Open Paw - Prevention, Possibilities and Public Education

We all know that there are too many dogs and cats in too many shelters across the country.  There is an army of volunteers trying to take care of these animals.  There are pet owners constantly adopting.  There are those of us with full houses who give our time and money to support shelters and adoption.  Yet, the animals keep coming in.

Monday night I had the great pleasure of talking to Kelly Gorman Dunbar about Open Paw on my weekly podcast.  It's my feeling that Open Paw is a truly unique program.

Open Paw seeks to not only help those animals in the shelters, but address the problem BEFORE a dog  or cat is relinquished by educating the pet-owning community and those who are thinking of becoming pet owners.

I love layers...and Open Paw has layers!  They educate those thinking of getting pets, those who have pets, those who care for relinquished pets, and those who plan to adopt these relinquished pets.  It's an amazing chain of education, enrichment, and positive energy!

If you care about shelter animals and would like to see fewer animals in the shelter system, I urge you to find out more about Open Paw!

You can listen to my interview with Kelly at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/regardingrover, and you can visit Open Paw at http://www.openpaw.org.