Hi Julie,
We do not have a written policy in place, but a general understanding to actively work towards emptying the kennels quickly when we reach capacity and there is little movement for a couple of days. To do that, we do some or all of the following:
- Doing a special with reduced adoption fees for cats, which is financed through a special fund people donate to.
- Advertise certain dogs more prominently on Social Media (either our long-term residents or sometimes when we need to make room quickly a dog that will get adopted quickly).
- Some Hard-To-Place animals will receive sponsorships where the whole adoption fee is donated by another person, otherwise we try to stay away from no-cost adoptions.
As we take mostly owner surrenders, we subsequently fill the kennels with animals from our waiting list. Unfortunately we are in a constant at capacity state with a waitlist of 80 animals, so I'd love to hear other ideas as well.
Best,
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Nora Paech
Development Director
Snake River Animal Shelter
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-21-2022 03:18 AM
From: Julie Jacobsen
Subject: What do your organizations do when they reach capacity?
Do you have a written plan or is it more ad hoc?
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Julie Jacobsen
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