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Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup - 3/11/22 - Safety Net Boarding & Foster Care and Innovative Programming to Keep People & Pets Together

  • 1.  Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup - 3/11/22 - Safety Net Boarding & Foster Care and Innovative Programming to Keep People & Pets Together

    Posted 03-10-2022 12:08 PM

    Updated 3/11/22 at 2:13pm PT. Recording now available!


    This Friday, we will kick off by having a brief follow-up discussion with the group to ask you to tell us how to best continue the conversation about pet supply and demand. What steps do you think we need to take next and what data do we need to get to increase transport, which is down 17% since 2019? 

     
    Next, we will turn to you to ask a couple of poll questions about safety net boarding and safety net foster care - the idea that we can care for peoples' pets for a short period in order to prevent shelter surrender. We want to hear from those of you who are doing these programs, so instead of having one speaker, we are going to turn to you to ask questions about the number of families you're helping, how you are doing it (boarding or foster), and if you're finding people who need these services. 
     
    Finally, @shannon glenn and the team from My Pit Bull is Family have been leading the way in innovative programming to keep people and pets together since 2011 - from their national dog inclusive rental database, community partner program, and their North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center program. They're going to share their best ideas for helping pets and people together, based on their work of the past decade. You'll learn tips about overcoming housing challenges, visualizing data, community-based resources and addressing funding challenges this Friday!

    Maddie's  Friday Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup (LINK TO REGISTER)

    Quick Reminder: You can also watch previous recordings and continue the conversation at Maddie's Pet Forum
     
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  • 2.  RE: Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup - 3/11/22 - Safety Net Boarding & Foster Care and Innovative Programming to Keep People & Pets Together

    Posted 03-11-2022 02:39 PM
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    Thanks to the 251 attendees who joined us on today's call. You can watch the recording here if you were unable to attend live.  

    Here's a recap of the full agenda and resources shared today. Have a great weekend!

    Agenda

    Safety Net Boarding & Foster Care/Programs to Keep People & Pets Together - 3/11/22

    SESSION 1:

    Follow-up discussion on how to best continue the conversation about pet supply and demand. What steps do you think we need to take next and what data do we need to get to increase transport, which is down 17% since 2019?

    Last Friday's call - with a deep discussion on this topic - can be found on Maddie's Pet Forum  https://maddies.fund/awleadershiproundup3422

    Kristen shared The Today Show: Animal shelters warn of a looming crisis and call on Americans to help
    https://www.today.com/pets/pets/pet-adoptions-slow-us-heads-3rd-year-pandemic-rcna17718?fbclid=IwAR3KtrVfEHMqeKbgNvemsgIDf_cJZan5c3ACIyoNDM_kWt2ud7UcU0GgGYg

    @Clare Callison  clare.callison@americanpetsalive.org

    @Bethany Heins shared the transport connection map https://network.bestfriends.org/transport-connection-map

    @Bobby Mann shared a 1-hour free course The FUNdamentals of Marketing on Maddie's University https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/fundamentals-of-marketing

    @Erika Shaffer shared a 1-hour free course Marketing a Foster Pet (by @Caitlin Quinn and @Kelly Duer): https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/marketing-a-foster-pet

    @Brent Toellner shared Dr. Julie Levy's new research paper released this week https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.847081/full

    SESSION 2:

    Poll questions about safety net boarding and safety net foster care: the idea that we can care for peoples' pets for a short period in order to prevent shelter surrender.
    We want to hear from those of you who are doing these programs, so instead of having one speaker, we are going to turn to you to ask questions about the number of families you're helping, how you are doing it (boarding or foster), and if you're finding people who need these services. 

    @Kelly Duer shared safety net programs on Maddie's Fund's Education YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/MaddiesFundEducation

    Seattle Humane: Supporting Pet Owners in Transition (SPOT) jessicar@seattlehumane.org

    Poll questions and results:



    SESSION 3:

    @shannon glenn and the team from     My Pit Bull is Family have been leading the way in innovative programming to keep people and pets together since 2011 - from their national dog inclusive rental database, community partner program, and their North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center program. They're going to share their best ideas for helping pets and people together, based on their work of the past decade. You'll learn tips about overcoming housing challenges, visualizing data, community-based resources and addressing funding challenges this Friday!

     
    @shannon glenn, Executive Director/Board Member Shannon@mypitbullisfamily.org

    Tiffany Wu, Housing Data Specialist data@mypitbullisfamily.org

    @Metallica Ponce, Outreach and Communications Coordinator outreach@mypitbullisfamily.org

    Kristen shared Michelson Found Animals 2021 Pet-Inclusive Housing Report  https://www.foundanimals.org/pets-and-housing/2021-pet-inclusive-housing-report/

    @Joyce Briggs shared Functional Dog Collaborative's mission and links to FDCs position statement supporting the adoption of shelter dogs and on shelters and dog breeding:  https://functionalbreeding.org/2022/02/23/position-statement-support-for-adopting-shelter-dogs/ and  https://functionalbreeding.org/2022/03/07/position-statement-on-shelters-and-dog-breeding/



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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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