Open the shelter doors (part 2)
In Open the Shelter Doors, we analyzed a study proving that adoption appointments lead to fewer and slower adoptions — a death sentence.
That study compared the number of dog adoptions when families were allowed to visit without an appointment with the number of adoptions during hours that required an appointment.
Allowing people to visit the kennels without an appointment led to increased adoptions — they skyrocketed by 82%.
A link to the study, Comparison of the Number of Dog Adoptions in a Pilot Program That Restored Limited Visitor Access to Kennels, and an analysis are available by clicking here.
A new study looks at the effect of requiring an appointment on the adoption rates of “slow-track dogs” — those who are available for adoption for 10 or more days. Longer-term dogs tend to be bigger (72% were medium to large dogs) and older (67% were adults and older adults). Not surprisingly, the adoption of these longer-term dogs increased by as much as 57% without an appointment.
A link to the study, The Effect of Kennel Viewing on the Adoption of Slow-Track Dogs, and an analysis are available by clicking here.
The conclusion: Appointment requirements kill dogs.
Once again, we call on “shelters” to end pandemic-related closures and open the shelter doors.