Many animals need longer than this to find a home and can be well cared for and provided enrichment and socialisation until this occurs.
Instead it needs to be a requirement that pounds and shelters have appropriate housing and staffing to provide for the needs of abandoned animals, and use good marketing strategies for all unclaimed strays and surrendered animals, and more efforts if an animal is taking longer than a few months to find a home, which can be done through Pet of the Week programs, advertisements and special news stories.
Joy Verrinder BA Dip T MBA MA (Professional Ethics & Gov)
Strategic Development Officer
Animal Welfare League of Qld
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