Shelter operations resource
Disabled animal care story template
Keep a disabled animal's normal function, real support needs, and remaining questions in one place instead of a scattered set of notes.
A disability is a fact to explain clearly, not a reason to write a shorter profile. This template helps the team explain it well.
01
The animal
- Name the animal and describe the condition or context plainly, without a diagnosis.
- Describe what they can do normally, day to day.
- Describe the support they actually need.
- Animal name
- Condition or context
02
What often scares adopters unnecessarily
- Name the detail that reads scarier on a profile than it is in person.
- Write what adopters must actually understand about it.
- Keep the explanation calm and specific, not reassuring for its own sake.
- Scares adopters
- What adopters must understand
03
Source notes
- Record what the foster noticed.
- Record what the vet or behavior team noted.
- Note what home setup helps.
- Foster note
- Vet or behavior note
04
Open questions and decision
- List what questions remain.
- Add reviewer notes.
- Record the final human decision and reason.
- Open question
- Final human decision
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