October 2017

Ready to travel with an animal?

If you do any type of travel with your pets, you’ll want to make sure you have the appropriate documentation for intrastate, interstate or international travel. But paperwork is only one piece of ensuring you are prepared. You need to understand the rules and laws around how to secure the animals. Let’s break this down for you. First, we highly recommend checking out the awesome resources on Doobert.com for import requirements by each U.S. state (State Resources Map). This is a great place to start to see what is required to transport animals into each state in the U.S. Next, […] Read more »

16Oct

Simple rules to teach kids about animals

There’s nothing cuter than kids and animals playing together. But it’s important to teach kids how to interact with animals and how to treat them with care and respect to avoid any challenging situations. Kids of all ages can learn how to care for and treat animals just like they learn how to treat other kids. The key is positive reinforcement and understanding. We know that complex rules or instructions are often hard for younger kids to remember so we’ve tried to slim these down into easy to remember rules for kids: Ask nicely – Many people teach their children […] Read more »

04Oct

4 creative ways to fund your animal rescue

You know it and we know it. Finding sustainable sources of revenue to support your animal rescue operations is hard work. But if you’re reliant solely on adoption fees, you’ll quickly realize that your model is unsustainable and you’ll quickly be looking for new ideas to keep the funding flowing in. So you’ve gotta think creatively and work collaboratively to get some other sources to support your life-saving operations. Here are some ideas to spark your thinking and we’d love to hear your ideas! Partner up – You’ve probably noticed the trend lately is going pet friendly. So jump on […] Read more »

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Simple rules to teach kids about animals

4 creative ways to fund your animal rescue