Animal Welfare Professionals

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

Hi Samantha,

All our staff is asked to wear long pants, closed shoes and a shelter staff shirt. We are not providing the shoes and long pants, but every employee gets a set of Staff T-Shirts. Employees are responsible to wash their shirts at home.  We do allow in addition to the shirts that identify a person as staff member, shirts that are coming from our merchandise store (employees get a discount when they buy from the store). In addition our medical staff has medical uniforms with the company logo. While the hiring /onboarding process new employees get informed about what they can and cannot wear and that there is no cleaning service.  I attached a photo with some examples of staff shirts we have, as you can see there are different types and colors. I personally like that we have different types / styles of shirts as it allows employees to wear what suites best for their working condition. Not offering a cleaning service or pants might be considered a disadvantage, but if clearly communicated from the start it should not cause an issue.

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you! 

I am the Shelter Manager at municipal shelter in Oklahoma. We are getting a new, much larger  Animal Shelter soon and with that we will be hiring more employees (specifically kennel techs and/or front staff) plus changing our look up.  I was curious to see what other Shelters have their employees wear and what you like or don't like about certain options especially when it comes to cleaning, but really I'd love any input.  We were leaning towards scrubs for them, but worry about cost and turnover for the kennel tech positions.

*Pictures would be super helpful for ideas! Thank you!