Our rescue does a wide variety of things surrounding adoptions!
- We give adopter contact information to the foster so they can establish a good relationship which has been proven to be such a huge part for a successful adoption because our fosters know their fosters best and can answer any questions the potential adopters may have.
- We do 4 important steps before finalizing an adoption that we feel is not only necessary, but also responsible on our part. 1- either virtual or home visit of potential adopters to ensure environment will be safe. 2- landlord check if renters to make sure they're allowed to have pets 3- reference checks for safety purposes for the animal and 4- meet and greet! The foster and potential adopter set up a day and time that they can go to fosters home to not only see what feline is like in person, but to also see if they'll be a good fit for one another as well which is definitely important. (If prior to this taking place their application is fully processed and they want to adopt, they can take animal home during this visit.)
- I've uploaded a handout we put in adoption folder called 3/3/3 to explain to adopter what they can expect at 3 days, 3 weeks and 3 months in terms of animal adjusting to their new home.
- We have adoption bags that contain their folder with 2 copies of contract as we keep 1 filled out one for our records, a little tie blanket, their vet passport, extra microchip stickers and how to register animal and microchip in your name.
- Our fosters send with a small supply of current food so adopters can mix with what they'll feed to help animal transition and avoid upset stomachs.
- A lot of our fosters, myself included, will send with a favorite toy so they have something they're not only familiar with, but still has the scent of their foster home as well to help them transition better.
- A lot of our fosters, myself included, will stay in touch with adopters and ask how things are going a few days after adoption. Plus, we all love getting updates especially pictures of our foster babies!
Our adoption coordinator does an amazing job at getting applications processed thoroughly within a short time frame to keep the process moving along smoothly!
Hope some of these practices will be helpful to some of you!
Tracy Hanson
Ellie's Legacy Pet Rescue
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Tracy Hanson
Ellie's Legacy Pet Rescue
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-01-2022 02:55 PM
From: Charlotte Otero
Subject: March 2022 Resource Drive: All Things Adoption
Last month, we focused on collecting kitten related resources to help organizations prepare for the busy kitten season. This month, we're focusing on all things adoption to help get more animals out of the shelter and into loving homes.
UPLOAD/SHARE YOUR FAVORITE ADOPTION RESOURCES
We know that adoption touches many aspects of your organization. Our goal is to build a resource center that can be useful for all the areas that adoption plays a role in.
Do you provide adoption counseling services or handouts for new adopters? Do you have an amazing Adoption Program Coordinator job description? What has your most successful adoption event looked like? We want to hear it! Reply to this thread and attach your adoption applications, questionnaires, adoption event flyers or anything related to increasing successful adoptions!
🤑 Participation = Your Entry To Win 🤑
Everyone who uploads a file, shares a resource on this thread or replies with a successful adoption technique or story during the month of March will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Amazon, Petco or PetSmart (winner's choice). Start sharing now!
Pro-Tips for sharing resources:
- Use the "Upload File" button when replying to this thread to attach a file. We encourage you to attach the file versus hyperlinking to the file whenever possible. Files that are attached to discussion threads are automatically added to the Maddie's Pet Forum Resource Library so attaching helps make the resource searchable and improves accessibility within the forum.
- Yes, you can share resources that your organization did not create. Sharing is caring and this applies to resources too! Make sure the creator allows the resource to be shared publicly and be sure to give credit to the creator or source organization.
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#PetSupportServices*
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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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