We asked forum members what our next resource drive should be and one of the most popular requests was for transport. So this month, we are focusing our resource drive on all things transport to help your organization transform your transport programs.

Transport in our animal sheltering context is the physical act of relocating animals from a source organization to a destination organization. According to Human Animal Support Services (HASS), "Transport programs may transport pets from a shelter to a rescue, a community in crisis to a more stable community, from a shelter that is facing the decision to euthanize for space, and more."

For this resource drive, members are looking for information on (but not limited to):

• Networking with transporters across the country / developing partnerships

• Resources for Transport Coordinators that address the challenges of recruiting volunteers for transport activities

• Protocols on managing volunteers within a transport program and liability insurance

You can participate in 2 ways:

1.  Reply to this post and tell us about how your organization manages transport or how you've formed successful transport programs. Share links to any training, webcasts, protocols or information you think would help others working to evolve their transport programs. 

2.  Reply with a request about a resource or information you're looking for in relation to transport and we'll do some group brainstorming to see how we can help!

🤑 Participation = Your Entry To Win 🤑

Everyone who uploads a file, shares a resource on this thread or replies with information about transport during the month of June will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Amazon, Petco or PetSmart (winner's choice).  Your reply will also enter you to win a $3k grant! 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. Learn more about how to share a resource here. 

• Yes, you can share fundraisers 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.

This reply is on how our rescue handles transport.  Volunteers generally Board members and their spouses) transport cats w/ our home based rescue in our personalized van that can transport up to 20 cats in carriers at a time.  We transport cats and kittens from our  Northern Neck foster home to cat cafes we partner with for fostering in Chesapeake and Newport News, VA, each  3 hour drives.  We transport cats for spay/neuter services to veterinarians to West Point, Hayes and Newport News, VA. Often one volunteer will deliver to the sites in the a.m., and another volunteer will pick up in the p.m. so the first volunteer doesn't have to wait all day before the cat can safely be discharged.  We ensure that our van drivers are insured under that insurance policy.  When private vehicle is used, that owner's own insurance covers liability.  In the summer months, like July, we have as many as 63 spay/surgeries in one month.  We spend a lot of time on the road and generate a very detailed monthly chart on how many S/N surgeries we have appointments for each day, with which veterinarian location, and drivers needed. To date only volunteers affiliated with our charity transport. We do not "farm" it out.  Does anyone know of reliable, reasonably priced transporters in our rural, Northern Neck, VA region?  

We asked forum members what our next resource drive should be and one of the most popular requests was for transport. So this month, we are focusing our resource drive on all things transport to help your organization transform your transport programs.

Transport in our animal sheltering context is the physical act of relocating animals from a source organization to a destination organization. According to Human Animal Support Services (HASS), "Transport programs may transport pets from a shelter to a rescue, a community in crisis to a more stable community, from a shelter that is facing the decision to euthanize for space, and more."

For this resource drive, members are looking for information on (but not limited to):

• Networking with transporters across the country / developing partnerships

• Resources for Transport Coordinators that address the challenges of recruiting volunteers for transport activities

• Protocols on managing volunteers within a transport program and liability insurance

You can participate in 2 ways:

1.  Reply to this post and tell us about how your organization manages transport or how you've formed successful transport programs. Share links to any training, webcasts, protocols or information you think would help others working to evolve their transport programs. 

2.  Reply with a request about a resource or information you're looking for in relation to transport and we'll do some group brainstorming to see how we can help!

🤑 Participation = Your Entry To Win 🤑

Everyone who uploads a file, shares a resource on this thread or replies with information about transport during the month of June will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Amazon, Petco or PetSmart (winner's choice).  Your reply will also enter you to win a $3k grant! 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. Learn more about how to share a resource here. 

• Yes, you can share fundraisers 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.

This post is about our Foster Sponsorship program:

Central Arkansas Rescue Transport (CART) developed this program a year ago; we only have 1 partner so far but hope to expand it to new partners before our next high season (November – May).

