Recent Pets Blog | Animal Shelters PostsStarting A No-Kill Shelterby Aimee Amodio07 Jun 2007 02:47 PMOne major decision you'll have to make if you are starting a shelter is this: do you want to be a no-kill shelter? What does it mean to be a no-kill shelter? It means that you are not putting a time limit on the animals' stays. It means you will not euthanize animals to free up space. Adopt-a-Shelter Cat Month Starts Today: How to Participateby Courtney Mroch01 Jun 2007 06:46 PMJune is known in some circles as Adopt-a-Shelter Cat Month, which was started by American Humane. I suspected June was probably selected because right about now shelters are overflowing with kittens. Starting A Shelter: Money Stuffby Aimee Amodio30 May 2007 09:14 AMIf you're going to run a shelter, you're going to need money. Lots of money. Money for the land and building your animals use. Money for dog food and cat chow. Money for advertising your shelter so your resident animals can find homes. Money for veterinary services, grooming, and training. Starting A Shelter: Legal Stuffby Aimee Amodio29 May 2007 11:14 PMThere is so much legal stuff that goes into starting a shelter that it can be overwhelming! This checklist will at least help you get started; you may want to talk to a lawyer or someone from the Small Business Association for assistance. Starting A Shelter: How Are You Doing?by Aimee Amodio27 May 2007 02:50 PMRunning a shelter is not an easy job. There will be hard days and depressing days. There will be happy days and triumphs. You'll spend a lot of hours sweating over your finances or cleaning kennels. You may be witness to cruel mistreatment of animals. Starting A Shelter: Getting the Community Involvedby Aimee Amodio26 May 2007 02:45 PMUnless you have limitless financial resources and can do all the work yourself (trust me, you can't!) your shelter is going to need community support. So how do you do it? Publicity is key. If no one knows about your shelter, no one can help you. Start a mailing list. Starting A Shelter: The Basicsby Aimee Amodio25 May 2007 02:38 PMIf you're an animal lover (like me), you may have pondered the possibility of opening your own shelter some day. In my imagination, I've got acres of land and herds of dogs, happily romping together while they wait for their forever homes. In reality, starting a shelter is a lot of work. Tragedy: The Jacksonville Humane Society Burns to the Groundby Courtney Mroch09 Apr 2007 02:06 PMPhoto by Jakub Alaborski Today I logged onto the computer and checked my email like I do every morning. I had a surprise waiting: an email from my good friend Karen in Jacksonville, Florida. (a.k.a. Aunt Karen to Murph, Kitty, and now Tabby. The Sam Simon Foundation and the "Dog Nut"by Courtney Mroch06 Mar 2007 03:32 PMMore and more as I get older I find myself getting a little bit jaded about the world we live in. Too much of a gap between the haves and the have nots, too many who are in positions to do good with their fame and/or wealth but don't, too much emphasis on the negative, etc. Pet Overpopulation Statisticsby Aimee Amodio23 Feb 2007 08:00 PMIf you don't believe that spaying and neutering your pets is a good idea, maybe these statistics will change your mind. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that between six and eight million cats and dogs enter animal shelters and rescues every year. Recent Blog Comments Michele Cheplic says... "I was wondering when this was going to happen." |
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