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A Compassionate Director 5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:37:33
Director of Pet Pantry is extremely dedicated, compassionate, and hard working. Inspires all staff and volunteers to keep the welfare of the animals first and foremost.
5 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:57:58
I can only imagine the hard work and time for the directors and the all do it for the animals.
Proactive Redemptions 5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:36:11
Every animal surrendered as a stray is scanned for a microchip. A "stray" cat was reunited with its family after being missing and presumed dead for over 6 months. Emphasizes the importance of microchipping all pets. Works with other local organizations to monitor lost pet reports during intakes.
5 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:57:19
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Volunteers 5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:33:06
Volunteers are caring and well trained. Those who don't excel in one area of the organization are encouraged to try out other areas where they can be helpful. Washing and folding laundry are just as important as manning the phones or working adoption center.
5 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:57:15
I am one and the rest are top notch and very dedicated!
Public Relations/Community Involvement 4.5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:31:42
Works hard to increase exposure to general public and educate on the importance of community involvement.
4 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:56:47
A little bit up and coming but more ideas and PR are expanding every month
Medical and Behavior Programs 5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:30:48
Staff and volunteers work to educate pet owners on behavior problem modifications to reduce surrender rate. Promotes the importance of vaccines and yearly vet visits.
5 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:55:55
Not too sure on this end but seems to be very well handled.
Pet Retention 5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:29:25
Very low return rate on adoptions. Food distribution program helps people keep their pets during hard financial times. Low cost spay/neuter clinic helps keep unwanted litters down. Under certain circumstances, provide reduced cost emergency vet care.
5 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:55:24
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Comprehensive Adoption Programs 4.5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:27:15
Adoption staff carefully chooses forever homes for animals. They spend considerable time reviewing applicants to ensure homes are the right ones. Very low return rate on adoptions.
4 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:55:11
great for cats and expanding to dogs.
Foster Care 5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:25:05
Great network of foster homes for both dogs and cats.
5 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:54:50
They do their research for great foster care
Rescue Groups 4.5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:24:40
Rescue works hard to find perfect homes for animals.
4 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:54:30
great rescue group and expanding
High-Volume, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter 5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:23:15
Compassionate and comprehensive care for owned pets in their low cost spay/neuter clinic.
5 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:48:49
very helpful in controlling population
Feral Cat TNR Program 5 average
5 posted by MariAnneSmeltzer, on 2017-07-15 11:22:25
Comprehensive and caring TNR program.
5 posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:48:22
Very caring as far as the individual cats needs and help control population
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I have situation I'm hoping you can help with. A young male cat was dumped by someone who moved, just leaving him to fend for himself in the neighborhood. I have been feeding him and got him a flea treatment and flea collar. Unfortunately, I already have two cats, and a black lab, and cannot adopt this little one. He appears to be about six months old, non-neutered, grey tabby. He is an absolute love bug. Loves to cuddle, purr, and curl up on a friendly lap. He would make a wonderful pet for someone. I really don't want to take him to a shelter where he could possibly be put to sleep if not adopted. Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any information that could help. Thank you, Heidi Mull Womelsdorf, PA
posted by callies.momheidi, on 2014-10-04 10:21:21
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Great program as far as cat control 9soon to be dogs), finding great homes for strays or homeless cats, getting the right vet needs done, providing food and shelter and very dedicated to the no kill cause.
posted by mavery311, on 2014-02-22 11:53:21
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1. Feral Cat TNR Program

Many communities are embracing Trap, Neuter, Release programs (TNR) to improve animal welfare, reduce death rates, and meet obligations to public welfare.


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2. High-Volume, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter

Low cost, high volume spay/neuter will quickly lead to fewer animals entering the shelter system, allowing more resources to be allocated toward saving lives.


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3. Rescue Groups

An adoption or transfer to a rescue group frees up scarce cage and kennel space, reduces expenses for feeding, cleaning, killing, and improves a community's rate of lifesaving. In an environment of millions of dogs and cats killed in shelters annually, rare is the circumstance in which a rescue group should be denied an animal.


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4. Foster Care

Volunteer foster care is crucial to No Kill. Without it, saving lives is compromised. It is a low cost, and often no cost, way of increasing a shelter's capacity, improving public relations, increasing a shelter's public image, rehabilitating sick and injured or behaviorally challenged animals, and saving lives.


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5. Comprehensive Adoption Programs

Adoptions are vital to an agency's lifesaving mission. The quantity and quality of shelter adoptions is in shelter management's hands, making lifesaving a direct function of shelter policies and practice. In fact, studies show people get their animals from shelters only 20% of the time. If shelters better promoted their animals and had adoption programs responsive to the needs of the community, including public access hours for working people, offsite adoptions, adoption incentives, and effective marketing, they could increase the number of homes available and replace killing with adoptions. Contrary to conventional wisdom, shelters can adopt their way out of killing.


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6. Pet Retention

While some of the reasons animals are surrendered to shelters are unavoidable, others can be prevented-but only if shelters are willing to work with people to help them solve their problems. Saving animals requires communities to develop innovative strategies for keeping people and their companion animals together. And the more a community sees its shelters as a place to turn for advice and assistance, the easier this job will be.


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7. Medical and Behavior Programs

In order to meet its commitment to a lifesaving guarantee for all savable animals, shelters need to keep animals happy and healthy and keep animals moving through the system. To do this, shelters must put in place comprehensive vaccination, handling, cleaning, socialization, and care policies before animals get sick and rehabilitative efforts for those who come in sick, injured, unweaned, or traumatized.


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8. Public Relations/Community Involvement

Increasing adoptions, maximizing donations, recruiting volunteers and partnering with community agencies comes down to one thing: increasing the shelter's exposure. And that means consistent marketing and public relations. Public relations and marketing are the foundation of all a shelter's activities and their success. To do all these things well, the shelter must be in the public eye.


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9. Volunteers

Volunteers are a dedicated "army of compassion" and the backbone of a successful No Kill effort. There is never enough staff, never enough dollars to hire more staff, and always more needs than paid human resources. That is where volunteers come in and make the difference between success and failure and, for the animals, life and death.


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10. Proactive Redemptions

One of the most overlooked areas for reducing killing in animal control shelters are lost animal reclaims. Sadly, besides having pet owners fill out a lost pet report, very little effort is made in this area of shelter operations. This is unfortunate because doing so-primarily shifting from passive to a more proactive approach-has proven to have a significant impact on lifesaving and allow shelters to return a large percentage of lost animals to their families.


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11. A Compassionate Director

The final element of the No Kill equation is the most important of all, without which all other elements are thwarted-a hard working, compassionate animal control or shelter director not content to regurgitate tired cliches or hide behind the myth of "too many animals, not enough homes." Unfortunately, this one is also oftentimes the hardest one to demand and find.


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