Rescue Matters by Boneham, Sheila Webster -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Foreword by Dean Koontz Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: PEOPLE AND POLICIES Chapter 1: Getting Organized

How to Organize • Who’s In Charge Here? • Where are You? Points of Contact • Incorporation • Establishing Policies and Procedures • Legal Documents • Insurance

Chapter 2: Volunteers: The Hearts of Rescue

Fostering Animals in Transition • I Can’t Take in Animals. What Can I Do? • Before You Leap: Pitfalls of Rescue Work • Burnout

Chapter 3: Finding, Training, and Managing Volunteers

Where Are You Now? • Recruiting Volunteers • Screening Potential Volunteers • Organizing, Training, and Empowering Volunteers

Chapter 4: Financial and Materials Support

Not-For-Profit and Tax-Exempt Status • Raising Money • Soliciting Support • Cutting Costs

Chapter 5: Spreading the Word

Networking on the Internet • Networking Face to Face • Publicity and the Media • Additional Ideas for Publicity • Teaching More than Rescue • Delayed Reactions

PART II: THE ANIMALS Chapter 6: Animals in Need, or What It’s All About

Animal Management Basics • Phone Calls and Paperwork • Points of Origin

Chapter 7: The Human Side of Rescue Work

The Cultural Setting • Preventing and Correcting Pet Problems • Supporting Your Adopters

Chapter 8: Health Screening for Rescue

Setting Up Standard Procedures • Health Issues • Preventing Disease • Parasites • Altering

Chapter 9: Temperament and Behavior

Temperament • Aggression • Health Related Behavioral Problems • Other Common Behavioral Problems

Chapter 10: Rehoming Rescued Pets

Attracting Adopters • Screening Adopters • Matchmaking: The Right Person for the Right Pet • Adoption Contracts • Going Home • Follow-up Procedures

Chapter 11: Optimism Appendix 1: Sample Documents

Adoption Application Foster Caretaker Application

Appendix 2: Resources About the Author Index