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词条 Adopt-a-Pet.com
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  1. History

  2. Management

  3. References

  4. External links

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Adopt-a-Pet.com is North America's largest non-profit pet-adoption web service that advocates pet adoption, gathering information from over 12,000 pet shelters in the U.S. and Canada, and presenting adoptable pet data in a searchable data base to facilitate pet adoption.[1][2] Adopt-a-pet.com is registered in Redondo Beach, California, as Humane America Animal Foundation.[3] The web site allows people to sign up to receive an email when a pet that satisfies their criteria appears in a local shelter. Adopt-a-Pet.com also contains information on pet care for first-time pet owners and publishes a newsletter. The web site also lists volunteer opportunities and promotes spaying and neutering of the pets.

In addition, Adopt-a-Pet.com promotes pet adoption through conventional and social media presence, public service announcements, and interactions with local governments. Currently, Adopt-a-Pet.com is sponsored by Nestlé Purina and Bayer Animal Health. Martha Stewart features Adopt-a-pet.com search engine on her blog.[4]

History

Adopt-a-Pet.com was founded in 2000 by David Meyer, Amy Luwis, Luke Montgomery and Steve Abbey as 1-800-Save-a-Pet.com. Initially, 1-800-Save-a-Pet.com was a program designed to end the overpopulation of companion animals in shelters in Los Angeles, California. The program was based on a year of research about the problem and proposed scientifically based solutions and projections.[5][6]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 1-800-Save-a-Pet.com participated in the pet rescue effort by helping reunite pets with their owners and helping the pets that could not be reunited find either foster or new homes.[7][8]

In September 2008, the company changed its name to Adopt-a-Pet.com. In October 2008, Adopt-a-Pet.com partnered with Care2 to launch America's Favorite Animal Shelter contest. The winning shelters were awarded a total of $20000 worth of prizes on December 4, 2008.[9][10] The contest took place again in 2009.[11][12]

In January 2009, Adopt-a-Pet.com launched a national ADOPT campaign accompanied by a poster created by Shepard Fairey using a photo by Clay Myers to raise awareness about adoption at the time President Obama was looking for a dog for his family.[13] This poster was on the cover of the Spring 2009 issue of Dog's Life Magazine and was fashioned after Fairey's Obama Hope poster.[14]

In April 2009, Adopt-a-Pet.com expanded its search to include, in addition to cats and dogs, rabbits, birds, small animals (such as hamsters and guinea pigs), farm-type animals, horses, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. In May the same year, it launched a social media campaign, "Social Petworking", introducing the capability to share a photo of an adoptable pet on a Facebook page or to attach it to an e-mail.[15]

In June 2010, Adopt-a-Pet.com paid tribute to Rue McClanahan, who was known as an actress and a supporter of pet adoption.[16]

In 2011, White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle and his wife Jamie partnered with Adopt-a-Pet.com to create a public service billboard campaign to promote pet adoption.[17]

Management

  • President and CEO: David Meyer
  • Executive Director: Abbie Moore[18]

