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- How can the Pasadena Humane Society best help citizens become responsible pet owners?
- Are there any ideas that were put out there, but didn't pull through?
- What's the most common mistake pet owners make and how could that be fixed?
- True or false: The idea of getting people to adopt from their local shelter is already a start to being a responsible pet owner.
- How more could we get the word out of adopting or rescuing rather than buying a pet?
- I understand that there are summer workshops for kids at the shelter. What exactly do they consist of?
- What makes those workshops so successful and engaging to the kids? What keeps them wanting to come back every summer?
- How could we enforce that same effect and outcome on the rest of the Pasadena residents?
- Aside from specifically just the Pasadena Humane Society, what could the general public do to help people in their city become more responsible pet owners?
- Is it possible for me to run some kind of workshop?
- What's considered a responsible pet owner?
- Is there some kind of education center for potential pet owners / adopters?
- What distinguishes PHS from all the other shelters? What makes it different /stand out?
- How long have you been a volunteer? What got you interested?
- Since you've been here, have you seen any changes?
- If you were given the chance to work in the adoption center, what would you look for in the potential pet owner in order to decide whether they were ready or not?
- Would fundraising / hosting events help in any way?
- When hosting the different workshops already placed here, what's invested / how does the shelter get the money to host such things?
- Do you guys host events outside of the shelter or associate traditionally with?
- How could I myself help people become more responsible pet owners?
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10 Open Ended Question:
- How can a potential pet owner best prepare for a shelter adoption?
- What are the most important aspects to being a "responsible"owner?
- What distinguishes a "poor" owner versus a "good" one?
- Is it possible that even the homeless folks with very little money are better pet owners than some? In my experience, I once saw a man asking a money so that he could feed his dog.
- How can we as people in general take action and help these animals out, along with informing others about this sort of information?
- Say, there's a dog that has special needs. This is your first pet and you just absolutely fell in love with the little dude. Should you get extra training and acquire further research?
- There's an option to adopt online from animal rescue groups out of state. How do those potential pet owners get a background check? Isn't better to have an interview in person?
- To those already set pet owners who have shy animals of their own, is there anyway the shelter animal they want to adopt be introduced to their pet to see how the two act? This seems very important.
- Is there ever a certain vibe or persona a good pet owner has? I don't know. I think usually on first impressions, you're able to tell.
- What kind of attitude should someone come in with when they're looking to adopt?
1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?
My mentor is Elana Blum, also known as the humane educator and pet therapy coordinator at the Pasadena Humane Society.
2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?
- How exactly did you get here? What inspired you to get into this field?
- Were you always an animal lover?
- If you weren't in this field, what other career would you have tried getting into?
- With all the animals that come in the shelter, some even being too ill, do you get emotional over them? How is your mental stability?
- Has there been any change since you've worked here?
