The Best Friends Podcast - Episode 65
The pandemic forced a lot of changes across the industry. The lockdowns, for example, required shelters to find ways to provide services while being closed. The massive support from the public who offered foster homes took much of the burden from the shelter system, but there was still a need to take in animals. Many shelters decided to try implementing a managed intake program.
The objective of managed intake is to find the best possible outcomes for pets, which often doesn’t mean entering the shelter.
This week we are sharing a Best Friends Network town hall on this topic, and we hear from two leaders who have implemented this program in their community. Learn how changing your intake procedures saves lives, keeps families together, and fosters a positive relationship with your community.
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- The Human Connection: Save More Lives by Building Stronger Relationships in Communities, Town Hall
- Intake Threshold, Lynchburg Humane Society
- Intake Threshold- Cats, Lynchburg Humane Society
- Intake Threshold- Dogs, Lynchburg Humane Society
- Managed Intake Guide, Lynchburg Humane Society
- Managed Intake or Admissions Training Playbook
- Rehoming Guide, Lynchburg Humane Society
- Daily Report Card Facebook Post Example, Norfolk Animal Care & Adoption Center
- Create your own Pet Resource Guide
- Data Proves Power of Managing Intake, Editorial
- Hampton Roads Pet Resources, Norfolk Animal Care & Adoption Center
- Let's Talk About Managed Intake, Editorial
- Managed Intake and Admissions, E-Learning Module
- Pet Resource Center, Lynchburg Humane Society
- So You Found a Lost Animal. Now What?, Norfolk Animal Care & Adoption Center
- Waitwhile, App
- What to do if you find kittens chart, Norfolk Animal Care & Adoption Center
- What to do if you find kittens chart (Spanish), Best Friends
- Town hall moderator, Makena Yarbrough, senior director of regional programs for Best Friends
- Michelle Dosson, bureau manager, Norfolk Animal Care & Adoption Center
- Jill Mollohan, associate director, Lynchburg Humane Society