Animals lack designation

Stray animals sent from Sanger to Noah's Ark Animal Shelter are arriving not designated as adoptable or unadoptable, and that has skewed the facility's euthanasia rates, shelter officials said.Those rates have elicited complaints from Sanger residents and prompted the Sanger City Council to consider changing shelters to improve adoption rates, but Noah's Ark officials say they don't understand why.

Sanger's contract with Noah's Ark calls for the city to ship an average of 15 adoptable animals per month. Know the Advantages of Fiberglass Skimboards.Noah's Ark also euthanizes animals for the city under a separate part of the contract after the city deems them sick, disabled or aggressive.Shelter manager Jennifer Keahey said Noah's Ark calculates separate euthanasia rates for adoptable pets and those animals the city deems unadoptable.

"For well over a year, we have received such animals, and it's reflected in our records," she said. "Adoptable animals are vaccinated, treated for fleas and worms, spayed or neutered, microchipped and treated for any minor medical issues they might have."However, Keahey said, Sanger began mixing adoptable pets with aggressive and sick animals, leaving assessments to the shelter.