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FEATURES
Judgment Calls: Adoption Perspectives
Interactions between the adoption counselor and the potential adopter are always charged with uncertainty. We present essays from both sides of the counter.
Cat Coupons and Dog Discounts
“Free To Good Home!” Did your blood pressure shoot up just reading that phrase? The animal welfare field has long preached against these newspaper ads used by backyard breeders. But what if such consumer-savvy promotions were used to advertise adoptable shelter pets?
Vermont Agencies Collaborate Against Cruelty
A new system that streamlines responsibilities for handling cruelty cases is helping the Addison County Humane Society achieve better outcomes for animals.
DEPARTMENTS
Letterbox
Scoop
Coffee Break
In your space, you talk about how your phone is practically glued to your ear and how your job even follows you on vacation.
Creature Feature
Coyotes used to roam the Western plains, but their stomping grounds have expanded into areas that were once forested. Now these animals are all over the country, wandering into backyards and local parks and making people nervous. Find out how you can keep citizens—human, feline, and coyote—happy and safe.
The “101” Department
You probably have a sign in front of your shelter that tells visitors they’ve come to the right place. Maybe you even have one or two down the street. But how easily can people find your organization on the Web? Learn how to help pet-seeking people find your site.
Q & A
Maya Richmond of the Maryland SPCA talks about a contest that takes dogs and shelter visitors around the country—and even around the world.
Shelter Medicine
Ringworm: The word is enough to make some people start scratching themselves in disgust, and the infection can be a major pain for shelters to cope with. Dr. Lila Miller helps readers figure out the fungus.
The Behavior Department
You can’t really explain to a cat what her new adopter’s home will be like. But you can talk to a new adopter about what his new cat may be like—and prepare him for the behaviors to expect as his kitty checks out her new digs.
Off Leash
A volunteer’s invention helps ease the sore muscles of spay-neuter clinic workers in California.
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