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Orange County Animal Services <br />1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />919 - 942- PETS(7387) <br />Animal Shelter Adoptions <br />From ASCPA!s "Meet the Adopters!" <br />Thursday, September 8, 2011 <br />I. Adopting from shelters <br />znk <br />A. Numbers <br />1. About 63% of TJS households have a pet <br />2. 65% of pet owners as pets free, or *.it: low co4t <br />3. 21.% of dogs and. 18'/`0 ofcats are acquired from shelters/rescues <br />B. Perceived benefits of adoptin.,g), froi.ii shelters <br />1. Low cost <br />2. Animals may come with health ivo.rk, va.tcines. SI/N, microchip <br />3. Animals inky be temperan-tent tested <br />4. Animals may be already trahned, housebrolien <br />i. Diverse population of animals to pick froni <br />6. Feeling of.helping an anmial. sa-vin g Z.� a lific <br />IL Four approaches to adoptions <br />A. Business transaction <br />1. Collect adoption fees,in-fo from owner <br />B. Adoption screening <br />1. Gather information froiia­adopter to detennine ifthe agencies cr-fteria are met <br />2. Historically this is the ap-proach taken by inia,.r.w.shelters <br />K <br />ionsicreen ngl> <br />• Exercise - Would you pass adopt` <br />C. Open adoptions <br />1. Foster arelatio.-ashit-) wAdh aidopters, help them. adopt an.inials suited to 1heir <br />lifestyle. <br />2. Few if any hard and fast adoption criteria <br />3. Guidelilies used. as a check fistof thin'-s to discuss dear. -mig <br />D. Learnlrn;-ce.ntered adoptions <br />1. Foster arelatioriship -1,vith aciop tiers, create Alearinng oppw-,U, nities to equb:) thelfil. <br />vVith inflo, critical thinking sldl.ls, resources for eurrenitffi lure use as pet otvners <br />2. Few if any had and fast adolk i <br />on cri eria <br />3. Exainple of learning-centered adoptions is.ASPCA*s "IN-leet Youl. Match" <br />Principles of Adult Learning <br />A. Respect <br />i. Adults are m o re likely to learn N,�, hen give n a c. Icn ow, le dge-m. ent for the wi S do m, skills <br />and resources they I)ring -to a new situation <br />-on inay have nev-er owned a pet experience ralising children could <br />2. Ex. A peis <br />translate to scheduli..g needs o'hous e breaking a new uppy <br />B. Relevance <br />1. "Why do 1 uteed to know this?" 'If that question isnt answered for aelult learners, <br />they, will likely decide the hyforniation is not useful and lea ;e it behind.. <br />2. Ask people what they xv ould like to learn and hoNY he useful to <br />them. <br />3. Adoption survey inay- have iterns noted the adopter -viyishes to discuss <br />