Brevard County definitely has one of the most successful surrender mitigation and managed intake programs around. They've successfully been able to help 80% of their owner surrender dogs and cats out of the shelter since inception (with one staff member running the program). Memphis Animal Services and Aiken South Carolina also have good programs. All were recently implemented (within the past couple of years) and all started out believing this would never work in their shelter. I'm happy to connect you with the leadership team at either of these shelters. Keep in mind that you don't need a ton of staff, you simply need to compile a list of resources that will truly be helpful to the public, post all information on your website and a system in place. I would be happy to speak with you any time as well! You're welcome to email me directly cameron.moore@ufl.edu or call me at 904.422.4773.
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