On May 1, 2009, the Friends of Bastrop County Animal Shelter (Friends of BCAS) presented its second symbolic check in the amount of $4,187 to the shelter. The check represents the purchase by the Friends of BCAS of a surgical light for the shelter’s surgery room, feline leukemia virus/feline immunodeficiency virus (FeLV/FIV) test kits, and a tattoo kit. Tattooing cats and dogs at the time they are spayed at the shelter will prevent unnecessary exploratory surgeries to determine whether an animal is already spayed.

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