References

1. ^{{cite journal|title=Adopt-a-Pet.com Encourages Department of Homeland Security to Consider Recruiting Shelter Dogs for Sniffer Duty, Offers Help|journal=Prweb|date=July 2010|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/07/prweb4295084.htm|accessdate=2014-03-12}}
2. ^{{cite journal|last=Kirkwood|first=Kyra|title=ADOPTION IS THE NEW BLACK The Evolution of the Adoption Movement|journal=Dog's Life Magazine|date=Spring 2009|issue=7|url=http://dogslifemagazine.com/adoptionisthenewblack/|accessdate=2012-10-31}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Guidestar|title=Charity Check|url=http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/95-4761276/humane-america-animal-foundation.aspx}}
4. ^{{cite journal|title=Adopt-A-Pet Month and Mother's Day Celebration|journal=Marthastewart.com|url= http://www.marthastewart.com/913412/adopt-pet-month-and-mothers-day-celebration|accessdate=2014-03-12}}
5. ^{{cite book|last=Doug McKee|title=An Analysis of the City of Los Angeles Pet Population and Attitudes Towards Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter|url=http://images.adoptapet.com/public/org-info/A_Survey_Analysis_of_LA_Pet_Population.pdf}}
6. ^{{cite news|last=Waters |first=Jennifer |title=Foreclosing on Fido. Financially overwhelmed owners abandon homes, with pets still inside |url=http://articles.marketwatch.com/2008-03-27/finance/30723739_1_pet-owners-pet-abandonment-foreclosure-pets |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130128074441/http://articles.marketwatch.com/2008-03-27/finance/30723739_1_pet-owners-pet-abandonment-foreclosure-pets |dead-url=yes |archive-date=January 28, 2013 |access-date=November 5, 2012 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=March 27, 2008 |location=Market Watch }}
7. ^{{cite news|title=More homes needed for Katrina animals|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=February 5, 2006}}
8. ^{{cite news|last=Esparza|first=Araceli|title=Rescued animals look for owners|newspaper=Whittier Daily News|date=September 9, 2005}}
9. ^{{cite news|last=Royster |first=Aaron |title=HALT voted as top Arizona shelter |url=http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=18395 |access-date=November 5, 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Miner |date=November 5, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919202523/http://kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1 |archivedate=September 19, 2012 }}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Independent Animal Rescue Wins Care2 America's Favorite Animal Shelter Contest|url=http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=81586|access-date=November 5, 2012|newspaper=WebWire|date=December 4, 2008}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=Low cost spay/neuter clinic likely in 2010 |url=http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Low-cost-spay-neuter-clinic-likely-in-2010-913200 |access-date=November 5, 2012 |newspaper=The Newnan Times-Herald |date=November 24, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126191951/http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Low-cost-spay-neuter-clinic-likely-in-2010-913200 |archivedate=November 26, 2009 }}
12. ^{{cite news|title=McKamey Calls On Community Votes In Efforts To Win $10K From Care2|url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/2009/11/9/162750/McKamey-Calls-On-Community-Votes-In.aspx|access-date=November 5, 2012|newspaper=TheChattanoogan.com|date=November 9, 2009}}
13. ^{{cite news|last=Smith-Miles |first=Charmaine |title=Art for animals: Fairey creates poster for Adopt-a-Pet.com |url=http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/apr/10/art-animals-fairey-creates-poster-adopt--petcom/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130126020424/http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/apr/10/art-animals-fairey-creates-poster-adopt--petcom/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |newspaper=IndependentMail.com |date=April 10, 2009 }}
14. ^{{cite journal|title=Front Cover|journal=Dog's Life Magazine|date=Spring 2009|issue=7|url=http://dogslifemagazine.com/spring-2009-editors-note/|access-date=October 31, 2012}}
15. ^{{cite news|title=Adopt-a-Pet.com Launches Social Petworking Campaign |url=http://www.petproductnews.com/headlines/2009/05/29/adopt-a-pet-website-launches-social-networking-campaign.aspx |access-date=October 25, 2012 |newspaper=Pet Product News |date=May 29, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607011048/http://www.petproductnews.com/headlines/2009/05/29/adopt-a-pet-website-launches-social-networking-campaign.aspx |archivedate=June 7, 2009 }}
16. ^{{cite news|title=Adopt-a-Pet.com Pays Tribute to Friend and Supporter Rue McClanahan|url=http://finance.paidcontent.org/paidcontent/news/read?GUID=13323361|access-date=March 12, 2014|journal=PRWeb|date=June 3, 2010}}
17. ^{{cite news|title=White Sox Pitcher Mark Buehrle Has A Message For Arizona: Adopt A Shelter Pet |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/11042084/white-sox-pitcher-mark-buehrle-has-a-message-for-arizona-adopt-a-shelter-pet.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130204205420/http://www.thestreet.com/story/11042084/white-sox-pitcher-mark-buehrle-has-a-message-for-arizona-adopt-a-shelter-pet.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-02-04 |access-date=November 5, 2012 |newspaper=The Street |date=2011-03-14 }}
18. ^{{cite web|title=Charity Navigator|url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=11882}}

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