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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

1427.0. "Television adoptions" by GYPSC::SHIPLEY (Is there life after DEC) Mon Jun 06 1988 06:13

        Here in Munich, we get several television stations including
    the two main Austrian stations. Each week on one of the Austrian
    stations there is a 15 minute programme called "Wer will mich?"
    (Who wants me?). This programme is dedicated to finding homes for
    cats and dogs held in shelters and each week you get about 6/8 dogs
    and 8/10 cats, they are all in the studio and the cats are brought
    in to sit on the presenter's lap, the dogs just sit quietly at her
    side on a leash. Some are obviously a little upset but most are very
    quiet and well behaved. The cats are usually between 1 and 7 or 8
    years old (no little kittens), sometimes a mother and son/daughter
    to be kept together where possible. All cats and dogs have been
    neutered. Potential owners are invited to ring a special phone
    number to be checked out. I challenge any one of us fellow noters
    not to feel "gimme gimme - I'll take two" during (and after)
    watching the show and, I believe, the show is very successful in
    placing the animals.
        Does this happen anywhere else on any other station in the world
    that any Feliners know about? 

    Cheers
    
    Brian

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1427.1	GREAT IDEA	PAR5::K_CIOFFI		`Mon Jun 06 1988 09:24`	4
	HELLO IN MUNICH.....I'VE NEVER HEARD OF AN ADOPTION PROGRAM ON TV HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA! HOWEVER, I'D NEVER BE ABLE TO WATCH IT WITHOUT A BREAKING HEART AND GETTING IDEAS I SHOULDN'T HAVE (MY HOUSE HAS REACHED IT'S LIMIT WITH FURRY FRIENDS).
1427.2		SKETCH::BASSETT	Design	`Mon Jun 06 1988 09:38`	5
	I think that is great idea, and it works! We have Wednesday's Child on air - why not an animal adoption program! Linda
1427.3		SSMP20::DALEY		`Mon Jun 06 1988 10:26`	4
	Framingham has a program on cable TV each week - but right now it is only geared towards dogs. Pat
1427.4	Vancouver Canada	CGOO01::LMILLER	Now try it once more ......	`Mon Jun 06 1988 16:23`	16
	We have a similar program run by the SPCA in Vancouver. They have a spot one a week and show dogs/cats etc up for adoption. Different areas do their own shows, usually it is on a community station in the late afternoon/weekend mornings (I think). Also they (SPCA) invite you to walk their dogs for a couple of hours on the weekends. No condtions are attached - that is I can go and walk a dog or two just for the fun of it. Actually, I am not fond of dogs but it did make feel I was useful and made me walk (which I dislike even more !) This is/was a very effective marketing tool and makes the public more aware of the SPCA. Linda
1427.5		CIRCUS::KOLLING	Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif.	`Mon Jun 06 1988 18:04`	5
	Some newspapers out here run a photo once a week of an animal at a local shelter who is waiting to be adopted. It sells newspapers and it gets animals adopted -- maybe folks associated with shelters could suggest this to their local newspapers.
1427.6		EDUC8::TRACHMAN		`Wed Jun 08 1988 10:56`	5
	Concord New Hampshire adverstises their animal shelter on T.V. The station also shows pictures of 3 or 4 animals that are availble for adoption. E.T.