Animal Welfare Professionals

Greetings Animal-Wellbeing Unicorns! One thing I always hear is that the only constant in life is change. With change comes uncertainty, excitement, and sometimes fear. Often, when talking with shelter staff, rescue workers, and other stakeholders, they mention that one of the most challenging parts ... See More

I just had someone "donate" $1 through our website. It obviously looked weird so I did some investigating; the address was fake so I'm sure the name and email address were fake as well. I contacted Stripe (our payment processor) and apparently this is how the scam works: they donate (or otherwise make ... See More

Also making sure foster is holding kitten in appropriate orientation, not cradled like a baby. ------------------------------ Karen Nelson Humane Society of Washington County MD ------------------------------ See More

Hello All, My shelter has a quite impressive kitten nursery volunteer program for our young kittens, and we have been thinking about how our puppies would benefit from that level of care. Parvo has been quite explosive recently, and while our animal care staff cleans everyday, having volunteers may ... See More

You're invited to our free webinar, "Beyond the Box Trap: Maximizing the Impact of Your Cat Spay/Neuter Program," on July 16, 2024, at 2:00 PM ET! Stacy LeBaron, host of The Community Cats Podcast and Interim Executive Director for United Spay Alliance, will share strategies to enhance your spay/neuter ... See More

Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment to reshare information about CARE's Juneteenth 2024 Promotion. Link for the REDI website: https://careawo.org/redi-old/ Link for REDI registration: https://careawo.org/register/redi-bronze/ In honor of Juneteenth, CARE is offering REDI Bronze ... See More

Hi MaeLynn, thanks for this question The answer is, I'm not sure. We haven't ever done that before to my knowledge. I think you're asking if it's okay for you take the total mg they would get in a day and just divided it up into smaller, more frequent doses, to correspond with meals. ... See More

Here are some resources: How one rescue organization is using stipends to find foster homes for dogs who are harder to place (blog) How Dallas Animal Services placed 160 dogs in 3 days by incentivizing foster and rescue transfers (blog) Dallas Animal Services: #150for150 Foster Initiative ... See More

The Pima program was the one I read about! As a non-profit that supports shelters, we would be the one to issue the financial incentive to the foster. Our biggest concern is how to make tracking so simple that it isn't an extra burden on a staff member of an already understaffed and/or rural shelter. ... See More