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Picture This: Photos and Videos Help Promote Adoptions

Picture This: Photos and Videos Help Promote Adoptions

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In the animal shelter world, pictures can save thousands of homeless pets. “Our services have boosted adoption rates at every facility we have serviced, some as high as 100% for the animals photographed,” said Nanette Martin, executive director of Shelter-Me Photography (SMP). Several sites like Adopt-A-Pet, PetFinder and Pets911 provide the opportunity to include a photo of the pet in their listings. Some animal welfare organizations, like … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured, Pets, Photos, Video

Getting Social with Carie Lewis of The HSUS

Getting Social with Carie Lewis of The HSUS

Five years ago, when Facebook was in its infancy and Twitter was barely hatched, Carie Lewis was brought in to help with pay-per-click advertising for The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS). Fast forward to today and Carie is deeply immersed in all things social media in her role as director of emerging media for The HSUS. “I quickly identified a growing trend in social media. I created The HSUS’ social media presence on … Read entire article »

Filed under: Animal Welfare, Education, Featured