1. What does Adoption Guarantee mean?
Adoption Guarantee facilities include any animal organization that save all the healthy and treatable animals under their care, with euthanasia reserved only for unhealthy & untreatable animals. An adoption guarantee organization could be an animal shelter, rescue group, foster care organization, or sanctuary.
2. How will this philosophy help Peninsula SPCA save more animals lives?
Relinquishing the animals control functions to the municipalities, allows us to remain true to our mission to advocate and provide for the humane care and welfare of all animals, and find loving homes for all orphaned and adoptable animals. Richmond, Chicago, San Francisco and many other communities across the nation have used these same principles to save the lives of animals. Working in partnership with their local pounds, and with the help of the community, they have seen their live release rates more than double.
3. What happens to the animals that are picked up by animal control?
The animals picked up would be taken to the city pound(s). It is our hope to serve as an extension of the city pound, helping to find homes for all adoptable animals.
4. Why did the board of the PSCPA make the decision to do this?
The municipalities are mandated by state law to maintain a pound, or contract with an organization to do so. For many years, we have served as both the pound and an animal shelter, or adoption center. We are committing to our mission to save lives.
5. Will the Peninsula SPCA take owner surrenders?
When a family decides to give up a healthy animal, our adoption counselors will offer educational counseling and alternatives.
6. How will the PSPCA be funded?
Our funding will be limited to private and corporate donations. By adopting a life saving approach, we will be eligible for and seek additional grants. You can support our mission by giving to our animals today!
7. Is the PSPCA going to be a closed shelter? How you determine what animals you accept?
The PSPCA will accept healthy and treatable animals, resources permitting. A behavioral matrix will be developed to evaluate animal health and temperament. All animal surrenders will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and a private appointment will be required.
In a model community, Adoption Guarantee shelters manage their admissions much like human services do, taking in only as many pets as they can care for with all of their donor dollars and resources. We will accept as many healthy and treatable animals as we can through a managed admissions process. The reality is that every institution, be it a homeless shelter, hospital, or animal shelter, has capacity limits.
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