Spot Magazine: . . . et tu, Youtube?
Filed under: Pets 911 - October 8, 2007
Yep, Youtube’s jumped on the pet-friendly bandwagon as well. Which for those seeking resources is good news — the more the merrier!
National Web site Pets 911 is Harnessing YouTube craze to find homes for lost and abandoned pets.
Local shelters across the country are invited to take advantage of the latest Internet trend by posting video of pets available for adoption on Pets911.com. Pets911 has updated its site to allow any shelter or rescue that has a pet available for adoption to include video of that pet using YouTube technology.
“This new option of advertising available pets will be an indispensable resource for animal shelters and for individuals in search of a pet to adopt,” says Dr. Rodrigo Silva, executive director Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, in Phoenix, AZ. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, video is worth a million when it comes to showing the true character of a dog or cat up for adoption.”
Pets 911 is a national organization designed to provide local pet-related resources and info to its users. Individuals and animal rescues, shelters, and agencies around the country feed regular updates into the Pets 911 database. These updates allow the site to include current listings of pets available for adoption, contact information for veterinarians, and lost and found pet information. Pets 911 is easily accessible through both a toll-free phone number (888.PETS.911) and on the Web (pets911.com).
“There are so many needy pets out there,” says Tracyann Mains, program director for Pets 911. “We are excited to be taking advantage of this new model for communicating with the public about pets who are lost or looking for a home.”
Shelters and rescues hoping to find homes for their animals can build a pet profile on the Pets 911 Web site that includes the option for video upload free of charge. The profile can be easily found by potential adopters or pet owners searching for their lost animal according to US zip code. YouTube allows people to easily —and without cost— upload and share video clips across the Internet. There is no formal agreement between YouTube and Pets 911.
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