Do Policy Based Adoptions Increase the Care a Pet Receives? An Exploration of a Shift to Conversation Based Adoptions at One Shelter
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50847#.VE3Wl1fHRK0 Author(s) Emily Weiss , Shannon Gramann , Emily D. Dolan , Jamie E. Scotto , Margaret R. Slater Affiliation(s) Shelter Research and Development, Community Outreach, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA®), New York, USA . ABSTRACT Animal shelters’ adoption processes vary across the US. Some programs have rigorous policy based programs in which potential adopters are screened in or out based on their responses to a series of qualifying questions. Some other organizations use a conversation based approach with-out policies around such things as income, vaccination status of an...