Shelter’s Edge

Posts Tagged ‘intake’

Tip of the Week: Checkin’ It Twice

Don't rely on handwriting to capture correct addresses! When doing intake or outcome, it's easy to double-check an address by simply reading it off of the client's driver's license. This ... Read more..

The Great Shelter Medicine Scavenger Hunt, Day 5 and Beyond

Rock on, mighty hunters  — you made it to Day 5! Congratulations to all our winners — Adrienne Carson, Deborah Biggs, LeeAnn Haggerty and Karyn Carlson. Karyn correctly identified the numbers in ... Read more..

Still Streakin’…

This week marks my 10-year anniversary as a streaker – yeah, yeah… sit tight now… streaking is a term used for running every day without a day off. For me, ... Read more..

Able, Willing And…NAKED

Over the past year, the National Federation of Humane Societies' (NFHS) Metrics group, of which I am a member, has created a Basic Data Matrix for Community Animal Shelter data. ... Read more..

LOST!

In many shelters around the country, more than half of the intake is comprised of animals who are brought in by a Good Samaritan or picked up by animal control ... Read more..