24-02-2025
Long-Stay Pet Program helps pets find forever home
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Broome County Humane Society is a part of a new program where animals can transfer between different shelters across the state until they're adopted.
The BISSELL Pet Foundation launched its new Long-Stay Pet program.
Dogs and cats that have been waiting adoption for more than 30 days will get added to BISSELL's online platform.
Other shelters can see which animals are available on the platform and ask to have them transferred to their facility.
The shelter manager at the Humane Society, Amberly Ondria, says sometimes, just showing the pets to a new audience is all it takes for them to find their forever home.
'See if they would like to trade dogs. Or even, if they don't want to trade, maybe they have an adopter who's looking for a border collie, and they don't have one in their area. But a humane society in Rochester may have it. They can pull that dog from that shelter, bring it to their facility, and pursue an adoption with somebody who may be looking for that animal,' said Ondria.
Ondria says all across the country, shelters are struggling with increased capacity.
The Humane Society says from 2023 to 2024, dog adoptions have declined by 1%.
Community members are encouraged to visit their local shelters regularly, as new pets will continually be transferred in.
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