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Title: Increasing Cat Adoptions


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  • Increasing Cat Adoptions
  • Wendy Blount, DVM

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Get Heard Unexpected Ways to Gain Attention for
Your Cats
  • Beyond PetFinder - Get a Facebook Page
  • Facebook.com gets more hits every day than any
    other website on the planet
  • Facebook advertising gets more exposure than
    Google
  • Facebook is widely used by every age group except
    those gt65 years of age
  • Used by male and females of all education levels
    and occupations
  • Used at home, work and school
  • Its Free!!

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Get Heard Unexpected Ways to Gain Attention for
Your Cats
  • Outgoing Voicemail recording
  • MEOW!
  • This is Mercedes, I'm a 2 year old spayed female
    kitty with personality plus.
  • The Animal Control Officer is not in right now,
    so please leave your message and don't forget to
    tell the ACO that you can't live without me.
  • Adopt me today - you won't be disappointed!
  • Submitted by Jaylin Ramos of Hugoton Animal
    Shelter in KS

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Get Heard Unexpected Ways to Gain Attention for
Your Cats
  • Look for Performances of the musical Cats in
    Your Area
  • With permission, assemble outside to distribute
    flyers of cats up for adoption.
  • get creative and wear cat costumes.
  • Bring animals to showcase and take applications
  • Submitted by Ally Harris of Halfway Home Rescue
    in CT

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Get Heard Unexpected Ways to Gain Attention for
Your Cats
  • Do Not Litter Campaign
  • Take a photo of a Do Not Litter sign with a
    basket of kittens under it
  • Make up flyers to post with permission at local
    businesses with high traffic
  • If you have restaurants with waiting lists, this
    is a great place to take advantage of a captive
    audience
  • Promote adoptions and get leads for your low cost
    spay-neuter program
  • Submitted by Kathie Tonnessen of Communities
    Altering The Strays (CATS) in NJ

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Think Outside the (Litter) Box!Alternative
Off-Site Adoptions
  • Pet Friendly Apartment Complexes
  • Approach reputable, pet-friendly apartment
    complexes and offer to hold adoption fairs.
  • The apartment manager publishes ads to advertise
    the fair while promoting their pet-friendly
    atmosphere in an effort to attract new tenants.
  • The complexes offer a special, reduced-rate
    pet-deposit good for any new tenants and current
    tenants adopting from your shelter
  • Submitted by Cheryl Knox of Humane Society of
    Alamance County in NC

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Think Outside the (Litter) Box!Alternative
Off-Site Adoptions
  • Showcase cats in local busineses
  • Family-owned used book store located in an old,
    refinished house in downtown Lufkin.
  • That bookstore has become the official home of
    the Lufkin Chapter of O'Malley Alley Cats.
  • The customer traffic helps socialize feral
    kittens as well as providing the visibility they
    need to steal hearts.
  • Customers always ask about the kitties if they
    are not promptly greeted when they walk in the
    door.
  • Submitted by Brooke Cooley of The O'Malley Alley
    Cat Organization in TX

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Think Outside the (Litter) Box!Alternative
Off-Site Adoptions
  • Showcase kittens in pet friendly schools
  • Many school rooms have small mammal pets
  • Some might be open to a cat cage for fosters to
    visit from time to time
  • Reluctant 1st grade readers can read aloud to the
    kittens in the reading corner by the cage
  • Foster kittens can be socialized
  • Springboard to humane education for the kids
  • Nothing is more fun than watching kittens play
  • Adoptions to teachers, other employees and
    parents might surprise you
  • Submitted by Cynthia Dewy of GRASP in NY

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Think Outside the (Litter) Box!Alternative
Off-Site Adoptions
  • Cats Only off site adoptions
  • Invite local cat rescues to show their cats.
  • Invite all pet associated groups to have tables.
  • Dog rescues
  • Pet Pantries, food and supplies
  • Pet show, performance and therapy groups
  • The atmosphere is quiet so the cats are calmer
    and show better.
  • Get serious cat people who are ready to adopt a
    cat and are turned off by barking dogs.
  • Submitted by Julie Bates of Hendricks County
    Humane Society in IN

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Think Outside the (Litter) Box!Alternative
Off-Site Adoptions
  • Local Veterinary Clinics
  • Set up a cage behind the reception desk
  • Or in the cat area of the waiting room near the
    desk
  • Great for adoptions and socializing kittens
  • Submitted by Linda Brown of Backyard Friends in ON

