Saving The Bottom 50%

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1. Which factors may contribute to this problem (i.e., the euthanasia of 50% of intake)?

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This session was presented by Dr. Ellen Jefferson, Veterinarian and Executive Director of Austin Pets Alive! (APA), at the 2012 Maddie's Shelter Medicine Conference at the University of Florida. Dr. Jefferson gives an overview of how APA changed the norm of shelter euthanasia at the city shelter by tackling difficult... see moreshelter medicine issues. APA examined the specific types of animals being euthanized and developed targeted programs for these groups to enable a live outcome. Consequently, the City of Austin has leaped from a 50% save rate to a 90% save rate in two and a half years and is now the largest "no-kill" city in the United States. see less

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2. A large foster network is important because foster parents can often:

3. The "bottom 50%" can be saved by being creative and by taking euthanasia out of the equation.

True

False

4. Which of the following accurately describes the term "bottom 50%"?

It is the portion of animals who are euthanized when the average shelter saves 50% of intake.

It can include healthy, injured, ill, and behaviorally challenged animals.

All of the above

None of the above

5. Cornerstone concepts of successful adoptions include:

Bold messaging; healthy, happy animals; consistency; great customer service; and, mission orientation.

Positive messaging; healthy, happy animals; inconsistency; great customer service; and, mission orientation.

Positive messaging; healthy, happy animals; consistency; great customer service; and mission orientation.

Positive messaging; healthy, happy animals; consistency; great customer prices; and, mission orientation.

Positive messaging; healthy, happy animals; consistency; great customer service; and, budget orientation.

6. Successful messaging involves posting animals who have not been saved.

True

False

7. Which strategy was employed by Austin Pets Alive! to save the "bottom 50%"?

Duplicating the effort of other local rescue organizations.

Saving the lives of the most difficult animals to adopt first.

Developing loose rescue criteria.

None of the above.

8. The pillars to successful action includes:

People need to know, believe and care enough to want to act.

People must have the will and instructions to act.

Once people act, they must be rewarded for doing so.

All of the above.

A and B only.

9. People are the solution to saving the "bottom 50%" because they:

Decrease shelter resources for care, shelter space/capacity, difficulty of euthanasia, and motivation/commitment to save.

Increase shelter resources for care, shelter confinement, difficulty of euthanasia, and motivation/commitment to save.

Increase shelter resources for care, shelter space/capacity, difficulty of euthanasia, and motivation/commitment to save.

Increase shelter resources for care, shelter space/capacity, euthanasia numbers, and motivation/commitment to save.

Increase shelter resources for care, shelter space/capacity, difficulty of euthanasia, and physical activity.

10. Austin Pets Alive! has six key ingredients for success. What are they?

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