SOAR: Street Outreach Animal Response Initiative

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Courtesy Post: We’re seeking help with placement for this little fella named Burt. Adoption or Rescue placement! Before ...
06/15/2026

Courtesy Post:

We’re seeking help with placement for this little fella named Burt. Adoption or Rescue placement!

Before we start, Burt gets groomed regularly and enjoys going. Being able to get still photos of him are a rarity.

Burt:
✅ 1.5 year old
✅ Toy Poodle/doodle mix? (He’s 10lbs)
✅ Male
✅ Nuetered and UTD with 3yr vaccines
✅ Potty trained
✅ Crate trained
✅Recently went to vet and received clean bill of health

‼️Lives with dogs, cats, and kids BUT READ BELOW ‼️

Burts owners are reaching out for help with rehoming Burt after a series of incidents that don’t make their home an ideal situation for him any longer. Burt has boundaries and wants you to respect them, he does communicate his desires for you to move along but will correct if boundaries are pushed. Following incidents below:

1. Burt was laying on the dads lap, toddler ran into dads lap like toddlers do and Burt nipped the child’s cheek. Toddler did not need stitches or anything like that.

2 & 3. Nipping out of town relatives coming to stay in the residence. He’s not a fan of people outside of his core group walking into the house unannounced, even if they’re already been there.

Owners have worked on other resources to try to keep Burt in the home but his most recent go at the relative and (healthy but inappropriate) communication with the toddlers no longer makes their home the best fit for him. The family divided in this decision, but ultimately know that rehoming him would be the best option.

Owners notes:

- Likes other dogs!
- Likes the cat, but the cat is a nervous cat and always runs which leads to chase. A cat that would slap him one good time would stop that.
- I would trust him in a home with older children who would respect his boundaries.
- Loves adventures
- Loves going to the groomer
- Is an excellent dog otherwise. In a home that had the ability to work with him regularly/less triggers, he would then beat dog they’ve ever owned.

Reach out to us if you’d like to meet Burt! We’d be more than happy to help facilitate it. If any rescues would be interested, we can help facilitate that as well!

Last group of pics!!Thank you to our team. I can see how much some of our cats and dogs adore certain team photographers...
06/14/2026

Last group of pics!!

Thank you to our team. I can see how much some of our cats and dogs adore certain team photographers, by what a ham they are for the camera and that head over heels swooning look in their eyes! 😂😂😍

Part 2!!
06/14/2026

Part 2!!

Volunteer photos. Going to have to do several posts, because they’ve been getting some great captures.We love these anim...
06/14/2026

Volunteer photos. Going to have to do several posts, because they’ve been getting some great captures.

We love these animals.
I love looking at all these pics our team takes. 💛❤️

06/14/2026

Myah is a crisis response foster who needed another stay after the sober living facility she and mom were living in, shut down without any real warning for residents.

Between David’s fried chicken dinner, and my coffee, there were a lot of complaints filed on the night shift last night. 😫



06/12/2026

“Hello, I’m Pepperjack.”

Tell us about your thoughts on adoptions. Would love answers in the comments, or feel free to message if you would rathe...
06/11/2026

Tell us about your thoughts on adoptions.
Would love answers in the comments, or feel free to message if you would rather keep your responses private.

For all:

What are adopters looking for? Age, breed, personality, etc? I don’t think there’s any wrong answers here.

When you see an animal posted for adoption, what makes you want to apply for them? Their story, their looks, you’ve always wanted that type of animal?

Is the animal being fixed a dealbreaker for you? Why? Genuinely asking, not judging.

What are things that are a turn off for adopting an animal for you?

What behaviors are you willing to work through versus return?

If a challenging behavior is found in the home, are you willing to work through that behavior if a trainer is provided?

Are you willing to adopt animals with medical/behavior needs?

For Rescue:

What’s your adoptions look like? Do you see animals move at the same rate that you would’ve seen them maybe two years ago?

Animal returns? Are you finding the commitment is a thing of the past? What reasons are you saying animals returned?

If you feel like you have a solid resource for getting animals out, can you share?

Do you charge adoption fees?

Seems like adoptions are at an all-time low. Purebred, small dogs, big dogs, loves everything and everyone, fees waved, but nothing seems to matter. Would love your thoughts 🫶🏻

Jake for tax! He is ready for his forever. Heinz 57 on breed, full grown at 17lbs, loves all animals and people.

Mindful MondayQuestion(s) for rescues, shelters, rehabs, or other non-profit or for-profit organizations, farms, homeste...
06/08/2026

Mindful Monday

Question(s) for rescues, shelters, rehabs, or other non-profit or for-profit organizations, farms, homesteads that intake and house animals as part of your work:

PLEASE READ fully BEFORE ANSWERING any parts.

1. WHO makes euthanasia decisions for your organization?

2. Does WHO change, depending on the reasons why euthanasia is needed? Medical/behavior/space etc?

3. Does your org have a euthanasia policy? Or has it ever had a euthanasia policy?

4. If you have a euthanasia policy, who and/or what helped guide its drafting?
How often is it reviewed for any revision?

5. Does your org/entity seek or require authorization, approval, or oversight for euthanasia from another internal/external source (ie: board, committee, internal workgroup, regulatory individual or group)

6. If yes to 5, how involved in day to day direct animal care and operations are the individuals/group? How often do they actually meet the animals they’re making the decisions about?

7. Any special guidelines, reading materials, or experiences you want to share around euthanasia decisions or policies?

8. WHO typically attends or transports - or if more relevant, conducts - euthanasia for your team? Same person or persons all the time? Different people?

9. What supports for processing losses surrounding euthanasia for that person or your team/org exist? Do you have a policy or guideline or best practices for coping with losses for individuals or your team/org?

10. Any other thoughts or questions you’d like to add??

Note: there is no wrong or right answers. We are not experts here and don’t pretend to be. We have zero suggestions or education to provide, only asked the questions to listen and learn from others’s perspectives and experience.

There are many different ways organizations handle impending losses/euthanasia depending on the type of work they do, their own structure, personally held mission, values, purpose…

Curious as to what guidance or oversight people develop or don’t develop based on their own experiences and work.

Picture of a puss-filled polyp thingy from one of our dogs, Boomer. A family missing dog ownership but not quite ready to add a new household member, offered to give him a break from the building. He was scheduled for surgery Wednesday, and tried to help everyone out by digging these out himself using the corners of kitchen cabinets. 😫🥴

06/08/2026

Luci is our youngest volunteer. She was so little when she first started with her mom and sisters - and all the girls grew up so fast. It’s like you blink and boom.

Anyway, had volunteers out to the property and one good momma tree had luci dreaming and designing, all evening. She had a well hashed business development plan for this area within an hour.

We asked our team to write their wishes for the space on our dream table, and didn’t have to work hard to figure out which dream was hers.

“And I help.”

Yes she does, all the time.

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