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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

LeftyMom

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2. It's a good role for a volunteer.

Reply to Peregrine Took (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:54 PM

Jun 2012

I know I've read that some shelters have really increased their adoptions just by having volunteers come in and take well lit, attractive photos of adoptable animals. It's especially life saving for black dogs and cats, in badly lit photos with cheap cameras they just look like black blobs with eyes which makes it much harder to place them.

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Pet peeve: when a shelter is too lazy to take a decent photo of an animal. [View all] Peregrine Took Jun 2012 OP

might be more "understaffed" than "lazy", but it can make the difference phantom power Jun 2012 #1

It's a good role for a volunteer. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #2

What solution did you offer them? flvegan Jun 2012 #3