Testin the hypothesis Pt.2
For my opportunity, I saw a chance to implement a system that can be either electronic or on paper with pencil to match potential adoptors to their best adoptee match, in hopes of reducing shelter returns or animlas abandoned. In this assignment, I had to find 5 people who my product could almost reach, but doesn't quite hit the mark. These are my interviews:
1.) Elanor Pentar is a retired accountant and ex- dog show participant. She is now a cockerpoo breeder certified by the American Kennel society. My product missed this mark because of two reasons: One being that if a dog is not wanted or can't be taken care of it must be legally brought back to the breeder (each buyer must sign a contract stating so) and the second reason is that my product is geared toward shelter animals; usually there is a bias based on dog breed and heredity in shelters, so purebreed dogs would get adopted quicker then mixes. I pitched the idea anyways and though she thought it might be a good idea for the shelters, she personally wouldn't be interested because her job is to make the right pair with each animal/ buyer. She makes it a point to know each litter and every puppy in it so that she can get the best read of their personality to then match it to a potential buyer. This knowelge includes the parenst of the puppies involving health, temperment, and size/ weight.
2.) Richard Manning runs a rescue center for large animals and farm animals. Though my product could be geared toward his rescue to be matched with a pig or a cow is not a necessity. Personality, for livestock or farm naimlas, is not considered because the impact of it is minimal. In regards to horses it is different due to the fact that they tend to be more affiliated with people, in which case personality does matter. It was also brought to my attention that there are not that many options when it comes to picking a horse at his rescue and as long as they (adoptee/ adopter) have a connection then that is all Mr. Manning needs. I pitched the idea anyways and he said that though a "creative idea" the purpose of my idea would not apply due to returning of animals being almost none existent. If an owner can't take care of an animal it is actioned off or given to another rescue, sanctuary, ect.
3.) I contacted one of the representatives from the website Petfinders.com and spoke to Kelly W. Not much dialogue was made but i was bale to get enough to get an answer to my quetsion i regards to my idea. I pitched my idea and she loved it but said that thousands of people are on the site all over the world at the same time, and that a matching service could deter potential adopters from even looking at animlas. Also, she stated that personality traits are important, but the main concern is if the people are interested enough to adopt an animal based on personality alone since meeting them is very hard. There is already a system in place to match potential adoptees by categorizing animals into type, breed, age, color or coat, and size. Kelly says in the future maybe my idea would be concidered but as of right now Petfinders matching system works well enough.
4.) Ernesto Barrio is the owner of a bird store. He buys eggs from bird sellers that are labeled and distributed by breed. Then when they hatch he raises them, and teaches them commnads so that they can have a better chance at being bought; they are more valuable and cost more if they are trained. His customers meets the birds based on breed, Ernesto informs them on all the information they need to know, does a background/ financial check and then sells the animals to its home. Like Elanor, Ernesto has a sytem in place to prevent his purebreed birds from being found in a shelter or to incompliant hands. When talking about my system he said that for his business all a buyer needs is money, knowlegde, and an eye for beauty. A birds personality is not considered fro the most part, unless they have an issue or stand out in some way, which Ernesto remembers to find the perfect home for his birds.
5.) Linda Quo is student at FIU who has and always will be a reptile lover. She has a vast collection of lizards and snakes in her collection from all over the world ( well mostly). She also has two cats and a rat to her animal family, but she can't deny the overall love and favoritism toward her scaley friends. I asked her about implimenting or could implementing my idea work to which she responded "Unlikely". She further on explained that for her cats and maybe even her rat that it would seem more plausable but for her reptilian family, it would be a far reach to put a matching system. "Not to say they don't have personality, because they do, but reptiles are high maintance animals that don't need alot of space and most reptile owners are knowledgeable enough to keep their pets safe and healthy."She continued by saying that in her type of pet owning breed, size, and sex are much larger components of getting bought/ adopted than personality because personlaity is something that shows up after.
