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So You Hate Managed Intake?

Managed intake is simply a term for common sense lifesaving. Why do we feel so strongly about intake as a default option?

Audrey Lodato

April 1, 2026

Animal Welfare

animal control, Animal Welfare, animals, Cats, default solutions, dog, dogs, history, hydrophobia, Intake, Intake diversion, Managed intake, path dependency, pathway planning, pets, Rabies
Madness and Its Remedies, or More Things That Didn’t Cure Rabies

More folklore cures that didn’t cure rabies from an article in from 1844, plus a rant about intake as a default solution today.I also complain about snow a little bit.

Audrey Lodato

February 22, 2026

1840s

animal control, Animal Welfare, animals, Cats, cures, dog, dogs, folklore, history, hydrophobia, Impound, Intake, pets, public safety, Rabies, Social reform, stray management, systems, think differently

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