Pets for Life Community Outreach Toolkit

May 9, 2012

Pets for Life

HSUS

The Pets for Life Community Outreach Toolkit is a resource produced through a collaborative effort between PetSmart Charities® and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). This step-by-step manual will guide animal care service providers and other social welfare advocates through the development and implementation of a pioneering outreach program. The toolkit goal is to reach companion animals and their families in under-served communities, using a comprehensive, grassroots approach to sharing pet wellness information, resources, and services.

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Within this toolkit, much focus has been given to the conditions of under-served people who struggle to care for their pets. It is important for animal welfare and wellness providers to gain understanding of the culture of poverty experienced by the human caregivers of millions of pets. Pets are companions, and because humans make decisions for them, reaching out to their owners in an effective and genuine manner must be part of the solution to reducing overpopulation and animal suffering.

For your convenience and due to file size, the toolkit has been broken down by chapters in PDF (with the chapter's approximate file size). We also include a link to the complete toolkit.

Tip: You can click on the document hyperlink to launch it OR right click on the document hyperlink and save the file to your computer then open the saved document from the location on your computer you saved it to.

COMPLETE TOOLKIT

Pets for Life Community Outreach Toolkit (85 MB)

CHAPTERS

Table of Contents (3 MB)
Chapter 1: Toolkit Introduction (5 MB)
Chapter 2: About Pets for Life (2 MB)
Chapter 3: Testimonials (4 MB)
Chapter 4: Community Assessment (15 MB)
Chapter 5: Program Goals and Setting Up to Succeed (3 MB)
Chapter 6: Coalition Building (7 MB)
Chapter 7: How to Approach and Talk to People (8 MB)
Chapter 8: Effective Spay/Neuter Outreach (19 MB)
Chapter 9: Outreach Events (9 MB)
Chapter 10: Engaging Faith-Based Community (4 MB)
Chapter 11: Community Cats (4 MB)
Chapter 12: Dog Training Classes (3 MB)
Chapter 13: How to Build Sustainable Program (9 MB)
Chapter 14: In Closing (2 MB)

DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this webinar are those of the presenter and do not necessarily state or reflect those of PetSmart Charities, Inc. or its affiliates. PetSmart Charities is not responsible for the content, opinions, or any other materials used or expressed by presenter. Reference to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, brand name, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by PetSmart Charities, Inc., and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.