Too bad your organization deals with cats instead of dogs. Otherwise you could have asked the woman to stay away when she was in season, since she'd be a distraction for the male dogs.
Regarding freekibble, they (or another organization connected to a network of shelters) might want to get their contact information posted at distribution centers for grocery chains and "big box" stores. One relatively common situation (even if it happens only a few percent of the time, the number of deliveries is high enough that the event will happen on a regular basis) is that the outer cartons of various products will be damaged, and the distribution center will reject the product in the damaged cartons. When this happens, they put it back on the trailer, and the trucking company needs to dispose of it FAST (otherwise they won't have the empty trailer they need to pick up their next load, for which they have an appointment). If the product is pet food or cat litter, animal shelters could use the stuff. I've seen ONE distribution center that had the number for the local food bank posted (in case the product involved was "people food"), and I've been delayed once because my carrier was unable to track down a place to dispose of roughly half a skid of cat litter (cardboard cartons were damaged, a couple of the jugs inside were dented, but the litter itself was fine).
Regarding freekibble, they (or another organization connected to a network of shelters) might want to get their contact information posted at distribution centers for grocery chains and "big box" stores. One relatively common situation (even if it happens only a few percent of the time, the number of deliveries is high enough that the event will happen on a regular basis) is that the outer cartons of various products will be damaged, and the distribution center will reject the product in the damaged cartons. When this happens, they put it back on the trailer, and the trucking company needs to dispose of it FAST (otherwise they won't have the empty trailer they need to pick up their next load, for which they have an appointment). If the product is pet food or cat litter, animal shelters could use the stuff. I've seen ONE distribution center that had the number for the local food bank posted (in case the product involved was "people food"), and I've been delayed once because my carrier was unable to track down a place to dispose of roughly half a skid of cat litter (cardboard cartons were damaged, a couple of the jugs inside were dented, but the litter itself was fine).
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