Heres some great ammunition to share if you find naysayer comments on other pages and posts regarding Empty the Shelter Day... Do free adoptions increase the risk of poor care and abandonment? Results from a recent study conducted by researchers at Maddies® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida say NO. A survey of all 1,928 pet adopters from the fee-waived 2011 Maddies® Matchmaker Adoptathon compared caregiver characteristics and pet lifestyles between adopters who still had their pets 6 - 12 months after the event, and those who did not. A total of 57% (1,099) of adopters completed the survey, and a vast majority of those reported that the adopted pets were still in the home (93% of the dogs and 95% of the cats). Most pets lived predominantly indoors, slept in the family bed, and had been to a veterinarian - and a resounding 94% of all respondents declared a strong or very strong attachment to the pet, whether the pet was retained or not. The researchers concluded that successful adoptions do not require payment of a fee, and free adoption promotions may increase adoptions without compromising the quality of the animals life.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:21:26 +0000
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