Identify Special Needs Animals
The Special Lists feature automatically creates lists of animals that meet certain criteria, for example, Special Needs, Recent Arrivals, Puppies, Kittens, etc.
Where do I find it?
You can find the Special Lists page by going to Animals > Settings then clicking Special Lists.
The Special Lists web pages will be automatically updated as you add your animals.
All times/ages are in days.
You can enter just the youngest age if you do not want to have a maximum age for the list.
For example:
Kittens/Puppies: 0-180
Teens: 181-364
Adults: 365
(For the Adults list you would enter only enter the start age for the youngest age, and leave the Oldest blank if you do not want to use the seniors group).
You must enter a birth date (even approximate) for each animal to have age related special lists work. Example: puppies, kittens, teens, adults, seniors.
This will automatically age the animal and move them from one list to the next as they age.
The Special Lists are:
Special List | Description |
Kittens / Puppies | Enter the age range, like 0/180 for animals 0 days to 6 months old to be shown |
|---|---|
Teens | Enter the age range |
Adults | Enter the age range |
Seniors | Enter the age range |
Urgent | Automatically updated from the Highlight field (a highlight of 0 is urgent). This feature is for Website Service. |
Long Time/Must Adopt | Uses the Received Date field from the animal to show only animals that have been in your organization for the specified time |
Special Needs | Automatically updated from the Special Needs animal field |
Needs a Caretaker (Foster) | Automatically updated from the Needs a Caretaker animal field |
Recent Arrivals | This uses the Received Date field from the animal to show only animals received within a certain number of days |
Courtesy Listings | Automatically updated from the Courtesy Listing animal field |
Special Needs
To automatically add an animal to the Special Needs web page:
Enable Special Needs in your Special Lists.
When Adding or Editing an Animal, enter in some text in the Special needs description in the Additional Notes and Comments section.
If the special needs animal also needs a sponsor, you can enable the Sponsorships for that animal. Sponsorships are a feature found in Data Management and Website Service.