Forming an opinion
1. I believe that less dogs and cats will get returned into rescues or shelters after adoption if a pairing technique where put into place as a standard for the adoption process, s[pecifically if an app was generated.
2. This unmet need and ever growing goal is the clear out the shelters or to find any pet a loving, permanent home. Anyone who works or volunteers at a shelter knows the emotional trauma an animal can experience after rejection. These animals have trust issues, can develop depression, and become hopeless that they will never be accepted or loved. I volunteer at an animal rescue and re homing service for both dogs and cats. People surrender their animals because the responsibility is too much or because they can't properly take care of their animals needs. It is even worst when an animal has lost an owner and now must go through the sad and sometimes lonely road of being re homed. We have in place a rigorous adoption application process in place to help make sure that accommodations, medical needs, and affection are met in regards to the animal. This is a popular and most used method of adoption, but a flaw is that most adopters don't think about the animals personality. What they like, what they don't like, can sometimes be forgotten or neglected resulting in an unfavorable realization that this animal is not the right fit for that family/individual.
3. This would primarily fall under nonprofit organizations, potential adopters, and rescue organizations.
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5. What I learn and did not take into account is how an animal acts in the shelter versus outside the shelter, which can alter mood and behavior patterns in an animal. I also failed to realize that though personalities can clash between owner and pet, that doesn't mean that the relationship can't work. This just means that two different interests and personalities have a chance to learn from each other, grow.
7. My original opportunity is mostly still going strong. I think if I did more research and tweaked a couple of aspects of my idea then it would not seem like an unattainable thing. I want to incorporate meet and greets with the dogs first and see the interaction and then ask questions, but still take into account animal personality. I liked my original idea because it didn't have as many flaws as this one realistically has, but that is life. I think feedback is a vital part of developing any successful idea, action, or product. Without feedback products would never evolve to meet the needs of consumers, maybe some but not as many as they could.
2. This unmet need and ever growing goal is the clear out the shelters or to find any pet a loving, permanent home. Anyone who works or volunteers at a shelter knows the emotional trauma an animal can experience after rejection. These animals have trust issues, can develop depression, and become hopeless that they will never be accepted or loved. I volunteer at an animal rescue and re homing service for both dogs and cats. People surrender their animals because the responsibility is too much or because they can't properly take care of their animals needs. It is even worst when an animal has lost an owner and now must go through the sad and sometimes lonely road of being re homed. We have in place a rigorous adoption application process in place to help make sure that accommodations, medical needs, and affection are met in regards to the animal. This is a popular and most used method of adoption, but a flaw is that most adopters don't think about the animals personality. What they like, what they don't like, can sometimes be forgotten or neglected resulting in an unfavorable realization that this animal is not the right fit for that family/individual.
3. This would primarily fall under nonprofit organizations, potential adopters, and rescue organizations.
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- The person I spoke to is a fellow volunteer for the Miami-Dade animal shelter in Doral. Her name is Sharon, she fosters kittens on her spare time and helps promote adoption days. The need stems from her own personal experience with adopting an animal and seeing the results of a perfect match. It is part of her life's work to find forever homes for these animals. Ever since she was a kid, she wanted to aid in clearing the shelters and to try to put an end to animal neglect. She helps out with adoption events and asks questions out of the usual duologue, also including the pros and cons or each potential pet. Sharon is successfully incorporation more personalized questions into the adoption interview process but still notices that not everyone has the best interest of the animals in mind, they just want them out of the shelter.
- The second person I spoke to was Katelynn, a potential adopter for a family dog. When I gave her the information in regard to the animal shelter crisis she was taken a back. Her need to adopt rather than buy a dog stems from the ASPCA commercials and her want to save a life. She was not always like this, she grew up with pure breed Rottweilers and was taught that shelter dogs don't come from good stock. What changed her mind? Actually going to a shelter, not by choice, and looking at all the animals there, seeing their tails wag as she passed by or rolling on their backs for a tummy scratch. She knows she can't afford a dog at the moment but is planning on finding her perfect pet one day after breed research and getting a stable job (she has a house with a yard in a pet friendly neighborhood). She thinks a system like the one I pitched would be a great incorporation to an animal shelter. She said "If it doesn't work at least you tried something, which is better than nothing".
- I then spoke to an animal shelter director named Maria about implementing an app for pet paring. The idea solved the issue of personality compatibility, but it did not take into account if people would be willing to do a lengthy questionnaire or go by the suggestions that would be made when the results of the test came in. Then she brought up the issue of bringing this idea into more shelters, but would have to consider government spending on electronics. Though that rebuttal was easily fixable, i see her point. This would have to appeal to not only shelters and adopters but the state. Animal shelters are a product of over breeding and not enough homes to take care of that ever growing number. The system in place has flaws but the benefits and ease of it out weight the costs.
5. What I learn and did not take into account is how an animal acts in the shelter versus outside the shelter, which can alter mood and behavior patterns in an animal. I also failed to realize that though personalities can clash between owner and pet, that doesn't mean that the relationship can't work. This just means that two different interests and personalities have a chance to learn from each other, grow.
7. My original opportunity is mostly still going strong. I think if I did more research and tweaked a couple of aspects of my idea then it would not seem like an unattainable thing. I want to incorporate meet and greets with the dogs first and see the interaction and then ask questions, but still take into account animal personality. I liked my original idea because it didn't have as many flaws as this one realistically has, but that is life. I think feedback is a vital part of developing any successful idea, action, or product. Without feedback products would never evolve to meet the needs of consumers, maybe some but not as many as they could.
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