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Dress Up Plain Jane Cats for Formal Adoption Days
  • Esperanza Ball Black Tie Affair
  • What to do with all the black, tuxedo and gray
    tabby cats?
  • Room decorated like a formal ballroom
  • Punch and treats for those who visit this room
  • Oreos and black and white mms
  • Music is nice
  • Female cats get hot pink soft paws and pink
    frilly collars
  • Male cats get bright blue soft paws and turquoise
    bow ties
  • Volunteers staff dress in black and white

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Dress Up Plain Jane Cats for Formal Adoption Days
  • Esperanza Ball Black Tie Affair
  • No flashy cats allowed that might steal the
    show
  • Some call it a Black Cat Ball host it in the
    fall
  • Special evening hours for the event
  • Adopted cats delivered by limousine service with
    a donated pet supply gift basket
  • Photograph the delivery and submit to the local
    paper or use in advertisements
  • Submitted by Tina Puentes of A Pets F.A.T.E. in
    WA Linda Young of KittyCorner of CNY, Inc. in
    NY

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Baby Shower Day
  • Donors bring kitten/puppy/bunny supplies to help
    during critical spring baby season.
  • Kitten milk replacer Pet nurse bottles
  • Cat beds and kitten toys
  • Post a Kitten Gift Registry
  • Showcase the adult female cats that have had
    their babies and now need good homes.
  • Showcase kittens that are ready to go.
  • Decorate like a baby shower for the day.
  • Submitted by Debbie Ringer of S.T.A.R.T. in NJ
    Tyler Lewis of Providence Animal Rescue League
    in RI

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Mothers Day Event
  • Feature all the little mama's who are the
    "leftovers" of the kitten season.
  • They are often only kittens themselves.
  • For all qualified adopters, offer a goodie bag
    full of coupons, samples and handouts and of
    course a low-cost spay/neuter certificate for the
    very young kittens.
  • Post on Petfinder website and Facebook page
  • Submitted by Rebecca Endsley of C.A.T.S. Cats Are
    Totally Special in TN

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • We Have Irish Cats for St. Patricks Day
  • Put a shamrock on each cage with the cat's Irish
    name.
  • Sally O'Patch for a calico
  • Mitch McStripe for a tabby
  • Mr. Stubbins for a Manx
  • People may stop in to see what an Irish Cat looks
    like
  • Green softpaws and collars on the cats
  • Submitted by Cindy Seigel of PATCH in NJ

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • 2012 Models Just Arrived for New Year
  • Name Cats after Cars
  • Herbie the Love Bug
  • Fiesta
  • Marquis
  • Audi
  • Lexus
  • Submitted by Cindy Seigel of PATCH in NJ

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Cinco de Meow-O! first week in May
  • Pre-event ticketed raffle to raise money for the
    adoption center called the Purr Pad
  • More than 25 donated prizes.
  • TV-DVD player, gift certificates from area
    businesses
  • Boutique with donated gifts and fabulous Cinco de
    Meow-O t-shirts
  • Food and drink booth.
  • Over fifty adult cats for adoption, as well as
    several kittens.
  • More than 30 adoptions that day
  • Submitted by Elizabeth Ledet of Friends of the
    Jefferson Animal Shelter in LA

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • June is Adopt A Cat Month
  • Cats are like potato chips you cant have JUST
    ONE!
  • No fees on the second cat if you adopt 2
  • Some give the new owner up to 2 months to choose
    the second cat
  • Adopter gets a bag of potato chips
  • Cats get a goodie bag with toys and catnip
  • Submitted by Lorraine Askam of Maui Humane
    Society in HI Nikke Beer of Humane Society of
    Northwestern Pennsylvania in PA

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Karoke Kitties Event
  • Public can sing, sponsor a singer, send a
    donation or come just to show their support.
  • Winners are recipients of "Ameri-Cat Idol" prizes
    for
  • "Purrrrrfect Singer" (best voice)
  • "Money Cat" (most sponsors)
  • "Alley Cat" (the crowd pleaser).
  • Everyone that sang is awarded a little "Cool Cat
    trophy
  • Submitted by Diane Show of Sheltara Humane
    Society in MA

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Fundraiser Pool Tournament
  • Tables are "named" after select cats who need
    medical care.
  • When players' names are called to play, they must
    read the descriptions on the placards to find the
    cat name and locate the appropriate table.
  • Kitties gain additional visibility and tournament
    participants learn about the animals who are
    receiving the donated entry fee.
  • Submitted by Vivian Cooper of Companion Animal
    Rescue Alliance in MD

