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Proactive Redemptions 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:58:59
They list intakes on Petfinder.com. Don't know of effectiveness or follow-up.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:47:20
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Volunteers 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:57:16
Because Etowah and the animal control work hand in hand I have to mention that animal control does not allow visits or volunteers. Once they are over at Etowah they do, but do not champion.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:47:08
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Public Relations/Community Involvement 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:53:45
Once again they are letting rescue groups do the heavy lifting and basically rest on their laurels and take credit.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:47:05
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Medical and Behavior Programs 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:51:35
Sick or feral... kill them. That's all I can say.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:46:56
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Pet Retention 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:50:50
F-. If you have differing views than them, forget about conversation.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:46:39
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Comprehensive Adoption Programs 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:49:44
IF they make it out of animal control Etowah does offer adoption at a pretty hefty price.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:46:22
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Foster Care 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:48:06
Once again the rescue groups are doing all the heavy lifting as many of them have foster volunteers. They pay a price though to Etowah though to rescue and foster which is humanely wrong on their part.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:46:13
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Rescue Groups 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:46:13
The rescue groups are doing ALL of the heavy lifting here. It is a great way for them to profit and falsely claim no-kill.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:46:04
I cannot comment on this
High-Volume, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:44:53
They allow third party traveling clinics to come in and place a sign and phone number at their location, but in no way do they use any of their budget to assist.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:45:41
Do not think they offer any of these programs. The closest they come is when they allow Project Catsnip to stage their mobile unit there.
Feral Cat TNR Program 1 average
1 posted by Leslie Crawford, on 2019-10-31 17:41:48
I have worked with feral cats for some time. I am shocked that Bartow claims to have a TNR program. They were supposed to implement one, but never had. The director that runs the animal control right next door to Etowah will flat out tell you they don't and they don't honor a tipped ear. PLEASE note that Etowah takes no pets in. They have to be surrendered right next door at animal control. NO pet is allowed to adopted at animal control. Only certified pet rescues can get them out of animal control and even then they have to go next door to process and pay for them in this very crooked practice. And animal control does euthanize. Feral cats especially.
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:43:49
They do not assist with such programs
A Compassionate Director 1 average
1 posted by DawnNadeauReyna, on 2014-12-25 20:47:26
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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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