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How we help our Long-Term Residents!
The primary function of the Animal Welfare Society is to provide shelter and care for homeless animals, while trying to adopt them out into loving, permanent homes. In light of this role, we recognize that some animals will have longer stays at the shelter than others, and that some animals have very little chance of being adopted due to behavioral and/or medical conditions. In order to give due consideration to the animals who have been residents of the AWS more than 8 weeks we have formed the Long Term Resident or LTR Program.
This program enables the staff here at the shelter to keep track of and give special consideration to the animals who have been here for an extended period of time. These activities are done in no particular order and are all performed in hopes of increasing the adoptability of the animals and to reduce the chance of stress related behavioral problems. Some activities will be done for all of the residents, while others are on a case-by-case basis. The last resort will be euthanasia in the event that an animal cannot be adopted out due to already present circumstances, or issues that arise due to the long-term stay at the shelter, such as medical or behavioral issues.
The LTR Program will serve the needs of the animals to have more attention, a change of scenery and special activities. We hope that many of these activities will make the animal’s stay here more enjoyable, as well as help in reaching the end goal of a loving adopting family.
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