Saving Treatable Pets – From Skeptic To Believer

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Saving Treatable Pets – From Skeptic To Believer - Quiz
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Barbara Carr, Executive Director of the Erie County SPCA in Buffalo, NY, set out to save all their community's treatable pets, and saved 65 percent of them in a single year. Cats with chronic urinary tract infections, pets with diabetes - and yes, a paraplegic pit bull.

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  • 2. 

    What are some of the ways Erie County SPCA saved 65% of their treatable cats and dogs in one year?

    • Progressive veterinarian

    • Plenty of volunteers

    • Planning and patience

    • Honesty with the public and with themselves

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 3. 

    Some of Erie County SPCA’s early steps to save more animals included which of the following:

    • Off-site adoption programs

    • Good data on which to form a benchmark

    • Sterilizing all cats and dogs leaving the facility

    • Realizing their most important partner is the public

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 4. 

    Keeping good data really doesn’t matter much and requires too much work and effort.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 5. 

    Erie County SPCA’s strategy for adopting out cats ________ helped them save more lives.

    • Only in the main shelter facility

    • With complicated adoption applications

    • All over the county

    • Both (a) and (b)

    Correct Answer
    A. All over the county
  • 6. 

    Keeping good data is critical to be able to benchmark and show progress.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    Public relations does not have to be ongoing to succeed at saving more lives.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 8. 

    Organizations must have a dedicated fundraising staff, it isn’t an add-on job.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 9. 

    Volunteers help with which of the following:

    • Staff member assistance

    • Telling the organization and/or the animals story

    • Protecting the bottom line

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 10. 

    Free adoption programs will help the shelter with crowding issues and will reduce animal care days.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 11. 

    Forming coalitions is a difficult process, but a critical one to accomplish success in saving more lives.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True

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