Shelter directors and government officials may be more likely to accept help and advice from neighbors, because neighbors know what they are facing in terms of climate, terrain, and
type of shelter intake.
Not exact matches
will explore the many
types of programs that can prevent suffering, reduce
shelter intakes and help animal advocates make a difference!
As explained,
shelters are as unique as the animals within their walls; even organizations
of the same
type can have numerous differences in their missions and daily operations, particularly with the way they manage the flow (
intake and outcome)
of their animal population.
The drawback to this
type of shelter model remains in the potential that the
shelter may have to euthanize animals to make room for additional
intakes.
In addition, these
types of organizations usually display aggressive spay / neuter efforts within their communities, and booming humane education programs to further prevent unwanted litters and future
shelter intake.
The objectives
of this manuscript are to: 1) describe the use
of GIS technology in developing and tracking a data - based target for decreasing
shelter intake; 2) discuss the
types of interventions used in the attempt to decrease
intake and 3) document the efficacy
of this approach in decreasing
shelter intake.
The intervention itself was designed and implemented in a comprehensive way by seeking numerous paths to engage pet owners and reduce
shelter intake of cats and Pit Bull
type dogs.
The ASAP organizations (both animal
shelters and spay / neuter providers) were engaged to help select an intervention area to focus on reducing
intake of cats and Pit Bull -
type dogs into the community's
shelters.
Finally, the intervention itself was designed and implemented in a much broader and comprehensive way beyond just spay / neuter to prevent
intake by seeking numerous paths to engage pet owners and reduce
shelter intake of cats and Pit Bull
type dogs (who are at high risk for longer
shelter stays and euthanasia compared to other dogs).
The data tracked included
shelter intake, spay / neuter, and data points related to the
type and amounts
of intervention outreach.
«This
type of facility is critical for helping underserved communities keep their pets, reducing
shelter intake and unnecessary euthanasia, and helping us work toward a no - kill nation,» said Shelly Thompson, Director
of Grants at Maddie's Fund.
Being a full service
shelter means taking many
types of animals although our major
intake is limited to cats / kittens and dogs / puppies.
After groups sign up, they'll use a basic data matrix to report the minimum information
Shelter Animals Count decided should be tracked monthly — beginning and ending animal count,
type of live
intake (like stray or owner relinquishment), species, age and outcome
type (like adoption or euthanasia).
Indeed, one
of the Challenge's greatest strengths is its grounding in «five key initiatives,» each
of which has, as the website explains, «the potential to create major impact and offer choices for
shelters of any size, budget, or
intake type.»
The Mission
of the Pit Bull Task Force is: to ensure humane treatment
of all pit bull -
type dogs, create and implement solutions for safer environments, increase public understanding about pit bull -
type dogs, and reduce
intake and increase live outcomes
of pit bull -
type dogs from the
shelter.
Clifton's estimates are derived not from surveys
of homeowners feeding stray and feral cats, but from «information about the typical numbers
of cats found in common habitat
types, gleaned from a national survey
of cat rescuers... cross-compared with animal
shelter intake data.»