Last year the creative staff at Richmond SPCA came to us with a great idea — they wanted to see what impact a DNA analysis that would identify breed mixes would have
on adopter choice.
Not exact matches
Unlike the pet store, our adoptions included sterilization, vaccinations, a free bag of cat food, a free visit to the veterinarian of the
adopter's
choice, a free identification tag, a discount at the local pet supply, free grooming, a free guide to caring for their new kitten, free behavior advice for life, a discount
on their next cup of coffee, the satisfaction of knowing they saved a life, and, during Christmas, Santa would deliver the kitten to their door.
We adopt pets based
on a «best match» approach to ensure the
adopter's lifestyle and circumstances are suitable for the breed of
choice.
The ASPCA's Less Is More research tests the hypothesis that decreasing the number of cats available
on the adoption floor might increase the likelihood that a potential
adopter makes a
choice and goes home with a cat.
Adopters look at tools being used
on the dogs so make a
choice and be the change!
Some of these
choices bring performance or comfort improvements, others are purely about aesthetics, and some are harder to pinpoint... Bottom line, there are all kinds of reasons for picking one vehicle over another, and these can certainly include environmental reasons, technological ones (early
adopters wanting to be first to ride this wave), or psychological ones (
on top of the other benefits, many find it more pleasurable to drive plug - in vehicles than gas ones).
By the way - I can relate to this sentence
on your about me... One foot is in the first -
choice adopter camp as we opted to bypass the whole fertility question and jump right into adoption.