AUTHOR: Sheila Webster Boneham, Ph.D.

A Guide for Volunteers and Organizers

Rescue Matters! provides invaluable advice for both groups and individuals who want to know how to start, run, fund and promote animal rescue. Whether you can commit a few hours a year or many hours a week, there is something you can do.   

FEATURES

•  Assessing the ethics and expertise of rescue organizations

            •  Recognizing and dealing with volunteer burn-out

            •  Valuable advice for experienced as well as novice rescue people

            •  Business concerns such as incorporation, insurance, paperwork

            •  Sample documents you can copy and use

Trade paperback, 6 x 9, 160 pages, illustrated, resources, index

AUTHORS BIO

Sheila W. Boneham has founded and worked with rescue programs for the past twenty years. She teaches in-service workshops on basic dog handling and breed identification, as well as public courses in obedience, dog care and bite protection.

An award-winning author of numerous books and articles, she holds a doctorate in folklore from Indiana University and taught at universities in the U.S. and abroad for more than twenty years.

CONTENTS

1.  Getting Organized

2.  Volunteers: The Heart of Rescue

3.  Finding, Training and Managing Volunteers

4.  Financial and Materials Support

5.  Spreading the Word (Advertising and PR)

6.  Animals in Need, or What It’s All About

7. The Human Side of Rescue Work

8.  Health Screening for Rescue

9.  Temperament and Behavior

10  Rehoming the Rescued Pets

11. Optimism

REVIEWS

“Most people who go into rescue do so wearing rose colored glasses. This book arms the novice with the realities of the job. ...a ‘must-have’ book for anyone thinking about starting or volunteering for any animal rescue program.”  Library Thing

“The current edition appeals to rescuers of all animals, and is packed with resources .”  Bark Magazine