How this photographer gives shelter pets a ‘stronger shot' at adoption

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Eric Mullin, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · August 25, 2026 · 1 min read

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There’s nothing like a strong first impression. For many shelter animals, that first impression comes online as prospective pet parents scroll through intake photos. But those pictures don’t always best capture a pet. “The intake photo is taken right when that pet first arrives [at a shelter],”...

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