The program focus is on small foster-based rescues in states with greater demand than supply for adoptable cats, especially in the 'off' season (our high season); many times, these rescues have foster home capacity but struggle with the costs associated with vetting cats in geographical areas identified as 'vet deserts'.  In Arkansas, we are overwhelmed with our supply of cats, and due to low adoption rates locally, our local partners cannot save cats due to limited foster home capacity.  Some of our partners can afford to fully vet their cats but can't move them - they are drowning in wonderful, adoptable cats!  CART's program pays a $100 sponsorship per cat to participating destination partners for three months; ownership of the sponsored cats is transferred to that partner.  We do not charge pull fees and we do not ask to share in adoption fees.  The cats are ready for adoption but need further socialization or are a bonded pair.  Some cats may not show well in pet stores or can be shy with new people - but thrive in a foster home environment.  

We've sent 16 cats in the program's first year to our receiving partner in western Minnesota.  Their cost to vet and spay/neuter a kitten rescued locally costs more than their adoption fee; they have limited financial support locally. This rescue uses the sponsorship to underwrite the supplies for the foster home (or occasionally to lower the adoption fee), and they keep the full adoption fee – which helps fund their local operation.  Some of the cats we've sent needed more than 3 months in a foster home, so we pay an extension fee of $100 for another 3-month period.

To 'sweeten' the deal, we also send other friendly cats that they can put in the 2 pet stores they work with; these are also fully vetted, altered cats.  Whenever possible, we will send ones that will turnover quickly (kittens).  These adoption fees also supplement their revenue.

CART sends cats under the Foster Sponsorship program whenever our Coalition members agree to underwrite the fee and when our receiving partner has foster home space.

I've attached our Foster Sponsorship agreement form (it has 2 optional clauses we use as needed).  I'm attaching Word and PDF versions.

This reply is on how our rescue handles transport.  Volunteers generally Board members and their spouses) transport cats w/ our home based rescue in our personalized van that can transport up to 20 cats in carriers at a time.  We transport cats and kittens from our  Northern Neck foster home to cat cafes we partner with for fostering in Chesapeake and Newport News, VA, each  3 hour drives.  We transport cats for spay/neuter services to veterinarians to West Point, Hayes and Newport News, VA. Often one volunteer will deliver to the sites in the a.m., and another volunteer will pick up in the p.m. so the first volunteer doesn't have to wait all day before the cat can safely be discharged.  We ensure that our van drivers are insured under that insurance policy.  When private vehicle is used, that owner's own insurance covers liability.  In the summer months, like July, we have as many as 63 spay/surgeries in one month.  We spend a lot of time on the road and generate a very detailed monthly chart on how many S/N surgeries we have appointments for each day, with which veterinarian location, and drivers needed. To date only volunteers affiliated with our charity transport. We do not "farm" it out.  Does anyone know of reliable, reasonably priced transporters in our rural, Northern Neck, VA region?  

We asked forum members what our next resource drive should be and one of the most popular requests was for transport. So this month, we are focusing our resource drive on all things transport to help your organization transform your transport programs.

Transport in our animal sheltering context is the physical act of relocating animals from a source organization to a destination organization. According to Human Animal Support Services (HASS), "Transport programs may transport pets from a shelter to a rescue, a community in crisis to a more stable community, from a shelter that is facing the decision to euthanize for space, and more."

For this resource drive, members are looking for information on (but not limited to):

• Networking with transporters across the country / developing partnerships

• Resources for Transport Coordinators that address the challenges of recruiting volunteers for transport activities

• Protocols on managing volunteers within a transport program and liability insurance

You can participate in 2 ways:

1.  Reply to this post and tell us about how your organization manages transport or how you've formed successful transport programs. Share links to any training, webcasts, protocols or information you think would help others working to evolve their transport programs. 

2.  Reply with a request about a resource or information you're looking for in relation to transport and we'll do some group brainstorming to see how we can help!

