How To Conduct Successful Adoption Events

Man and woman who adopted two cats at an animal rescue group's adoption event

A successful adoption event — one that draws a crowd and results in many adoptions — benefits all the animals at area shelters and rescue groups because it publicizes your efforts, thereby encouraging even more adoptions. You can also collaborate with other local rescue groups or shelters to put on adoption events. Pooling the resources of several groups allows for larger events, attracts more potential adopters, offers the public a bigger selection of pets from which to choose and, in the end, saves more lives.

Putting on such an event doesn't have to be daunting. This manual will help you with hosting, planning, coordinating and putting on a super adoption event.

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