Adoption Options, Petfinder’s FREE multi-city animal welfare workshop tour across North America, is in full swing this summer! We have four locations in August alone! We will be in Seattle, WA, Redmond, OR, Billings, MT and Casper, WY! Check out the Adoption Options page for details on the exact date and location of each event. Petfinder is proud to bring nationally recognized …

Adoption Options, Petfinder’s free one-day conference series, focusing on behavior, placement, and promotion, are a great way to gain new knowledge about the most up-to-date information in animal welfare from nationally known speakers. Another benefit of Adoption Options (and also part of the mission) is networking among the attendees. Adoption Options recently came to Memphis, TN and our speaker lineup …

We made it through 25 wonderful stops on our 2013 Adoption Options tour! Understandably, after traveling all the way to Oahu, HI, Jolly was a little jet lagged and took a bit of time off. He asked his cousin, Molly, to attend a few stops in his place. Molly was happy to do so! Molly’s first stop was in St. …

Jolly is getting excited that we have our first Adoption Options of 2014 coming up shortly! Before he heads into the year full steam ahead, let’s recap October and part of November 2013! After being in Wisconsin, Jolly got to travel to California! He went to Sacramento (where we were at the California Auto Museum!) as well as San Diego …

Jolly has continued his traveling across the country for Petfinder’s Adoption Options workshops. Jolly visits Fox Valley Humane Association. After traveling home from Chicago, IL, Jolly made his way to Appleton, WI. He had a great time, and he even got to visit Fox Valley Humane Association. Stay tuned to see where Jolly will be going next!

Next up in September, Jolly got to visit Evansville, Indiana. He was very busy there, reading all of the local information on animal welfare! With two more stops left for the month, Jolly was excited for all the animal welfare staff and volunteers he would be meeting in the next couple of weeks! Check out where Jolly will be next!

Are your shelter cats bored? Join us to learn different ways we can stimulate our cats and how that can be used to deal with some common behavior problems, or at least be incorporated into a behavioral plan to help cats. A main focus will be discussing methods of enriching a cat’s environment as well as increasing mental stimulation.  There …

Jolly had another busy month in September. He visited four different cities within the month. His first stop was Springfield, MA. Jolly even got to visit the Basketball Hall of Fame while he was in town! Will Jolly be in your town next? Check out our remaining 2013 Adoption Options stops here. We hope to see you soon!

Jolly the Thundershirt dog had a relaxing month off in July. This was great timing, because August was a busy month for him! Jolly had the pleasure of visiting four different states: Colorado, South Dakota, Minnesota and Michigan! Thank you to our incredible members that take time out of their busy schedules to attend our Adoption Options! Jolly would love …

Jolly has been continuing his tour around the United States! Jolly travels to all of our Adoption Options workshops each year. In June 2013, Jolly had the pleasure of visiting Spokane and Bellingham. The cities were paired together, so Jolly had the pleasure of touring the entire state driving in between the two Adoption Options. Jolly may be visiting your …