--- type: Website Page title: "Austin Humane Society Case Study | Pixeldust Interactive" description: "An interactive adoption experience made it easier for families to discover animals, support the shelter, and take the next step." resource: "https://pixeldust.net/case-studies/austin-humane-society" tags: [pixeldust, website] status: stable sources: - id: canonical-page resource: "https://pixeldust.net/case-studies/austin-humane-society" title: "Austin Humane Society Case Study | Pixeldust Interactive" --- # Austin Humane Society Case Study | Pixeldust Interactive > An interactive adoption experience made it easier for families to discover animals, support the shelter, and take the next step. ## Source - [Open the canonical human-readable page](https://pixeldust.net/case-studies/austin-humane-society) - [Browse the Pixeldust knowledge index](https://pixeldust.net/okf/index.md) ## Page content Case study / Animal welfare # Austin Humane Society: Turning animal profiles into meaningful connections. An interactive adoption experience made it easier for families to discover animals, support the shelter, and take the next step. Explore the project ↓ [All case studies](https://pixeldust.net/case-studies) Portfolio project image from the Austin Humane Society Work page or archive. Project portfolio image Adoption experience and fundraising Client Austin Humane Society Industry Animal welfare Project Adoption experience and fundraising Core technology Drupal Pixeldust Interactive contribution: Delivery leadership Collaborating partner: Door Number 3 01 / The problem ## What the business needed to solve. The shelter placed thousands of animals each year, but its website did not convey their personalities or offer enough tools for potential adopters to explore choices. Fundraising and volunteer engagement also depended on a stronger online presence. ### The objectives - 01 Help adopters find compatible animals - 02 Make each pet's story more personal - 03 Support donations, volunteers, and shelter programs 02 / The solution ## A more useful digital experience. For a redesign led by Door Number 3, the team delivered a Drupal-based experience featuring searchable pet profiles, rich media, social sharing, saved favorites, and a custom feral-cat appointment application. 01 / Interactive adoption grid ### Interactive adoption grid Visitors could filter available pets by breed, age, size, color, and other attributes. 02 / Richer pet profiles ### Richer pet profiles Video, audio, favorites, and social sharing helped each animal stand out. 03 / Feral-cat scheduling ### Feral-cat scheduling A dedicated Drupal application supported appointments and education for the shelter program. 03 / Business value ## How the work helped the business. The work addressed a real challenge for Austin Humane Society—improving the experience for customers, teams, or both. 01 ### More pet-owner connections The original project writeup reported connections between more than 100 pets and their eventual owners. 02 ### Stronger fundraising The archived launch report said online donations nearly doubled following the campaign. 03 ### More useful visits Visitors had practical tools to explore adoption and share animals with others. 04 / Technology ## Tech stack & capabilities. Technologies and deliverables from the historical project are shown as originally documented, including earlier-generation platforms where applicable. Drupal CMS Custom pet filtering Audio and video integration Social sharing Custom Drupal scheduling The takeaway When discovery is personal and easy, a nonprofit website can become part of its mission. [Explore all case studies →](https://pixeldust.net/case-studies) Make your website work harder ## What could a better digital experience do for your business? Tell us what needs to work better. We'll help map a practical path forward. [Discuss your project →](https://pixeldust.net/inquiry) [More selected work](https://pixeldust.net/work) [^canonical-page]: Content derived from the canonical Pixeldust Interactive page linked above.