This is mainly directed to those of you connected to shelters or rescue groups that post on Petfinder, but I'd be interested in what others think too.
Do your organizations post courtesy listings on their websites for individuals looking to place stray cats that they've taken in or pets that need rehoming? I'm asking because the group I volunteer with has just been approved for our own Petfinder website, but our coordinator is pretty adamant about not posting courtesy listings. She feels this would take attention away from our cats, create more work for us and get too confusing for potential adopters. I disagree and think we should post courtesy listings as a way of assisting people who are trying to do some good for the cats. One example would be the young stray female that my cousin recently took in. She's doing everything she can do find the cat a home (with my advice) and I think posting the kitty on Petfinder would be a great way to help her out. This is the kind of thing our coordinator doesn't want to do, though. I do think we need some guidelines regarding courtesy listings, but to say we're not going to post them at all doesn't sit right with me.
Any thought? Thanks!
Do your organizations post courtesy listings on their websites for individuals looking to place stray cats that they've taken in or pets that need rehoming? I'm asking because the group I volunteer with has just been approved for our own Petfinder website, but our coordinator is pretty adamant about not posting courtesy listings. She feels this would take attention away from our cats, create more work for us and get too confusing for potential adopters. I disagree and think we should post courtesy listings as a way of assisting people who are trying to do some good for the cats. One example would be the young stray female that my cousin recently took in. She's doing everything she can do find the cat a home (with my advice) and I think posting the kitty on Petfinder would be a great way to help her out. This is the kind of thing our coordinator doesn't want to do, though. I do think we need some guidelines regarding courtesy listings, but to say we're not going to post them at all doesn't sit right with me.
Any thought? Thanks!