Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 4:42
Overwhelmed Animal Shelters Look For Solutions. #WallStreetJournalAcorn
Even better was how the trend appeared to survive, at least until now. This summer, facilities in many parts of the country face severe overcrowding, prompting pleas for pet adoptions to avoid the need to euthanize healthy, healthy animals. That's what's happening here in our community. I haven't seen a call for euthanization, but we're trying not to go there
Excuse me, the dogs are living their best lives because they're getting a chance to play and interact with people. And maybe there's also quieter places, right, where maybe someone can sit and read with a dog who just wants to lay down near somebody, or there's just so many possibilities. I mean, it would require some resources and planning and thought, but it would be a business opportunity on one hand, and it would be great for mental health
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 3:19
They're begging you to walk the dogs because you have created an experience cat cafe. I just recapped your whole thing there. It's awesome. I love it. I absolutely love it. And I'm going to report back. So is this what video gamers go through? Are we like, gamers? I always pick on my son, but maybe this is what it is. We're the equivalent of gamers late at night, in the wee hours of the morning, creating things. Yeah
Like, in some cases, I've read articles where a library might have, or a bookstore might have a cat or two that are residents there. And it sort of changes the vibe. I know that when my brother and I used to play pool, when we were younger, there was a pool hall and they had a dog that was just like the resident dog
Like just to finish off the thought there of creating a space that's community oriented and created but for also the community to be a part of but also is paying access and so it's like this feeding into as well as experiencing of and those who create get a chance to show off the things that they create but also be a part of something larger and mental health and you could tie in connections to counselors and therapists and life coaches et cetera and like hey bring your people here I don't know in the summertime oh my goodness summertime you could incorporate I don't know sprinklers or do you know what I mean to sort of make it a way to cool off as well as or just other sensory aspect of oh my goodness there's so many possibilities
Okay, sorry. One last thought. And the beauty of it is that when other people incorporate, like, the artist or whoever is bringing their stuff to showcase it, there's no money needing to be spent in order to have an artist put their stuff there. Right? So it's low cost, low overhead. The artist gets to show it off, gets their name out there as well as it's appreciated and interacted with th
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 1:30
And let's keep reporting back into this one because I'm making notes, creating to dos, and looking at team members. Right person in the right seats to move really fast. Bye