Clear the Shelters: Virtual adoptions amid pandemic

Clear the Shelters: Virtual adoptions amid pandemic

TONIGHT..

2 WORKS FOR YOU'SGITZEL PUENTE .... LOOKS ATHOW THE ADOPTION PROCESS HASCHANGED FOR SOME SHELTERS INTOWN ... DUE TO THEPANDEMIC..

AND WHY THEOUTCOME REMAINS THE SAME.NATS IMAGINE ADOPTING APET..

BEFORE EVER MEETINGIT.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENEDWITH THE LOZANOS IN BROKENARROW.

AND THE NEWEST MEMBEROF THEIR FAMILY - "TULLAH"..SHORT FOR TALULLAH!

Hector1:10- 14 "Pretty much justhanded her through the carwindow and said here's yourdog." THEY PICKED UP THEFIVE-MONTH-OLD RED HEELERAT THE TULSA SPCA..

AFTERFILLING OUT AN ONLINEAPPLICATION..

NEVERINTERACTING WITH HER.

Hector1:19- 28 "I was used togoing and walking around,seeing a dog, getting toknow a dog kind of thing,playing in their little yardfor a while, but it was aneasy process." A MONTH INTOTHE ADOPTION..

IT'S WORKEDOUT GREAT FOR HECTOR..

HISWIFE HEATHER ANDTHREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERASPEN.

NATS Hector 3:01- 07"Having her mixed with usespecially with a toddler.It's just really fun towatch them.

They're almostlike the same age, playingwith each other, interactingwith each other." NATS ANUNDENIABLE BOND BETWEENTHESE TWO.

NATS TULLAH ISONE OF MORE THAN A HUNDREDANIMALS WHO HAVE BEENVIRTUALLY ADOPTED SINCEMID-MARCH.

Mindy :29- 34"We've been really excitedat how well it's gone over,and how well everyone'sadjusted to it." MINDYTINER..

THE EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF THE TULSASPCA..

SAYS THEY'RE TRYINGTO LIMIT IN-PERSON VISITS..AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.

Mindy 4:10- 18"We're trying to keep ourstaff safe, we're trying tokeep our clients safe, justmake it the best possibleexperience for everyone."WHILE THE EXPERIENCE ISDIFFERENT..

THE GOALIS THE SAME- TO SAVE ANANIMAL..

AND FIND IT ALOVING HOME.

Heather 4:04-12 "We've just always as afamily gone for sheltereddogs and it's always workedout really wellfor us." IN BROKEN ARROW,GP, 2WFY.THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 30DOGS AND CATS READY FORTHEIRFOREVER HOMES..

LISTED ONTHE SPCA WEBSITE.

FOR MOREINFORMATION ON HOW TO ADOPTAN ANIMAL NEAR YOU..

OR MOREON "CLEAR THE SHELTERS"..VISIT OUR WEBSITEK-J-R-H-DOT-COM.THE SENATE WILL BE INSESSION NEXT WEEK, BUT MOST