1. 2010 Annual Meeting February 22, 2010 2:00pm – 4:00pm Goodwill Building, 553 Fairview Ave N, St Paul, MN, 55104

2. Welcome!

3. INTRODUCTION Christopher Nelson President, Feline Rescue, Inc.

4. AGENDa 2:00 – 2:10pm Welcome, Introductions, Why We Exist, and Our Mission 2:10 – 2:20pm President’s Overview of 2009 Performance 2:20 – 2:30pm Shelter Program Review 2:30 – 2:40pm Foster Program Review 2:40 – 2:50pm Outreach Program Review 2:50 – 3:00pm 2009 Financial Summary 3:00 – 3:10pm 2009 Fundraising Review 3:10 – 3:20pm 2010 Directors and Officers Election Results – Ballot Tally 3:30 – 3:30pm 2010 Goals and Objectives 3:30 – 4:00pm Q & A 4:00pm Adjourn

5. Why we exist

6. the problem

7. Euthanasia, (shelter killing of unwanted animals) is believed to be the leading cause of death for dogs and cats in the United States

8. It is widely accepted that between 3.7 million to 4.9 million healthy companion animals are destroyed annually in the US

9. The cost of this method of companion animal “population control” is estimated to be around $500 million annually in the United States

10. 71% of cats entering traditional animal shelters are “euthanized” … that number jumps to nearly 100% for feral cats

11. Over 65% of cats who end up in shelters are stray, feral, ABUSED, or abandoned

13. Only 2% of lost cats that enter animal shelters are reunited with their owners

14. It is estimated that as many as 37,000 and 45,000 domestic cats are destroyed in Minnesota shelters every year…. A large portion of them are feral cats, who do not belong in shelters

15. In Minnesota terms, this is equivalent to the loss of the human population of Richfield, Saint Louis Park, Roseville, or Maplewood on an annual basis

16. The state of MINNESOTA

17. Apart from criminal legislation concerning animal cruelty, the State of Minnesota has few laws that proactively support our mission, and an overall poor (by our standards) legislative posture towards animal welfare.

19. Pound seizure is still legal under Minnesota law. Only MN, OK, and UT have yet to pass legislation to ban the practice

20. The current interpretation of and lobby for the Veterinary Practice Act (passed in 1947) actively impede the establishment of low cost spay/neuter services

21. Animal euthanasia by use of carbon monoxide gas chambers is still legal in the state of MinnesotaSource: www.banpoundseizure.org

22. “Euthanasia” and “population control”

23. Intact cats and dogs make up a disproportionate share of shelter intakes.Less than 20% of pets entering shelters are sterilized

24. Whether communities have high or low shelter euthanasia rates, the driving force remainsthe same:Intake drives Euthanasia

25. As a community’s pet sterilization rate goes up, its shelter intake rate goes down…AS A COMMUNITY’S SHELTER INTAKE RATE GOES DOWN, THE EUTHANASIA RATE GOES DOWN…and vice versa…THUS, A community’s euthanasia rate lowersor raises in direct relation to the lowering or raising of its intake

26. MANY communities now spend $3 or more per resident each year on reactive programs to impound, shelter, and kill homeless animals.

27. A comprehensive set of prevention programs ADDRESSING all the significant sources of companion animal homelessness IN THE TWIN CITIES would cost ROUGHLY $1 a year per resident

28. The Twin Cities metropolitan area has a population of around 2.85 Million people.WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FROM THE MINNESOTA VETERINARY COMMUNITY ANDONLY $1 per year per resident…we could SUBSIDIZE THE SPAYING OR NEUTERING OF up to 190,000 animals PER YEAR

29. OUR MISSION

30. To provide care and no kill sheltering for Abandoned, & Abused Stray, cats until they are placed into suitable, permanent homes

31. To improve our community through Spay & Neuter, &Outreach Educational, programs and activities

32. Our programs and activities provide rescue and relief to homeless and endangered cats in our community Our programs and activities target the elimination of the community’s practice of euthanasia as a method of domestic cat population control Our programs and activities strive to enable all people in the community to responsibly enjoy the companionship of cats

33. 2009 in review

34. 2009 BY THE NUMBERS Number of New Feline Rescue Volunteers in 2009 165 Volunteers as of December 31, 2009  435 Growth in Number of Adoptions over 2008  9% Growth in number of Spays/Neuters over 2008  45% Number of Visitors to www.felinerescue.org  47,410 Cats Adopted from our Shelter Program 136 Cats adopted from our Foster program:  115 New cats taken in to our Shelter program  147 New cats taken in to our Foster program:  163 Cats spayed/neutered by our Outreach program  627

35. 2009 Expense Summary 2009 Revenue Summary

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55. Multiple collaborative projects with MN Spay Neuter Project and Animal Humane Society resulted in nearly 200 alterations

56. Participation in Wildcat Wednesday project with Animal Ark and Saint Paul Animal Control resulted in 36 alterations

57. Q1 2009 Lindstrom Project - $1000 donation used to alter 13 cats

58. Q3 2009 Little Canada project resulted in 22 alterations due to a generous contribution by supporter Joy Mattice

60. Randi Helgeson, CPA Treasurer, Feline Rescue, Inc.

61. 2009 financial summary

62. 2009 fundraising review

63. 2010 election results

64. Kathryn Boyne, Esq. Director and Legal Counsel, Feline Rescue, Inc. 2010 Nominating Committee Chairperson

65. 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS Kathryn L Boyne, Esq. Director & Legal Counsel Andrea Buzzell Director (Resigned) Karen Francois Director (Resigned) Randi Helgeson, CPA Director, At Large Stacy Kabele, Esq. Director, At Large Laura Kaslow Director (Resigned) Jocelyn LaBerge Director, At Large Chaunce Stanton Director, At Large Brenda Wooten Director (Resigned) OFFICERS Christopher Nelson President Kelly Lehr Treasurer Robin Bliss Secretary PROGRAM DIRECTORS Claudia Brockhaus Shelter Program Director Cathy Harrington Foster Program Director Vickie Lachelt Outreach Program Director AUDIT COMMITTEE Leanne Thyken Chair, Audit Committee Debra Brown Audit Committee Member Karen Francois Audit Committee Member Jocelyn LaBerge Audit Committee Member

66. 2010 Board election results

67. 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS Kathryn L Boyne, Esq. Director, Legal Counsel Stacy Kabele, Esq. Director, Fundraising Jocelyn LaBerge Director, At Large Chaunce Stanton Director, Marketing and Communications Valerie Wittmer Director, Human Resources PROGRAM DIRECTORS Claudia Brockhaus Director, Shelter Operations Cathy Harrington Director, Foster Operations Vickie Lachelt Director, Outreach Operations OFFICERS Christopher Nelson President Randi Helgeson, CPA Treasurer & Acting Director, Financial Planning Michelle Lore, Esq. Secretary AUDIT, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Leanne Thyken Chair, Audit, Finance and Investement Committee Debra Brown Audit, Finance, and Investment Committee Member OPEN Audit, Finance, and Investment Committee Member OPEN Audit, Finance, and Investment Committee Member

68. 2010 goals

70. Promoting Spay / Neuter

71. Improving Our Volunteer Experience

72. Community Outreach

73. Governance and Stewardship

74. Funding Our Growth

76. Address basic program enablement issues impeding our growth and results: data management, financial, technological, veterinary, organizational, and logistical enablement.

79. Improve on knowledge base of volunteer community through updated volunteer handbooks, revised policy manual, and volunteer orientations