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The Open Intake Dilemma: Rethinking Managed Admissions & Creating a Truly Humane Community
What actually happens when animal shelters turn away immediate surrenders? In this episode, we take an honest, unvarnished look at the reality of open intake versus managed intake shelters, and explore why the national shift toward restricted admissions may be doing more harm than good.
In this episode, we cover:
Defining Intake Models: Clear breakdowns of open intake, managed intake, and limited intake—and why the terms are often misused.
The Post-2020 Pivot: How pandemic-era appointment systems became permanent policy and changed the landscape of municipal animal welfare.
The Hidden Costs…
The skinny
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