Base animal shelter to close Published Aug. 31, 2011 By Capt. Bryan Fanick 5th Maintenance Group MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The 5th Maintenance Group animal shelter is scheduled to close Sept. 1. However, volunteers are still needed to help foster cats. Volunteers interested in helping can contact Capt. Bryan Fanick, 5th MXG maintenance officer at 210-887-5697/723-1382 or by e-mail at bryan.fanick@minot.af.mil. Information needed from volunteers will be a contact number and the total/type of animals willing to be fostered. For base volunteers who already have more than three animals but are willing to help can contact base housing and submit an exception to policy letter request. The housing office may waive the three animal rule on a case by case basis.