Evolution of Adoption Programs, Part 1: Taking Breed Out of the Equation - conference recording

Shelter medicine teams have the opportunity to take the lead in utilizing innovative adoption policies to save more lives. Cutting-edge research reveals that we should focus our efforts on breed-neutral best practices with proven effectiveness to make policy and adoption decisions, rather than relying on breed. Dr. Julie Levy and Caitlin Quinn discuss how to utilize this new information to revitalize adoption programs, decrease length of stay and increase live outcomes, in this presentation given at the University of Florida's 7th Annual Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference.


Learning Objectives: Learn how to recognize and overcome barriers in order to make better adoption matches, reduce length-of-stay, and change the way decision makers, potential adopters and community members think about dogs; Develop breed-neutral policies and procedures to decrease length of stay and increase live release; Review the latest research on breed and its relevance to adoption programs; and, Understand the importance of policy on the way adopter’s view dogs and shelters.