adoption
When Are Pets Adopted From Shelters Rather Than Pet Stores or Breeders?
How do prospective pet owners decide where to adopt their pets? What are their perceptions of animal shelters? What are their reasons for adopting? How do pet owners decide where to have a pet spayed or neutered? How should shelters or rescues communicate with prospective pet owners to motivate them to visit your shelter to find just the right pet? PetSmart Charities recently published the findings of a research study they sponsored on the drivers and barriers for adoption and spay/neuter.
21Jan2010 | Continued
Raise More Money and Adopt More Pets with Online Tools
Have you wondered how to produce a slideshow for your rescue’s website to showcase your adoptable pets? Do you know how to use the power of videos to spread the word about your fundraiser at very little cost? Do you need help writing better press releases for your shelter? What about improving your shelter’s operation with better software? Following are online tools to help maximize your efforts on behalf of homeless pets.
4Nov2009 | Continued
Holiday Checklist to Help Homeless Pets
With the holidays just around the corner, take advantage of this season of giving to help homeless pets find their forever homes. Following are some ideas you can use to raise money for your animal shelter or rescue, find more homes for homeless animals, and involve kids in helping the pets in your community.
21Oct2009 | Continued
Pet Travel Made Easy
How many times have you heard someone say she doesn’t want to adopt a pet because she wouldn’t be able to travel? Pets can travel too! And that includes cats. Help educate the animal lovers in your community about traveling with their pets using the following ideas.
24Sep2009 | Continued
Finding Homes for Homeless Pets Using Email
Most animal shelters feature pets available for adoption on their website. But sending email newsletters to showcase adoptable pets is another good way to reach animal lovers. Shelters can include a section on adoptable pets in a general newsletter or set up an email newsletter just for adoptable pets. Animal lovers can volunteer to send a newsletter on their own on behalf of homeless pets. Continue reading to get more ideas on how to do this.
9Sep2009 | Continued
Holiday Adoption and Fundraising Ideas for Homeless Pets
Animal shelters, animal rescues and animal lovers should start planning now the holiday rundraising and adoption activities for homeless pets. Following is a list of things you can do right now to get ready for holiday events. Think of ways to include families, kids and singles in establishing holiday traditions that can be repeated in years to come.
9Sep2009 | Continued
Increase Adoptions by Improving Your Website Adoption Pages
Potential pet owners may prescreen adoptable pets online first before visiting the shelter. Each pet needs his own very appealing “brochure” that shines and says “I’m yours.”
If you have several shelters in your area, check what others are doing to be sure your adoption pages are as appealing as theirs. Shelters can ask a team of volunteers to focus on this very important part of the shelter website. Kids with computer and digital photography skills would be excellent volunteers for this project. Establish a special team of animal loving kids to take responsibility for this effort. Use the following ideas to find more forever homes:
9Aug2009 | Continued
Transporting Homeless Pets to Forever Homes
Transporting adoptable pets to another state or part of the country is an excellent way to find homes for these pets. There are many groups that organize and provide transportation to areas which need adoptable pets. Some areas have city and county laws which require pets to be spayed and neutered, which dramatically reduces the pet population. For example, parts of Colorado have a shortage of adoptable pets. Check out the following resources to see if you can work with them to help find homes for the homeless pets in your area.
24Jul2009 | Continued
