Columbia Second Probability pet adoption heart set a brand new file of 1,022 cat and canine adoptions in 2022, in addition to a file for pets taken in.
Jordan Rowes, Second Probability’s operations director, mentioned the shelter’s record-setting 2022 was largely as a consequence of its “established group presence.”
She mentioned Second Probability makes use of that presence and many years of expertise to teach individuals on the best way to stop hurt towards pets, in addition to discovering pets a protected and loving setting.
“I like to return to the very root of the issue,” Rowes mentioned, praising the worth of schooling round pet care.
For Second Probability, a part of educating the group includes holding occasions, like pet yoga or holiday-themed methods to present adoptable pets extra consideration. At a “Misfits and Mistletoe” occasion, for instance, a canine with a meals allergy was adopted.
Rowes does not simply attribute the adoption information to occasions, although.
“This 12 months we actually expanded our social media presence,” she mentioned. “Now we have been on social media for some time, and it didn’t at all times assist us. However by studying the best way to use our time and sources extra effectively as time handed, we took benefit of our new expertise to assist the group.”
A brand new 12 months will imply a brand new facility for Second Probability, which is constructing a clinic and meals storage constructing. The venture obtained funding from Veterans United, one of many shelter’s group companions.
“We’re trying ahead to extra progress in 2023,” Rowes mentioned. “Now we have the identical hope we did throughout 2022, and that can get us far.”
Final 12 months was the primary time Second Probability noticed greater than 1,000 pet adoptions since its opening in 1985.
The shelter beforehand noticed a rise in adoptions in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic as extra individuals labored from house.
“It was a pleasant method for homeowners and pets to each really feel beloved throughout a tough time,” Rowes mentioned.
The shelter mentioned its common keep was 37 days for canine and 62 days for cats final 12 months, whereas volunteers contributed about 174,000 hours of their time.
“Extra can at all times be performed for Second Probability,” Rowes mentioned. “There’s nonetheless loads of room for enchancment.”
