Pets as Gifts Can Safely Increase Holiday Adoptions
Who says shelters and rescues shouldn't adopt out pets as gifts? Not us! Based on the ASPCA's research, we're endorsing this policy as a way to save more animals' lives during winter holidays and beyond.
Keep reading for case studies, creative gifting programs and how-tos for giving it a try at your agency.
Both research and the experience of participating shelters show no increased risk of relinquishment for animals received as gifts.
Lifesaving Benefits
Shelters report more adoptions, better community engagement and enthusiastic media attention. And the worries about a high rate of return are unfounded, since both research and the experience of participating shelters show no increased risk of relinquishment for animals received as gifts.
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