🤑 Participation = Your Entry To Win 🤑

Everyone who uploads a file, shares a resource on this thread or replies with information about transport during the month of June will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Amazon, Petco or PetSmart (winner's choice).  Your reply will also enter you to win a $3k grant! 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. Learn more about how to share a resource here. 

• Yes, you can share fundraisers 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.

This reply is on how our rescue handles transport.  Volunteers generally Board members and their spouses) transport cats w/ our home based rescue in our personalized van that can transport up to 20 cats in carriers at a time.  We transport cats and kittens from our  Northern Neck foster home to cat cafes we partner with for fostering in Chesapeake and Newport News, VA, each  3 hour drives.  We transport cats for spay/neuter services to veterinarians to West Point, Hayes and Newport News, VA. Often one volunteer will deliver to the sites in the a.m., and another volunteer will pick up in the p.m. so the first volunteer doesn't have to wait all day before the cat can safely be discharged.  We ensure that our van drivers are insured under that insurance policy.  When private vehicle is used, that owner's own insurance covers liability.  In the summer months, like July, we have as many as 63 spay/surgeries in one month.  We spend a lot of time on the road and generate a very detailed monthly chart on how many S/N surgeries we have appointments for each day, with which veterinarian location, and drivers needed. To date only volunteers affiliated with our charity transport. We do not "farm" it out.  Does anyone know of reliable, reasonably priced transporters in our rural, Northern Neck, VA region?  

We asked forum members what our next resource drive should be and one of the most popular requests was for transport. So this month, we are focusing our resource drive on all things transport to help your organization transform your transport programs.

Transport in our animal sheltering context is the physical act of relocating animals from a source organization to a destination organization. According to Human Animal Support Services (HASS), "Transport programs may transport pets from a shelter to a rescue, a community in crisis to a more stable community, from a shelter that is facing the decision to euthanize for space, and more."

For this resource drive, members are looking for information on (but not limited to):

• Networking with transporters across the country / developing partnerships

• Resources for Transport Coordinators that address the challenges of recruiting volunteers for transport activities

• Protocols on managing volunteers within a transport program and liability insurance

You can participate in 2 ways:

1.  Reply to this post and tell us about how your organization manages transport or how you've formed successful transport programs. Share links to any training, webcasts, protocols or information you think would help others working to evolve their transport programs. 

2.  Reply with a request about a resource or information you're looking for in relation to transport and we'll do some group brainstorming to see how we can help!

🤑 Participation = Your Entry To Win 🤑

Everyone who uploads a file, shares a resource on this thread or replies with information about transport during the month of June will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Amazon, Petco or PetSmart (winner's choice).  Your reply will also enter you to win a $3k grant! 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. Learn more about how to share a resource here. 

• Yes, you can share fundraisers 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.

#TransfersandTransport

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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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We asked forum members what our next resource drive should be and one of the most popular requests was for transport. So this month, we are focusing our resource drive on all things transport to help your organization transform your transport programs.

Transport in our animal sheltering context is the physical act of relocating animals from a source organization to a destination organization. According to Human Animal Support Services (HASS), "Transport programs may transport pets from a shelter to a rescue, a community in crisis to a more stable community, from a shelter that is facing the decision to euthanize for space, and more."

For this resource drive, members are looking for information on (but not limited to):

• Networking with transporters across the country / developing partnerships

• Resources for Transport Coordinators that address the challenges of recruiting volunteers for transport activities

• Protocols on managing volunteers within a transport program and liability insurance

You can participate in 2 ways:

1.  Reply to this post and tell us about how your organization manages transport or how you've formed successful transport programs. Share links to any training, webcasts, protocols or information you think would help others working to evolve their transport programs. 

2.  Reply with a request about a resource or information you're looking for in relation to transport and we'll do some group brainstorming to see how we can help!

🤑 Participation = Your Entry To Win 🤑

Everyone who uploads a file, shares a resource on this thread or replies with information about transport during the month of June will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Amazon, Petco or PetSmart (winner's choice).  Your reply will also enter you to win a $3k grant! 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. Learn more about how to share a resource here. 

• Yes, you can share fundraisers 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.