the Intake Podcast
1) Adoption Trends Uncovered: Insights from the 2025 Report
Are shelter adoptions changing — and what does that mean for pets, people, and the future of animal welfare?In this episode, we dive into the 2025 State of Shelter Adoptions Report, one of the most co...Show More
2) Pet Insurance & Peace of Mind: A Shelter’s Secret Advantage
Pet insurance might not be the flashiest topic—but what if we told you it could be the secret ingredient to boosting adoptions, supporting your staff, and building long-term trust with pet parents?In ...Show More
3) Pet Insurance & Peace of Mind: A Shelter’s Secret Advantage
Pet insurance might not be the flashiest topic—but what if we told you it could be the secret ingredient to boosting adoptions, supporting your staff, and building long-term trust with pet parents?In ...Show More
4) Alleviating the Licensing Burden & Getting More Pets Home
If you’re an animal welfare professional looking to produce your Return to Owner numbers and provide faster solutions for lost pets and worried families, this episode is for you. Katherine Shenar host...Show More
5) The Kitten Lady & Orphan Kitten Club Pt. 1
This episode kicks off Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Hannah Shaw, widely known as The Kitten Lady, and Jackie Noble, the newly appointed executive director of Orphan Kitten Club, to explore the un...Show More
6) The Kitten Lady & Orphan Kitten Club Pt. 2
In this episode, we sit down with Hannah Shaw, a/k/a The Kitten Lady, an advocate for cat welfare, especially neonate kittens, and Jackie Noble, executive director for the Orphan Kitten Club, Shaw’s n...Show More
7) Not-So-Secret Strategies of 4-Star Foster Programs
Hill’s Pet Nutrition just released their 2024 State of Shelter Adoption Report, with data suggesting there could be gains in exploring our messaging to potential volunteers around foster opportunities...Show More
8) Grow Your Foster Program, Texas-Style
Hill’s Pet Nutrition just released their 2024 State of Shelter Adoption Report, and you may be surprised to learn that 1 in 3 people would be more likely to adopt if foster-to-adopt were an option at ...Show More
9) Pet Insurance + Shelters: Untapped Partnerships for Tackling Access to Care
The Association’s Katherine Shenar hosts Brian Jorgensen of MetLife Pet Insurance and Atlanta Humane Society’s Michael Robbins for a talk about an untapped strategy for improving access to care. Learn...Show More
Pet Insurance + Shelters: Untapped Partnerships for Tackling Access to Care
31:16 | May 1st, 2024
10) RTO Reality Check: Stop Judging & Start Strategizing Around Lost Pets
It's true that intake numbers are still below pre-pandemic 2019, yet animal shelters are over capacity. And the numbers show that interest in adoptions is waning. There is a potential solution... But ...Show More