OUR VALUES AND BELIEFS MANAGED ADMISSION POLICY Humane Society of West Michigan
manages animal admissions coming into our shelter.
Not exact matches
Far from meaning more
animals will be turned away, for both limited - and open - intake shelters
managed admission is often associated with serving more, rather than fewer,
animals over time.
Managed admission also means agencies can plan for maximum staffing on surrender days, allowing more individualized attention to both the
animals and the people surrendering them.
Many shelters doing
managed admission have seen significant reductions in owner surrenders, which they attribute in part to communities being willing to consider other options before surrendering an
animal.
Some shelters feel that adopting
managed admission means they're not truly «open
admission» anymore, but instead, it allows more
animals in the community to be better - served, as well as lives to be saved.
Managed intake refers to a thoughtful process whereby
admission to the shelter is scheduled based on the shelter's capacity to provide care and in some cases, assure a live outcome for each
animal admitted.
For a great example of how one shelter communicated the rationale and details of their
managed admission policy, check out
Animal Humane New Mexico's friendly and informative video here.
Far from meaning more
animals will be turned away, for both limited and open - intake shelters
managed admission is often associated with serving more, rather than fewer,
animals over time.
Since we are a
managed admission facility and intakes are dependent on available space, we can not always accept stray
animals.
Under our
managed -
admissions program, owner - relinquished
animals are accepted by appointment only unless there is an urgent situation.
Learn how to improve
animal flow, reduce intake and better serve your community through a
managed admission program.
Is it possible that, by
managing admission in some way,
animal shelters can actually serve more
animals, and serve them better?
The Companion
Animal Hospital
Admissions Office is comprised of highly trained staff members who field hundreds of calls every day, as well as
manage scheduling and receiving incoming appointments.
More and more shelters are
managing to be both open -
admission and no - kill, which is a revolution in
animal sheltering.
* The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is a
managed admission (no - kill for space) shelter and does not euthanize
animals in their adoption program to free up kennel space.
The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is a *
managed admissions shelter serving homeless and at - risk
animals in the Tampa Bay area and beyond.