As we saw with Best Friend's partner Safe Haven in Delaware, the unrealistic expectation of treating every sick and injured dog that was picked up in their capacity as dog control, and then the cost of warehousing the ones that the public proved to be devastating for
the shelters financial capacity, and in the end they were out of business within a year and a half of their opening and taking on our dog control contract.
While there is a growing sense of urgency to professionalize the fields of animal
shelter medicine and management, animal care organizations often report that a lack of
financial resources and staff
capacity are barriers to building robust training and development programs for staff and volunteers.