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Disabled animal care story template
Prepare a clear care story for human review and adopter education.
Disability is context, not a score. Use this template to describe the animal's actual daily life, the source behind each statement, and the questions a person still needs to answer.
01
Animal and context
- Record the animal's name and the condition or access context.
- Describe what the animal does normally.
- Describe the support they need without exaggerating limitations.
- Animal name
- Condition or context
02
What people should understand
- Name concerns that may scare adopters unnecessarily.
- Replace vague warning language with sourced daily-life context.
- State what an adopter genuinely needs to understand.
- Common misconception
- What matters
03
Observed and sourced
- Record what the foster noticed.
- Attribute veterinary or behavior notes.
- Describe the home setup that appears helpful.
- Foster observation
- Professional source
04
Questions and decision
- List what remains unknown.
- Record reviewer questions and follow-up ownership.
- Keep the final placement decision with a named person.
- Open question
- Final human decision
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