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Shelter closed its front counter and took surrenders by appointment during the spring 2020 COVID-19 period
The director told the board on July 29, 2020 that from March 18 to May 19, 2020 field operations ran priority calls only, the front counter was closed to the public, online "72 Hours Foster to Adopt" adoptions began, and reclaims were curbside. From May 19 the shelter accepted owner surrenders and strays by appointment only, with open stray intake resuming a week later.[1]
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The July 29, 2020 minutes record that during March 18-May 19, 2020 "The front counter operations were closed to the public," that AM&W "kicked off online adoptions (72 Hours Foster to Adopt)," and that it "opened on May 19th to accept owner surrenders and strays by appointment only," with open stray intake "opened up in real time a week later." The new quarantine building was expected to be complete in mid-October to early November 2020. [1]
