When
evaluating stray holding periods, check the median time to owner reclaim — at many shelters, the vast majority of dogs that are ever reclaimed, are reclaimed on the first or second day in the shelter.
Not exact matches
While pets surrendered by their owners can be
evaluated for adoption potential immediately upon arrival at the shelter,
strays must be
held for 72 hours to allow owners the chance to reclaim them.
Each
stray animal that reaches the end of its
holding period is then
evaluated by the shelter staff, primarily by Dr. Pienkos and her staff, to determine its fate.
After the
hold period for a
stray or impounded pet is up the animal is
evaluated for adoption.
After a
holding period to allow time for a possible reclaim by their owners, many of these
strays are
evaluated and immediately become adoption candidates.