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Free to a Great Home is a program that offers animals older than eight years of age or those who have medical or behavioral conditions that will likely burden an adopter with an additional expense or responsibility to adopt a best friend at no fee. In conjunction with the email promotion, other incentives such as reduced fees have been exceptional motivators as many adopters come to the shelter specifically because they want to save the life of a homeless animal.

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The emails have pictures, often taken by volunteer, aspiring professional photographers and even videos, such as a short one we created about Bobbles, a puppy with a neurological condition that impaired his motor skills. Whereas AWA used to send out an occasional email about a specific event, emails are now sent out on a schedule and feature a special animal.

Through comprehensive, multi-faceted outreach to potential adopters, AWA saw a 31% increase in dog and cat adoptions in less than one years time. The email and the support Biscuit received represented a dramatic change in adoption strategy for AWA. Biscuit was adopted on her second Sleepover. The email was one of the most successful emails in our recent history with more than 200 people accessing Biscuits flyer in less than 24 hours.

While many AWA email newsletters are filled with stories of desperate cases and their happy endings, we emphasized that Biscuits case was the most pressing at the shelter with plain, honest language and an attached flyer that our supporters could print out and distribute to help Biscuit get adopted. Her adoption fee was reduced and she was made available for sleepovers.

All efforts at promoting her on television and special events got her no leads until Biscuits plight became the focus of the Animal Welfare Associations (AWA) bi-weekly enewsletter with studio quality photos, followed up with an email link to a short video featured on our Web site. Biscuits problem was that she had been at the shelter, plain, large, ordinary, adult, brown dog that she was, for almost a year. She had all of her limbs and eyes and, although she wasnt keen on other dogs, she wasnt particularly behaviorally challenged. Additionally, you can stay up to date with the latest information by following the Animal Shelter on our official Facebook and Instagram accounts.Search Articles: Submit Search Close Search FavoritesĪ $15,000 winner in the 2008 Maddie’s Fund Marketing Competition, submitted by Animal Welfare Association (AWA), Voorhees, N.J.īiscuit wasnt a special dog. If you wish to speak with Animal Control, please call 60 or visit us at 2100 Sylvan Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08610 (directly behind the Hamilton Township Department of Public Works). Please note that the shelter will be closed on Sundays.įor more information regarding adoptions, surrenders, dog licensing, or rabies clinics, call us at 60. Please visit during our hours of operation to see our adoptable pets in person. Our Hamilton Township Animal Shelter offers beautiful, loving dogs and cats looking for loving families. He is high-energy and will enjoy living with an active family who can give him the exercise he needs. Handsome Georgetown is a friendly, playful dude ready for fun! As he can get over-excited in play, he would benefit from some training to learn impulse control and polite behavior. If you require immediate assistance after hours, please contact Hamilton Police at 60. Residents may still file an official complaint or service request by contacting HamStat online or at 60.

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Update - Shelter phone lines are operational.

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