By Myranda Fullerton | Volunteer/Board Member
Clear the Shelter Day Summary - July 23, 2016
This was our second year participating in Clear the Shelter Day, which occured on July 23, 2016, however our planning and coordination took place well in advance of this date. With the help of volunteer feedback from last year, we took lessons learned and applied them to our approach this year. Despite the 100-degree heat, over 25 volunteer signed up to help participate in order to make this year's event a sucess. We held a planning meeting the weekend prior, assigning each volunteer a specific duty based on their individual interest (cats, dogs, home visits, parking, etc.). Together, our awesome shelter staff and volunteers allowed for a well choreographed day, with limited stress and plenty of focus on finding the right home for our cats and dogs.
We aren't like most shelters in the DFW-area. We are a no-kill shelter, thus our animals are with us as long as needed until they find their pefect homes. With that, we do not feel the stress that other, overcrowded shelters feel on Clear the Shelter Day. We take pride in taking our time and using our judgment in order to arrive at the best, possible home for each animal. This includes asking a potential adopter to fill out an extensive application that is reviewed by our Shelter Director, bring children and other pets to the shelter to meet with an animal prior to adoption, finally ending with a home visit by one of our volunteers for one last check before they are sent on their way.
We had big success finding homes for our feline friends. 21 total cats and kittens were adopted! Of the kittens, Bailey, Hank, Dory, Veron, Vicky, Halo, Han Solo, Tango, Margarita, Duke, Capricorn, Brooklyn, Rhett, Pip, Brownie, and Renee found their fur-ever homes, while of the cats, Luna, Giselle, Xena, Queen Bee, and Bru went home.
Of our dogs, Gracie, Shiner, Carpet, Candy, and Bobo found homes.
With each animal adopted, room was cleared to allow for more dogs and cats to arrive at our shelter. These animals come from various walks of life, whether it be from a kill-shelter where their time is up, running loose on the streets and brought in by a caring volunteer, or perhaps surrendered by their owners due to an unforseen and unfortunate change of life situation where an animal can no longer be cared for. With every situation, and with the help of our amazing volunteers, we work hard to ensure a better second life for our animals.
Attached are pictures from this year's event. Enjoy, and thanks for your continued support!
Sincerely,
The Humane Society of Dallas County
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