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Appendix 5.A Overview of Safety Net Program Types
| Category | Program type | Benefits/Impact* | Resources needed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To the pet | To the owner | To the community | To the organization | |||
| Basic needs | Food banks | Address basic nutritional needs | Reduce food insecurity | Collaborative programs offer a One Health approach to meeting basic needs | Opportunity for collaboration with key community stakeholders | Minimal investment in time and resources, particularly if donated food is used |
| Pet‐friendly housing support | Addresses basic sheltering needs | Reduces housing insecurity | Collaborative programs create partnership with attorneys, human social services, and housing organizations | Opportunity for collaboration with key community stakeholders | Minimal resources to develop and maintain a database; more resources needed for advocacy | |
| Rehoming advice and resources | Avoid sheltering | Ideally ease the rehoming process and enhance communication with the new owner | Facilitate community member connections to address the need for rehoming | Place the onus for rehoming on the pet owner when feasible | Minimal | |
| Lost‐and‐found programs | Avoid the negative sequelae of roaming at‐large | Reduce/prevent the emotional impact of losing a pet | Reduce the nuisance or dangerous behaviors related to stray pets | Often required for municipal organizations; touchpoint with the community to provide access to other services | Moderate to significant use of time but often within normal scope of responsibilities | |
| Temporary sheltering | Prevents permanent rehoming | Maintains the human‐animal bond at a time of critical need | Removes a barrier for those in crisis to seek help for themselves | Opportunity for collaboration through programs that are often very well received by the organization’s supporters | Moderate investment in time and resources to manage program and provide care | |
| Humane education | Potential for improved welfare | Increases knowledge regarding pet care and may improve children’s emotional well‐being | May enhance empathy and correlate with other positive behaviors in children | Strengthens ties to the community; provides potential for revenue through classes, parties, and camps | Variable based on the scope of the program | |
| Veterinary care | Spay‐neuter services | Health benefits of sterilization |
Avoidance of unwanted litters and problematic pet behaviors associated with a
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