All Posts Tagged With: "kids"
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
How Kids Can Increase Black Pet Adoptions
Statistics show that black dogs and cats are often the last to be adopted and in many shelters are euthanized more frequently. Kids can become black pet ambassadors. They can develop activities specifically for black pet adoption at school, church, the local shelter, kids’ sports’ teams, etc. Examples could include the following:
23Aug2009 | 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
Finding Grants for Animal Shelters and Rescue Groups
Grants to help homeless pets and animal shelters could be a great financial boost. Following are more grant sources for animal shelters. Also link to previous grant articles at the bottom of this post. Be sure to carefully read the stated mission of grantors, their requirements, time frames, etc., before taking time to complete any paperwork. Submit the paperwork as soon as you can.
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
Help Senior Citizens Keep Their Pets
Animal shelters are filled with pets given up because their senior humans are going to nursing homes, assisted living, hospice or just can’t afford them. What can animal lovers, rescues and shelters do to help prevent these seniors from surrendering their pets? Following are some ideas for animal shelters and animal loving families.
24Jul2009 | Continued
Fundraisers for Animal Shelters and Rescues: Finding More Small Donations
If the size of donations to your shelter or rescue has become smaller, try to think of fundraising ideas to increase the number of donors. Every donation, no matter what size, is very important to maintain routine services. Animal lovers, including kids, can help plan events like the ones listed below.
10Jul2009 | Continued
Eight Ways Kids Can Use Computer Skills to Help Homeless Pets and Animal Shelters
Involving kids at the local animal shelter or animal rescue group by using their computer skills can provide enormous help to the shelter and be a great way for kids to volunteer. Shelters can post these volunteer needs on their website. Following are eight ideas kids can use to help their sweet animal friends.
24Jun2009 | Continued
