Online Event – 9/14/22 – Return to Home Challenge Huddle 2 – Maddie’s Fund

Please join us for 4 info-packed meetings with time for your questions. You need only register once and you’ll get a confirmation email with a single link you can use to log on each time.

All huddles start at 12n Pacific. They will be 20-minute presentations followed by 30 minutes for Q+A.

Wednesday, September 14
Join us for the second huddle of the Return to Home challenge on Wednesday, September 14 at 12pm PT/3pm ET. The huddle will consist of a 20-minute presentation followed by a 30 minute Q&A.

Holly Reycraft (Castle of Dreams Animal Rescue Inc.), Aldwin Roman CAWA (Charleston Animal Society) and Stefani Buzzard (Contra Costa County Animal Services) will be presenting on the following Return to Home practices:

3. Return to Home polices and lost/found techniques are marketed to the community

1. Website contains content about importance of microchipping and registration,
   including information about checking registration bi-annually
2. Website contains content about how to find lost animals
3. Website contains content about how to report lost and found animals
4. Website contains report/list of lost and found animals (or posted to social media
   if unable to do so on website)
5. Magnets and business cards with info for lost animals are distributed to the
   community
6. Animals used in organization’s marketing and communications have visible
   identification (collar/tags)
7. Marketing campaigns are launched around Return to Home as the best outcome
   for the animal

6. Technology is used to help reunite pets and owners

1. . Skip-tracing subscriptions help locate people who have moved or changed phone
   numbers
2. Social media is searched for lost pet posts
3. Owners are called, texted, emailed, contacted via social media or visited in
   person
4. Adoptimize software is used to create clear, accurate photos of lost pets to
   increase chances of reunions
5. Administrators of the local lost and found pet pages are partners in reunification
6. Maximize use of Petco Love Lost to help reunite pets and owners​​

Upcoming:

Wednesday, September 21
Organization embraces a culture of Return to Home / Organization works with community to help facilitate Return to Homes
With Dyanna Uchiek (Portsmouth Humane) and Sandra Solis (Best Friends for Life (cats))

Wednesday, September 28
Regulations and laws encourage Return to Home / Other
With Glenda Davis (Animal Rez-Q, Inc.) and Mike Wheeler (Cabot Animal Support Services)

WEBSITE LINK:  https://maddies.fund/RTHChallengeRegistration