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All Animal Welfare Topic Discussions

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    This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Hi folks, I tried my darndest to find similar posts but to no avail since I'm guessing it's not something most programs want to talk See More

  • Hello everyone! I'm the founder of Padma Animal Welfare, a relatively new nonprofit that supports animal shelters and veterinary clinics in India and Nepal through fundraising, veterinary supply drives, See More

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    Hi Brianna, Liz! Jumping in because this thread is close to my heart. I don't use Doobert myself so I can't give you a real review of it. But I've been fostering bottle babies for years with rescues See More

  • Thank you Kelly. It is really helpful to hear how another organization is handling these requests. It sounds like we have many of the same programs and processes in place, including an online surrender See More

  • Hi, I'm a Board President (newly elected) to our local animal shelter. We are a very small/rural community in Indiana with limited income and resources. Would love some insight on finding grant opportunities See More

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  • · Do you currently accept owner surrenders? If so, under what circumstances? Yes! We accept all kinds of owner surrenders from litterbox issues, feral cats, owners moving ect. There are things that we See More

  • Thank you for all that you do for our farm animals! Different missions, yes, but there are still plenty of ways to engage donors. Consider mission-moment interaction opportunities, like having donors See More

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    Hey Liz, I am wondering if you organization is currently using Doobert? If so I would like to connect with you for your feedback and how you use Doobert in your organization :) Cheers, Brianna See More

  • Yes, we have quite a few events that we attend as educational events, not fundraisers. You never know who your audience is and what contacts you will make doing these events. ------------------------------ See More

  • RE: Odor control

    Posted by: Danielle Tate, 5 hours ago
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    I foster cats and kittens and have a dedicated room for them. I run an air purifier to help control the odor. The one I'm using is the Oneisall Air Purifier. You can buy it directly from their site ( usually See More

  • Hello - We are new here and excited to be part of this community. While we may come from a slightly different corner of the rescue world as a farm animal sanctuary, we know our missions have far more in See More

  • In our rescue we have an issue with some of the cats spraying. We understand this is a territorial and stress behavior but it creates issues and a lot of extra cleaning. We have a general population that See More

  • Karen, YOWZA! Thank you so much for taking the time to provide such a thoughtful and detailed response. What stood out to me most was your explanation that capacity does not necessarily need to be See More

  • Hello Devon, Thank you for taking the time to share your process and insight. Your situation is particularly interesting given that you are a limited-admission organization but, as the only shelter See More

  • Hi Christine! We are a limited admission nonprofit that houses dogs and cats; but we are the only shelter in our county (Clermont County, OH, just east of Cincinnati) that accepts cats, so we're basically See More

  • I think that is a great reminder! What ideas do you or others have for alternative language for responsible pet ownership? I tend to use pet care rather than ownership, as I know some people like to See More

  • Hi Robin! First, I want to reaffirm that I think your project is good, important work. We are all on the same team and (in general) have shared goals. The fact that terms like Responsible Pet Ownership See More

  • Hold onto your britches–this is a long one! I've tried to answer your questions. I hope this is helpful! We had recently gone through a transition in how we staffed our Helpline prior to me moving on See More

  • RE: Odor control

    Posted by: Olivia Wilhelm, 22 hours ago
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    Hello! We use KOE after sanitizing and I've even diluted it for spraying on cloth surfaces. ------------------------------ Olivia Wilhelm Founder/Director Friends of Felix Senior Dog Rescue and Sanctuary See More

  • Hi Julielani, Good to hear from you, and yes, we crossed paths on prevention. Thank you for the newsletter link. I'm reading through it now. Your answer to the first question is the honest one, and it's See More

  • Rachel, Thank you-this really helps me understand your triage system and, more importantly, the distinction between how your organization uses triage and what we are trying to work through as a limited-admission See More

  • Hi Debi, Thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed look at your process. I especially appreciate your point about gathering complete information and not making intake decisions based solely See More

  • Hi BJ, We crossed path before on the topic of "prevention". Here is a link to our latest newsletter focusing on prevention https://www.thelifeofkai.org/newsletters. To answer your questions - How do you See More

  • In Northwest Arkansas, I helped build a database for community support requests. While this doesn't directly track intake prevention, it does capture information regarding specific reasons for surrender See More

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    Hi everyone! Rural Humane is the first national organization dedicated to strengthening animal welfare in rural and underserved communities. The organization does not operate shelters or clinics. Instead, See More

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  • Deborah, you are very welcomed. We encountered rescues like that when we started. That is so short sighted. We have had terrible experiences with other rescues sharing space at in person events at such See More

  • Happy to help! When you say animals are "triaged based on need and date," how do you actually make that determination? Do you use a checklist, defined priority categories, a numbering/scoring system, See More

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    Don't get discouraged. Three weeks is still very new, and it takes time to build trust and community support. Our largest fundraiser has been a Fourth of July fireworks booth. Although a few people were See More

  • I would like to start a discussion about owner surrenders involving dogs that were adopted from a rescue only a few months earlier. As a rescue, we will always take one of our dogs back. We never want See More

  • I want to Thank you for posting this information for all of us "New" rescues to view. Not sure if you would be shocked, amazed, etc. But I have reached out to several rescues in my area, and NOBODY responds. See More

  • Here is the full discussion response with that point included naturally: Elle's House Animal Rescue is a small, home-based nonprofit organization, so our ability to accept owner-surrendered dogs is very See More

  • Thank you! This is incredibly helpful and much closer to the type of model I was hoping to learn more about since we are also a cat-only, nonprofit, limited-admission rescue. I would love to dig a little See More

  • Rachel, thank you - this is extremely helpful. I really like the idea of having the rehoming resources and Home To Home step occur before the surrender consultation rather than waiting until after an intake See More

  • Doobert

    Posted by: Brianna Fahie, yesterday
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    Hello wonderful people! My organization is new to the use of Doobert! I am looking for feedback and training advice from organizations who use Doobert now. How did you help your organization and foster See More

  • Doobert

    Posted by: Brianna Fahie, yesterday
    Discussion Thread

  • Thank you so much! I will definitely do that! So appreciate the information!!❤️ ------------------------------ Tami Grady Founder/Director Boo's Crew: A GSD Rescue Inc ID See More

  • Hi Tami, Great question! I'm currently taking the NACA ACOi course. Jim Crosby shares some incredible information about dog behavior and how to interpret what dogs are communicating through their body See More

  • Hello! Unfortunately we are a non-profit with a municipal contract. While technically we are only contracted to take in strays, if we didn't take in owner surrenders we would have a lot more strays See More

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    Also a picture and their microchip number ------------------------------ Amber Black Veterinary Technician Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare FL ------------------------------

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    We have name and animal number with altered or unaltered age range.Heartworm testing and vaccines It also shows the day they came in and where they came from, stray owner, surrender, etc. And their See More