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From: Menchaca, Clarissa
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 9:16 AM
To: Schuman,Amy
Subject: FW: Farm animal fire victims
Correspondence.
Cla.ri w Me'nc1 a ccu
Associate Clerk of the Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200,Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.33081 F: 530.538.7120
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From: Raevsky, Cathy
Sent:Thursday, December 6, 2018 12:19 PM
To: Menchaca, Clarissa <cmenchaca@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Re: Farm animal fire victims
Hi Clarissa- I talked to Kim from Animal Place and told her our plans, and she was good with them. We are adding her to
the list of people we can call who offered to take certain types of animals if they were unclaimed and provide them a
home or try to adopt them out.She is only interested in farm animals, but has also offered to board owned animals until
the owners are settled. Her organization is one of many we will work with when the time comes.can you please share
this with the Board members she emailed?
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On Dec 6, 2018, at 10:06 AM, Menchaca,Clarissa <cmenchaca@buttecounty.net>wrote:
Thanks Cathy!
C lari 'Menchaca.
Associate Clerk of the Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.33081 F: 530.538.7120
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From: Raevsky, Cathy
Sent:Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:58 AM
To: Menchaca, Clarissa <cmenchaca@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Re: Farm animal fire victims
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Thanks Clarissa- Maureen shared with me last night.Checking into this.
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On Dec 6, 2018, at 8:56 AM, Menchaca, Clarissa <cmenchaca@buttecounty.net>wrote:
Please see the below correspondence sent to the BOS re:farm animals rescue shelter.
Clariia'MeYOU:tc t'
Associate Clerk of the Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive,Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3308 I F: 530.538.7120
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From: kim@animalplace.org<kim@animalplace.org>
Sent:Wednesday, December 5, 2018 1:44 PM
To: Connelly, Bill<BConnelly@buttecounty.net>; Wahl, Larry
<LWahl@buttecounty.net>; Kirk, Maureen <MKirk@buttecounty.net>; BOS District 4
<District4@buttecounty.net>; Lambert,Steve<SLambert@buttecounty.net>;Teeter,
Doug<DTeeter@buttecounty.net>; Soulsby, Ryan<RSoulsby@buttecounty.net>; Clerk
of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Farm animal fire victims
TO: Butte County Board of Supervisors
Ryan Soulsby, Butte County Animal Control
North Valley Animal Disaster Group
I am writing on behalf of Animal Place, an animal rescue shelter in Grass Valley. We
wish to offer our aid for unclaimed livestock and other farm animals affected by the fire.
We have 30 years of experience housing and handling a wide array of farm animals and
operate a 600-acre sanctuary with 500 rescued cows, pigs, chickens,turkeys, rabbits,
sheep, and goats.
Today we received word that unclaimed farm animals(approximately 20%of those at
Gridley)have or will soon be moved to an impound yard by Butte County Animal
Control. We are concerned about the disposition of these animals.
We know the devastation from this fire has been enormous.The loss of human and
animal life is incomprehensible, and our hearts go out to everyone affected. We have
opened our bed and breakfast inn to evacuees free or charge and are currently housing 10,
along with their companion animals. We have made several trips to evacuation centers
(for humans and animals)and to the Butte Humane Society's food pantry delivering more
than $10,000 worth of supplies.
And we have offered to intake farm animals for permanent placement at our shelter or in
private, pre-screened adoptive homes. We have been met with different stories; this
confusion and misinformation are normal during a disaster of this scope, so we felt it
important to address the Board of Supervisors, in the hopes you can help.
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While the unclaimed dogs and cats will find forever homes, we are concerned that the
livestock and other farm animals will be sold for slaughter. We feel strongly they deserve
as much of a chance at a permanent loving home as the dogs and cats, and we can help
with that.
We are offering to help intake or place unclaimed farm animals (chickens, sheep,goats,
cows, turkeys, pigs, miniature donkeys/horses)so that Butte County Animal Control can
focus on dogs, cats, and horses.
You can reach me at kim@animalplace.org, work: 530-477-7371, and cell: 530-205-0175
Our two employees who are assigned to help include our Education Director Marji Beach
mad iganimalolace.org and our Animal Care Director Hannah Beins
hannah@anirnalplace.org
Know the urgency of this situation, I will call follow-up this email with a phone. Thank
you for your time and all the work you are putting into helping with this horrendous
disaster.
Respectfully,
Kim Sturla
Executive Director
Kimberley Sturla
ANIMAL PLACE
17314 McCourtney Rd.
Grass Valley,CA 95949
530.477.7371
www.animalplace.org
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