Kathy Davis Official Word on Kitten Rescue Fees

I was confused by the various pricing scenarios sent out by the Department regarding cats and neonates fees for rescuers, and by what I have heard from actual rescuers, so that I asked Kathy Davis specifically: How much would a rescuer have to pay for a mom cat and five neonatal kittens? This is her third clarifying email. Print it out and take it with you any time you go to any shelter. Inform staff this is the official charges from their boss. --- On Fri, 5/15/09, Kathy Davis <Kathy.Davis@lacity.org> wrote: From: Kathy Davis Subject: Re: To: "Edward Muzika" <edwardmuzika@sbcglobal.net> Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 1:54 PM Ed: They CAN adopt the mom and 5 kittens. (There are 3 options for neonates.) The $40 charge is ONLY if the surgery is deferred due to age or illness. The $40 pays for their postponed s/n surgery, and we throw in free microchip and vac. They also get a $12 refund per pet ($12 X 6=$72). Bottom line in your scenario is they only pay $28 (after the refund) for each kitten and mom - and for that $28 fee each kitten and cat gets s/n (for no additional money), plus a microchip and vac. Total cost (after refund) for mom and 5 kittens, all s/n, all with a microchip and all get vacs. = $168. If they adopt, pay the $40 and take the mom and kittens to their own vet for s/n, they get the entire $40 refunded to them. So they pay us $0 for each mom and kitten. Again, further questions, happy to field them. Thanks, Kathy