In three weeks, and above all in full confinement, more than 650 dogs and cats, chosen on the Internet from photos and videos, were adopted at the Société protecting animals. An operation made possible thanks to a government exemption granted, in the context of the coronavirus crisis, in the name of animal welfare. A real success for shelter staff and adopters.
Since April 16, to relieve congestion in its 62 shelters and welcome new arrivals, the SPA has been welcoming adoption candidates, who must first follow a procedure on the Internet. If the magic operates in compliance with strict sanitary rules, they leave with their animal.
Some 10,000 requests for this “joint adoption”
"We had 10,000 requests but we selected 700 dogs and cats eligible for" joint adoption ". It will allow us to resume out of the pound and the animals abandoned by their owners, "explains Jacques-Charles Fombonne, the president of the SPA," delighted "that almost all the animals proposed for adoption have found a home.
The procedure was very supervised: only one person per family, wearing a mask, was able to meet the animal for which they had a crush on the screen.
In place until May 18
According to Jacques-Charles Fombonne, the system will remain unchanged until May 18. "But since people will be able to move, we will be able to welcome the whole family and open adoptions to all of our animals," he says. We will also modify the access conditions. Instead of making an appointment in the morning and one in the afternoon, we will welcome people every 90 minutes to organize 4, 5 or 6 adoptions a day, four days a week. ”
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