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Love an Experienced Cat
  • Pair Senior Cats with Senior Citizens
  • Some well funded programs have senior foster
    programs where the rescue
  • delivers food and litter monthly
  • Conducts a welfare check at this time
  • handles all vet care
  • Cat returned to the rescue if senior can no
    longer care for the cat
  • Submitted by Carol Storm of Callie's Home for
    Cats in CA Nancy Engel of Pet Angel Adoption
    Rescue Inc. in MI

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Pair Handicapped pets with people with the same
    handicap
  • Deaf, blind local schools for deaf/blind
  • Epileptics
  • Diabetics
  • Amputees
  • Typically unadoptable animals might become
    adoptable
  • Submitted by Diana Nelson of Cornish and Devon
    Rex Rescue NW, Sphynx Too in OR

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Pet Care Expo
  • County Fair type event that benefits the shelter
  • Rent tables to those in the pet care and rescue
    industry
  • Canine Good Citizen Certification
  • Of site adoptions
  • Pony Rides for the kids
  • Petting zoo (work with your health department on
    this)
  • Concessions
  • Sell t-shirts listing sponsors

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Pet Care Expo
  • Kitty Cake Walk
  • Numbered squares are laid out on a path.
  • Tickets are sold to participants, and they walk
    around the path in time to music, which plays for
    a duration and then stops.
  • Use songs like Cat Scratch Fever, Whats New
    Pussycat?, etc.
  • A number is then called out, and the person
    standing on the square with that number wins a
    cake or other kitty gift as a prize.
  • Multiple cakes are given out, one for each round.
  • Cat theme cakes and cookies are great

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Pet Care Expo
  • Kitty Cake Walk
  • The stepping stones the participants will be
    walking on are the actual pictures of kitties
    looking for homes.
  • Use placemats that are taken to local restaurants
    after the cake walk.
  • Have sponsorship levels for the walkers
  • 5 pays for a shelter kitties vaccination
  • 10 pays for the vaccinations plus parasite
    removal
  • 25-45 pays for the spay/neuter
  • 50 covers the whole schmeal for a healthy cat
  • Submitted by Denise Novak of Save1Pet in MS

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Pet Care Expo
  • Kitty Cake Walk

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Pet Care Expo
  • Kitty Cake Walk

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Themes Days Have Fun and Boost your Adoptions
  • Pet Care Expo
  • Kitty Cake Walk

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Attention Grabbing Housing
  • Stage Your Cage
  • Blue towel and a blue stuffed animal to bring out
    the eye color in a blue eyed cat
  • Colorful rugs rather than newspaper in the bottom
    of the cages
  • Color coordinate the bedding and litter pan with
    the cat
  • Well staged photos of the cat on the cage, rather
    than the usual mug shot in the metal cage
  • Submitted by Dee Carroll of Marin Cat Connection
    in CA Submitted by Linda Hickam of Friends of
    Ferals/Greater Huntsville H.S. in AL

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Attention Grabbing Housing
Stage Your Cage
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Attention Grabbing Housing
Stage Your Cage
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Attention Grabbing Housing
Stage Your Cage
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Attention Grabbing Housing
Stage Your Cage
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Attention Grabbing Housing
Stage Your Cage
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Attention Grabbing Housing
Stage Your Cage
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Attention Grabbing Housing
Stage Your Cage
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Attention Grabbing Housing
Stage Your Cage
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Attention Grabbing Housing
  • Crash the Cat Show
  • Rent a table at the cat show for your mutt cats,
    and actually enter them in the Household Cats
  • Decorate the cages like show cats
  • Create some catchy competition CAT-egories for
    the cages
  • Champion Heart Stealer
  • Black Belt Ninja Kitten
  • Put all the ribbons they win on the fronts of the
    cages
  • Display ribbons at the shelter and off site
    adoptions
  • Submitted by Lee Ann Causey of Little Orphan
    Angels in TX

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Humorous Talent Lists
  • types 50wpm, snow boards and does windows!
  • Trained with Jackie Chan
  • Speaks 7 languages
  • Official food taster
  • Gifted AND talented!
  • Submitted by Michelle Brandenburg of
    Brenton-Franklin Humane Society in WA

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Humorous Talent Lists

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Promote Adult Cat Adoption
  • Adult cats know their way around a litter box
  • Adult cats love couch potatoes
  • Adult cats don't climb curtains
  • The bigger the better
  • Submitted by Andrea Traganza of Noah's Ark Pet
    Adoptions in AZ

