The Super Pet Expo is held every year at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA. Rescues, vendors, and services all show up at the event, and you’re welcome to bring your furry friends along too.
Adoptions and New Fosters
I went to another adoption event yesterday. My foster Fern was adopted, and I took home two 6 month old kittens in exchange: Tinker and Bell.
Animal Rescue Campaigns
I went on a tour with my graduate program to various companies in NYC. One of the companies we stopped at was AdCouncil, who are responsible for the Shelter Pet Project.
(photo courtesy of their Facebook page)
Smartphone Ethnography: Humane Society of Fairfax County
Up until now, I’ve had some sort of personal association with the places I’ve been going. My professor suggested going somewhere I’m not affiliated with, to compare how another organization might do things differently. So I went to the Humane Society of Fairfax County, where a colleague volunteers.
Smartphone Ethnography: Crumbs & Whiskers
Crumbs & Whiskers is the new cat cafe in Georgetown. Cat cafes are very common in Japan; I had the chance to visit Nekobukuro, but the cats are jaded and don’t want anything to do with you.
Smartphone Ethnography: Another Foster Family
I met with another fellow foster colleague, and learned about her foster fail pets and current foster pet.
Smartphone Ethnography: Madison-Greene Humane Society
Yesterday I drove 2.5 hours to the MGHS shelter.
Smartphone Ethnography: A Foster Family
Firstly, it sucks to have a happy adoption, and then it not work out in the end. Nemo and Dory were returned yesterday due to unknown severe allergies in the house. This might’ve been particularly embarrassing too, if it’d been announced as a “Happy Tail” adoption online.
Anyway, my next stop for ethnography was the home of a colleague.
Smartphone Ethnography: PetSmart Adoption Event
My first stop (my home didn’t really count) for smartphone ethnography was an adoption event at PetSmart.
Smartphone Ethnography: My Fosters
I’m doing a smartphone ethnography for one of the assignments in the class. What that basically means is taking photos with my phone while being “in the field.” My being in the field will include talking with fosters, going to shelters, and attending events.
I decided that I might as well start somewhere easy: my own home.
occupation: cat lady 