Animal Welfare Professionals

Hello We are here in Texas and I was wondering if any other shelters have been seeing a rise in Panleuk in incoming kittens. It has not been presenting itself in the normal ways. It is weird and kinda scary. Just curious what everyone else is seeing. Thank you everyone for all that you and ... See More

This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Santa Cruz Humane Society is a local animal rescue in my county of Santa Cruz Arizona (city of Nogales). Recently, they announced to the public that they will be closing in the fall due to lack of funding. With the help of a GoFundMe ... See More

I actually love this! I'm currently working on behavior guidelines for foster caregivers and and would love to know what fosters are actually thinking. Right now I'm focused on canine behaviors and very curious what fosters will have to say. ------------------------------ Melissa Burg IA --------- ... See More

I have done auditory enrichment on cats with high FAS by using classical or instrumental music. A lot of the soundtracks can be found on YouTube and there are tons of options. I've found that it works really well paired with other types of enrichment like food and visual. ------------------------------ ... See More

I started clicker training at my shelter on kittens with very high FAS. I'm the only one doing it but so far it has been working incredibly well. My goal is that with time, I can get some of our cat volunteers on board and train them as well. ------------------------------ ADRIANA DELGADO Animal Care ... See More

As a small nonprofit have you looked into the cost of shirts? I'm assuming you have but it's so expensive i thought I should ask. We paid $50 for 2. Hope you can find a better deal ------------------------------ Bre Hoffman (they/m) Special Little Whiskers Sanctuary Decatur IL SpecialLittleWhiskersKittenRescue.com ... See More

Curious, do you still have a US address? And if so what's the time difference between you and Chicago IL? ------------------------------ Bre Hoffman (they/m) Special Little Whiskers Sanctuary Decatur IL SpecialLittleWhiskersKittenRescue.com ------------------------------ See More

Thank you for this post. I have fostered more than 25 adult dogs. All of them have been adopted, most of them directly from foster. I wish I have had more resources as a first time foster, like slow introductions with my own pets, resources on how to advertise my fosters, that is ok to get attached :) ... See More

Awesome @Peter Chang (he/him) ! I'm so glad you found the webcast insightful. Thank you for sharing information about the programs near you! ------------------------------ Irene Chansawang Senior Grants Specialist Maddie's Fund ------------------------------ See More