Upon adopting my first pet I did not know how to properly care for him in certain aspects, me being only 18 years old. I propose to collaborate with volunteer and other WCA shelter workers to create informational videos for the new pet owner. Such as how to give a cat versus a dog their personal medications, flea medication, how to bathe a dog, even how to get rid of fleas on a cat! There can even be more simple instructions, such as how to trim your pets nails, teach them to sit, or walk on a leash. Anything that could help the new pet owner. I think by using short informational films such as these more people will be drawn not only to the site but it will act as a quick reference on how to care for the pet they adopted from WCAS.
I would be the artist working on the project or any volunteers at the shelter willing to video. I would imagine that some of the processes would have to be performed by one of the veterinarians, possibly. The taping would have to take place at scheduled times that the service would be necessary for the animal.Such as when the shelter is giving the animals nail trims or their flea medication. Which is included in the pet fee but the video for how to do it would be helpful for the owner in the future. After the videos are made I could upload them and add ending credits, recognizing the shelter and animal. Then I would email them to Amanda to upload to the website.
Below are videos I found via youtube.com:
How to Trim Your Cat's Claws with Dr. Christianne Schelling
Veternaran Christianne Schelling and Charlie the cat (id 00000)
http://youtu.be/5YLDQMvskH8
Uploaded to youtube.com by softpawsnailcaps
How to Trim Your Dog's Nails by Howcast.com
http://youtu.be/66Uhv6179bU
Uploaded to youtube.com by howcast
Great idea! There is so much to learn about taking care of animals. This would be a great help in creating responsible pet owners.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I wish I had thought of looking for youtube videos to teach me how to take care of my pets when I first got my babies.
ReplyDeleteThis is a FANTASTIC idea. Are you going to take Digital Video? This course would give you the skills you need to make this happen. I really hope you follow through with this. Very good idea!!
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