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This is the date that the animal entered your organization. This date is used by reports to calculate the amount of time an animal was in your organization.  It’s also used by the Recent Animals special list.  See Identifying special needs animals in this guide for more information. Use the calendar icons to select the date or type it into the text field.

Enter the date the animal will be available for adoption.  Use the calendar icons to select the date or type it into the text field.
See the section, Using the Animal Available Date for more information about the Available Date field.

Enter your organization's public tracking number or identifier for this animal. Use your Animal Rescue ID Settings to have Rescue IDs automatically generated for your animals.

Select a rescue from the drop-down list of your Contacts if this animal has been transferred to another rescue. You can add a new Rescue by clicking the Add button.

Enter your organization's private tracking number or identifier for this animal. Note there is also a Rescue ID field.

Was the animal stray/found?  Found animals are uploaded to various lost and found websites. Note that this is a required field.

Tick one of the radio buttons for Yes, No, or Unknown to indicate if the animal is up-to-date on its vaccinations.

If the animal was found, on what date was the animal found? Use the calendar icons to select a date or type a date in the text field.

Select the animal's foster from the drop-down list of your fosters. You can add a new foster or manage your contacts by clicking the Add button.  If you enable Public View for the caretaker/foster's Contacts record, the public will be able to contact the caretaker directly for more information about the animal. See the chapter Managing animal caretakers and fosters for more information.

Enter the zip code or postal code for the area in which the animal was found.

Choose the animal's physical location. This is the location of the animal right now, not the location where the animal was found. You can add a new location by clicking the Add button.  See About Locations for more information.

If the animal is a member of a colony (like a feral cat colony), select the colony from the drop-down list.  You can add a new colony by clicking the Add button.

If you want the public to be able to see the animal’s location, select the checkbox for Location Public. This setting must also be enabled in the list of enabled/disabled fields under Animals > Settings > Enabled & Disabled Fields Settings. Note that this is a required field.

Tick one of the radio buttons for Yes or Noto indicate if the animal has an adoption pending. Note that this is a required field. See the section Using the adoption pending field for more information.

Enter the animal's microchip number. This is a text field. Note that this is a required field.

Select an online application that is pending or approved to adopt this animal.  See the section Using the adoption pending field for more information.