Friends & followers,
We’ve been chewing on our COVID-19 action plan all day. This is a complicated situation for Bounce because we are volunteer and foster home-based, so we already have limited operational interaction with the general public. The one chink in our armor is our weekly Saturday adoption events. We have thought through multiple options and not one seems to be exactly perfect.
As of March 13, this is our action plan*:
1. What’s absolutely brilliant about Bounce is we battle communicable diseases on a daily basis. While they do not infect humans and our dogs complete a 14-day quarantine within foster care, parvovirus and distemper, are lethal and highly contagious viruses amongst canines. There is a reason we bleach EVERYTHING. We bleach before, during, and after events. We bleach floors, leashes, dog bowls, holding kennels, etc. We have hand sanitizer hanging off every kennel and round pen. We are armed with aerosol disinfectants for writing pens, clipboards, event tables, laptops, etc. We are already cleaning psychopaths.
2. To protect our foster homes, volunteers, adopters, and event attendees, we will be modifying our normal adoption event schedule until further notice. Our adoption events (starting March 14) will be held 10-11:30am. Hold times (starting March 21), will be from 10-10:30am. This will allow pre-approved applicants without holds the opportunity to view available dogs with the shortened timeframe.
3. If you are sick, stay away. We will send our love from afar, but respectfully don’t want to be near you.
4. If you have a compromised immune system, stay away. Don’t be insane, we need you.
5. Our foster homes will not be required to stay at adoption events. While we are huge advocates of compatible matching, these conversations can always take place over the phone prior to the event.
6. If you are not comfortable attending an event, we do schedule midweek private adoption appointments. Please be mindful that this is pending staff, volunteer, foster home, and vetting schedules. Also be aware that private appointments often take place in public areas for the comfortability and privacy of both adopter and foster home. Because we are 100% foster-based, private adoption appointments are only offered for individual animals. When adopting at a private adoption appointment, please be aware that you will be taking the animal home that day. We can not hold animals to be picked up at a later date.
*Please note, this can change at any time per the advise and regulations of health professionals and government.
Thank you and please let us know if you have any additional questions. Stay safe out there! (And if you need something to do in your time off, consider signing up to foster!) ... See more