1.) Elanor Pentar is a retired accountant and ex- dog show participant. She is now a cockerpoo breeder certified by the American Kennel society. My product missed this mark because of two reasons: One being that if a dog is not wanted or can't be taken care of it must be legally brought back to the breeder (each buyer must sign a contract stating so) and the second reason is that my product is geared toward shelter animals; usually there is a bias based on dog breed and heredity in shelters, so purebreed dogs would get adopted quicker then mixes. I pitched the idea anyways and though she thought it might be a good idea for the shelters, she personally wouldn't be interested because her job is to make the right pair with each animal/ buyer. She makes it a point to know each litter and every puppy in it so that she can get the best read of their personality to then match it to a potential buyer. This knowelge includes the parenst of the puppies involving health, temperment, and size/ weight.
2.) Richard Manning runs a rescue center for large animals and farm animals. Though my product could be geared toward his rescue to be matched with a pig or a cow is not a necessity. Personality, for livestock or farm naimlas, is not considered because the impact of it is minimal. In regards to horses it is different due to the fact that they tend to be more affiliated with people, in which case personality does matter. It was also brought to my attention that there are not that many options when it comes to picking a horse at his rescue and as long as they (adoptee/ adopter) have a connection then that is all Mr. Manning needs. I pitched the idea anyways and he said that though a "creative idea" the purpose of my idea would not apply due to returning of animals being almost none existent. If an owner can't take care of an animal it is actioned off or given to another rescue, sanctuary, ect.
3.) I contacted one of the representatives from the website Petfinders.com and spoke to Kelly W. Not much dialogue was made but i was bale to get enough to get an answer to my quetsion i regards to my idea. I pitched my idea and she loved it but said that thousands of people are on the site all over the world at the same time, and that a matching service could deter potential adopters from even looking at animlas. Also, she stated that personality traits are important, but the main concern is if the people are interested enough to adopt an animal based on personality alone since meeting them is very hard. There is already a system in place to match potential adoptees by categorizing animals into type, breed, age, color or coat, and size. Kelly says in the future maybe my idea would be concidered but as of right now Petfinders matching system works well enough.
4.) Ernesto Barrio is the owner of a bird store. He buys eggs from bird sellers that are labeled and distributed by breed. Then when they hatch he raises them, and teaches them commnads so that they can have a better chance at being bought; they are more valuable and cost more if they are trained. His customers meets the birds based on breed, Ernesto informs them on all the information they need to know, does a background/ financial check and then sells the animals to its home. Like Elanor, Ernesto has a sytem in place to prevent his purebreed birds from being found in a shelter or to incompliant hands. When talking about my system he said that for his business all a buyer needs is money, knowlegde, and an eye for beauty. A birds personality is not considered fro the most part, unless they have an issue or stand out in some way, which Ernesto remembers to find the perfect home for his birds.
5.) Linda Quo is student at FIU who has and always will be a reptile lover. She has a vast collection of lizards and snakes in her collection from all over the world ( well mostly). She also has two cats and a rat to her animal family, but she can't deny the overall love and favoritism toward her scaley friends. I asked her about implimenting or could implementing my idea work to which she responded "Unlikely". She further on explained that for her cats and maybe even her rat that it would seem more plausable but for her reptilian family, it would be a far reach to put a matching system. "Not to say they don't have personality, because they do, but reptiles are high maintance animals that don't need alot of space and most reptile owners are knowledgeable enough to keep their pets safe and healthy."She continued by saying that in her type of pet owning breed, size, and sex are much larger components of getting bought/ adopted than personality because personlaity is something that shows up after.
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Inside Boundary
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Outside Boundary
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Small Mammal owners or organizations dealing with them
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Livestock, exotic pets/ pet owners, breeders and collection based
ownership
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Reduce animal returns and neglect
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To depend solely on function of animal(s), for aesthetic purposes or
employ regulation in all aspects of animal involvement
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Because animal shelters are overcrowded and animal deaths are high.
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Government doesn’t fund these organizations properly or Improvements
should be about staff, regulations, restrictions
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