Huddle 3: Microchipping on Tuesday, February 9 at 10am PST
Hosted by: Cindy Machado (Marin Humane Society) and Shyanne Shull (Washoe County Regional Animal Services)
Topic: All animals in the community have identification
- Microchips are implanted and registered at the time of adoption and Return to Home to both the chip manufacturer and Found Animals Registry
- Offer microchipping to the public in a variety of ways (microchipping during open hours, community chipping/registration events and clinics, individual outreach via Pets for Life style programs)
- Animals are registered to Finding Rover
- All animals are given free or low-cost ID tags and collars when needed
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Huddle 4: Technology Essentials on Thursday, February 11 at 1pm PST
Hosted By: Ryan Hinderman (Front Street Animal Shelter), Mark Sloat (Austin Animal Center), Jessica Schleder (Adoptimize) and Chelsea Staley (Petco Foundation – Finding Rover)
Topic: Technology is used to help reunite pets and owners
- Skip tracing subscriptions help locate people who have moved or changed phone numbers
- Social media is searched for lost pet posts
- Owners are called, texted, emailed, contacted via social media or visited in person
- Administrators of the local lost and found pet pages are partners in reunification
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Watch Huddle Recordings
In case you missed last week’s huddles, we’ve updated each of the discussion posts with the link to view the recording and also included any links or resources that were shared in the live chat on the thread.
Huddle #1 - Organization Embraces a Culture of Return to Home
Huddle #2 - Website must-haves for Return to Home