Pre-Adoption Briefing

The Impact of TNRM and
Adoption Efforts

The Nationwide (Trap-Neuter-Release-Manage) TNRM programme was launched by Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS) in November 2018. Even though SOSD and several other Animal Welfare Groups were already focusing efforts on neutering as many dogs as we could in the years before that, the concerted effort from everyone since 2018 had made a great impact in the dogs we are now receiving at the shelter.

Perhaps more people are now choosing to adopt. In the past couple of years, many of the sociable dogs at shelter have been adopted to loving homes. Even the ones that are slow to warm up have found homes with some additional effort and patience from volunteers and adopters.

Adopt, Love, Transform

Demand Surpasses Supply

A Milestone in TNRM

You know that TNRM is working, when there are more people wanting to adopt dogs than dogs that are ready for adoption.

For the past year, the dogs that are left behind at the shelter fall into one or more of the following categories:

As such, we very often struggle to find suitable dogs for potential adopters, especially those with larger households, as well as children and older folks at home. Taking a Singapore Special home has become more challenging than some years ago.

While we appreciate well-meaning, kind-hearted members of the public stepping forward to adopt, there are some traits in our recent rescues that require extra care, patience and precautions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of both the dog and the adopter.

Seeing this trend, we will be commencing Pre-Adoption Briefing Sessions for anyone who is thinking of adopting a Singapore Special.

Topics Covered!

This briefing will take approximately ONE HOUR to complete.

We will cover the following topics:

Who We Are
Our Training Philosophy
What is Adoption?
Understanding our Dogs
Dogs with Flight Risk
What we look for in Adopters
The Adoption Process

Welcome to SOSD's Pre-Adoption Briefing!

The briefing will consist of three sections, each followed by a few questions. Please take your time to watch the videos and respond to the questions. These questions are meant to assess your understanding and do not fully reflect your suitability as a potential adopter.