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Pet Personal Ads
  • TwinkleToes - 20 pound cat
  • "Full-figured single black white spayed female
    seeks human for brushing, petting, and LONG
    walks."
  • Smudge very talkative
  • Young single gray white neutered male seeks
    Lovely Lady (or Gentleman) for late night chats
    and long naps in front of the fireplace or on the
    heat vent."
  • Kayla prefers quiet
  • Recently divorced mother of two seeks quiet
    family who will take care of me during my
    retirement.
  • Submitted by Jeannette Srivastava of The Kitty
    Cat CARES in MI

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Pet Personal Ads
  • Whiskers doesnt like other cats
  • 7 year old Libra enjoys long naps in sunny
    locales and prefer chicken over tuna. My ideal
    home is one where I can be adored...meaning I
    prefer to be the only cat. Some describe me as
    sensitive, and this can be said about me on many
    levels. Not only do prefer a quiet household, I
    eat a sensitive stomach diet. If you are looking
    for a long-term committed relationship, please
    speak with my people at the front desk."
  • Submitted by Moon Wymore of Pioneer Valley Humane
    Society in MA

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Pet of the Week Letter from Pet
  • Dear Editor,I turn one year old this month.
    Everyone has been coming in and saying "Happy
    Birthday, Mary!". You're probably saying
    "Congratulations". Except, it's not a happy day
    for me -- you see, I'm a shelter kitten,
    correction, a shelter cat. Very few people look
    at the cats in the shelter they go for that cute
    cuddly kitten. The younger the better, or so they
    think. They don't take the time to look at the
    others like me, who dont attack like a Ninja in
    the middle of the night and dont think its fun
    to climb curtains any more. The volunteers at the
    shelter sing high praise about us cats, but it
    falls on deaf ears.

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Pet of the Week Letter from Pet
  • Don't get me wrong, we get love from the
    volunteers at the shelter, but they are there
    only so long during the day and they have so much
    to do and so many cats to love. Oh! To have the
    freedom to roam around a real home, looking for a
    sunny place to sleep, or a warm lap to curl up
    in. This is my dream. Please, would you help us
    and print my plea, so when people are looking to
    add an animal to their home, they adopt from a
    shelter, and take time to look at the older
    animals? We make great companions for humans of
    all ages. Thank you for listening to me. Maybe
    after this is printed, my family will find me.
  • Mary, A Shelter Cat

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Pet of the Week Letter from Pet
  • From a cat named Easter
  • The kids went back to school so I am here. No had
    time for me. The volunteers brought us all toys
    with dangling skeletons for Halloween but I did
    not get to see any costumes this year. I was
    hoping to go home for Turkey Day but everyone has
    been so busy. I asked Santa for a new home but he
    just couldn't find one. I made a New Year's
    resolution to enjoy my time here. Everyone is
    very kind and I do have my own room. Now it's
    spring and I miss my family. I'm hoping for one
    more Easter Egg hunt....

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A Way With Words Creative Writing on the Cage
Cards
  • Off Site Placement
  • 4 color tents on restaurant tables
  • Christmas trees at local vet clinics and pet
    stores
  • Each ornament has pet picture and info
  • In photo albums for the rest of the year
  • Pet of the Week at store cash registers

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Its All in the Finish
  • People often cant remember the name of the pet
    they were interested in
  • People may not know how to contact the shelter or
    rescue group from an off-site adoption
  • Make up business cards for each pet for people
    to pick up and take with them
  • Example Angelo, Quality Control Analyst, Treat
    Department.
  • include the animal's picture on the business
    card.
  • Submitted by Rebecca Leinenback of Open Door
    Animal Sanctuary in MO

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Its All in the Finish
  • Goodies to Go
  • Kitty Kupon book with each adoption
  • Free grooming
  • Volunteer home visit if any challenges
  • T-shirt with each adoption
  • I adopted a Feline Friend
  • T-shirts are cheap advertising that keeps working
    for years
  • Submitted by Nancy Job of Affection Connection
    Rescue in MI

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Its All in the Finish
  • Even Exchange
  • Guilt free exchange for another cat if the
    adopted cat doesnt do well in the household
  • Encourage sleepovers to try out cats prior to
    adoption.
  • Paws to Consider Program
  • Finding the right owner-cat fit is crucial to
    long term adoption success

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