Genuine question for the field.
Name one nationally-funded program that pays a shelter for the animals they prevented from ever coming in.
We measure live release rate. We measure length of stay. We measure adoption numbers. All output. All happening after the family has already lost the pet.
We built a system that pays us to process animals after intake, then act surprised when intake never goes down.
If the only thing we fund is the back end, the front end will keep filling. Every year. Forever.
So here's what I want to know. What would change in your shelter or rescue if even 20% of your funding was tied to families you kept together, not animals you placed?
Curious what people think. Especially if you disagree.
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BJ Adkins
Founder/Director
Animal-Angels Foundation
Pinson, AL
bjadkins@animal-angels.organimal-angelsfoundation.org
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