacon, and yes, we have socialized health care. Suck it, America)
But I have to admit - I feel a little more anxious whenever the Cubs play the Cardinals. For whatever reason, I don't want the Cubs to lose to them. I don't want to be embarrassed. So, yesterday's opening shot across the Cubs-Cardinals bow was an unfortunate one.
Today, though, the Cubs face a rookie pitcher making his major league debut in a hostile ballpark. There will be REVENGE!
Who's hot
Alfonso Soriano - Another hit and 2 walks yesterday gives the Fonz a .308 AVG and .400 OBP start to the '09 season. I still believe that the Fonz is a prolific slow starter and I'm expecting a 1 for 20 drought sometime before May. Still, he's doing well -- for now.
Kosuke Fukudome - Last year, Fooky began the season like a monk on fire. Okay, so that analogy doesn't exactly make sense, but think about it. He starts out flaming, running around, waving his arms, and gradually stops moving and the fire burns out. That was Fukudome. Maybe we shouldn't get too excited too soon, but Kosuke has already hit 3 homers and is batting .375 on the season.
Remember when, after an 0-fer on opening day, fans were calling for Kosuke to be deported? He's given a big Fuku to those fans.
Ryan Theriot - He is now batting .387 on the season. I love how well the Fonz is playing, but doesn't Theriot make way, way more sense at leadoff?
Who's not
Mike Fontenot - Uh oh. If Dusty Baker was running this team, with Miles on the bench and Fontenot written into the lineup, his erasin' pencil would be looking real good right now. Fontenot is batting .226 on the season after an 0 for 4 outing yesterday. Who is your DeRo ...er, hero ... now?
Geo Soto - Sore shoulder, check. 1 hit to start the season. Check. .071 AVG so far. Check. Panic and fear - ehh, half-check.
Just a friendly reminder, written with ardor and care.
Right now, somewhere in baseball there's a guy with a .400 AVG and 3 homeruns who will be demoted to the minors by July. There's another guy in baseball right now who's batting .150 who'll be a finalist for the MVP award. That's just the way it goes.
Brash decisions about the roster is a move better suited for a Baker. Yes, we're turning Baker into an insulting nickname, and probably our first photoshop of the season. So don't Be a Baker - be patient with this team. Much as you would certainly not buy into Fukumania based on his great start, don't sell your Geo stock just because he looks more confused right now than a straight man in a tranny bar.
But I suppose I could be wrong about that. I hope I'm not, though.
I take (some) offense
To the term "Baker" for that is my last name (no affiliation with Dusty....I am white). So let's pick a new name shall we? Like don't be a "Former Cubs Manager". Or don't be a Dusty.
Small sample size
And then there is Albert Pujols, who is kicking ass and taking names. And will likely do so all season. Ugh. I can't wait three more seasons for Boston to give this guy a $300 million contract to get out of the NL Central.
Dude--cheers to that! Can't
Dude--cheers to that! Can't wait for Pujols to be out of NL Central.
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st. louis will give him the arch. and he'll stay and make us cry for eternity.
unfortunately, the mullet arch birds still suck.
oot and aboot
I've been to Ontario, and you guys totally do talk like that. At least the customs official did. He even said "eh". The American customs official coming back was pretty stereotypical, too.
I never said we didn't say
I never said we didn't say "eh," but mostly oot and abooters are old timers or hicks.


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