How can someone look into the eyes of an abandoned animal, without taking it home? How does an animal shelter worker find that forever place for these homeless animals? A day in the life of a animal shelter worker is nothing but hard work between dealing with the animals, adoption and adoption failures, funding, and the emotional impact brought on and taken home. Playdates with the other dogs to practice good social behaviors. The decision to make the shelter a traditional open admission shelter or no-kill shelter takes play as well. And finally, steering potential pet owners away from the puppies and towards a more mature dog that is just in need of a loving home.
One issue that comes up when managing an animal shelter is ways of funding. …show more content…
The “kill” shelters, professionally know as a traditional or open admission shelters, and the “no-kill” animal shelters. So how does a shelter chose which type they are? What are the reasonings for that decision? First it has to be defined. The article Kill vs. No-Kill Shelters: The Great Debate, author, Julie Zack Yaste explains “Although circumstance may vary, usually ‘no kill’ shelters, are closed admission”, meaning they are not required to accept all animals brought to the shelter, and typically save euthanasia for animals that are terminally ill or dangerous, or deny those animals all together. Open Admission shelters, according to the same article as before, typically break down into to two categories, “1. shelters that regularly euthanize healthy, adoptable animals to make room, and 2. Shelters that make every effort not to euthanize any healthy adoptable animals”. Yaste goes on to explain that the shelters that fall under the first category follow a “sell-by-date” policy, requiring all animals to be adopted by a certain date, before they go on the euthanization list, but those shelters are usually run by local government funding. The reading also goes on to explain that shelters in the second category do try everything they can to place an animal in a home, but that the main problem with open admission shelters is that there does have to be a point where the animal has to be evaluated for …show more content…
So one job of an animal shelter worker is encouraging these potential pet owners, to adopt. Perhaps even an older dog, that of course, needs a home as much as the cute puppy. The Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County, has their very own facebook page that provides many photos and videos of their ready to be adopted animals. In a nonfiction reading, Career Opportunities: Working With Animals, by Shelly Field, a job title listed under “Shelters, Sanctuaries, and Refuges” explains the role of a Pet Adoption Counselor. These Pet Adoption Counselors are key in placing animals in good homes. Certain duties they have are greeting visitors, explaining adoption polocies, handle adoption paperwork, interview potential adoptive families, and review applications. “Pet Adoption Counselors at animal shelters are expected to interview prospective people who are interested in adopting animals. It is essential that they explain to each individual the commitment involved in adopting an animal.”
One issue that comes up when managing an animal shelter is ways of funding. …show more content…
The “kill” shelters, professionally know as a traditional or open admission shelters, and the “no-kill” animal shelters. So how does a shelter chose which type they are? What are the reasonings for that decision? First it has to be defined. The article Kill vs. No-Kill Shelters: The Great Debate, author, Julie Zack Yaste explains “Although circumstance may vary, usually ‘no kill’ shelters, are closed admission”, meaning they are not required to accept all animals brought to the shelter, and typically save euthanasia for animals that are terminally ill or dangerous, or deny those animals all together. Open Admission shelters, according to the same article as before, typically break down into to two categories, “1. shelters that regularly euthanize healthy, adoptable animals to make room, and 2. Shelters that make every effort not to euthanize any healthy adoptable animals”. Yaste goes on to explain that the shelters that fall under the first category follow a “sell-by-date” policy, requiring all animals to be adopted by a certain date, before they go on the euthanization list, but those shelters are usually run by local government funding. The reading also goes on to explain that shelters in the second category do try everything they can to place an animal in a home, but that the main problem with open admission shelters is that there does have to be a point where the animal has to be evaluated for …show more content…
So one job of an animal shelter worker is encouraging these potential pet owners, to adopt. Perhaps even an older dog, that of course, needs a home as much as the cute puppy. The Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County, has their very own facebook page that provides many photos and videos of their ready to be adopted animals. In a nonfiction reading, Career Opportunities: Working With Animals, by Shelly Field, a job title listed under “Shelters, Sanctuaries, and Refuges” explains the role of a Pet Adoption Counselor. These Pet Adoption Counselors are key in placing animals in good homes. Certain duties they have are greeting visitors, explaining adoption polocies, handle adoption paperwork, interview potential adoptive families, and review applications. “Pet Adoption Counselors at animal shelters are expected to interview prospective people who are interested in adopting animals. It is essential that they explain to each individual the commitment involved in adopting an animal.”