UPDATE 12/3 1:06pm - Recording is now available to watch below plus the full agenda & resources shared have been added
Agenda• Welcome – Kristen Hassen, American Pets Alive!
• Next week’s call features Dr. Sheila Segurson and Jim Cosby: ‘A new way of looking at dog bites’
• Net week, wear your favorite animal welfare T-shirt!
• Mary's Motivation - This is our 22nd month of Community Conversations and we have no plans for stopping. But we welcome your ideas for tweaking the meetings (are we doing this at the ideal time of day to include Hawaii, for example). Email
smith@maddiesfund.org or drop a note on this thread in Maddie’s Pet Forum
The key word in 2022 might be taken from Dr. Pizano’s book: collaboration. We have an opportunity to come together, and we don’t have to face challenges by ourselves as we work with our staff and our communities. Plus – stay tuned for a surprise announcement! Meanwhile have a wonderful holiday season!
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National updates / shared links • Aspen Ranch in Oklahoma for events
https://www.aspenranchok.com/ • HASS Peer Groups
https://hass-net.americanpetsalive.org/job-alikes • December 15 webcast with Julie Levy and Monica Frenden-Tarant: Feline Leukemia Testing: One and Done for Everyone
https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rDqqlMv6ScSoL6xYNitVDg • Best Friends Town Hall on Dec 9 with Dr. Kate Hurley – reducing shelter length of stays
https://network.bestfriends.org/proven-strategies/best-friends-town-halls • Please send Bobby and Kristen your ideas for Community Conversation topics/guest speakers:
https://forms.monday.com/forms/03f9df7fb83ef1499b6a9215bbe8b31b?r=use1 • Community Cats podcast – trap safely -
https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/Community Cats Merch:
https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/shop-merch/ • Kim Alboum, Bissell Pet Foundation: Empty the Shelters
https://www.bissellpetfoundation.org/If you are interested in joining Empty the Shelters, please email Kim at
kim.alboum@bissell.com. We have grant funding available able to help fill you back up with pets in need after the event!
• Illinois Humane store on Zazzle
https://www.zazzle.com/s/illinois+humane • Humane Canada’s Summit for Animals: Hybrid event through the month of May 2022, in person May 12 and 13, at Fairmont Banff Springs in beautiful Banff, Alberta, Canada
https://humanecanada.swoogo.com/summit/ • PetCoLove - apply for FREE vaccines for owned pets, here:
https://petcolove.fluxx.io/Questions? Email
partners@petcolove.org•
Session Links & Resources • Jackson Galaxy, Cat Camp -
https://www.catcamp.com/ • Stephanie Rogers, GCCA-C -
https://aihcp.net/members-directory/stephanie-d-rogers-gcca-c-ct/Contact form available on her website:
https://embracingyourgrief.com/ • Cat Camp webinar Raise a Glass: Grief and the Healing Power of Ritual During the Holidays - tomorrow Dec 4 at 11a PT
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_60JMJAq-RACmsLpGndsKKA and Sunday Dec 5 Saving Yourself So You Can Continue to Save Animals: Cumulative Grief in Animal Service
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHcsd12zQ12PwPdo8adJVw • Dr. Kristen Pogreba-Brown, PhD, MPH -
https://www.publichealth.arizona.edu/directory/kristen-pogreba-brownReliable info:
https://www.science.org/content/article/patience-crucial-why-we-won-t-know-weeks-how-dangerous-omicron • Lisa Pearce: The White House Partnerships office is very useful and open to all of you. Varying first-hand live meetings, and timely topics and an informative newsletter. Community and Faith based organizations welcome!
partnerships@who.eop.gov • PetPoint blog -
https://www.petpoint.com/zblog • PetPoint industry data -
https://www.petpoint.com/Industry_Data • Kelly Duer Empowering Fosters to Help Market Pets from Foster Care -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1GNzFrxZ2o--- Original Post ---
Join us for our first Leadership Roundup Call of December where we'll hear first from
Cat Camp Jackson Galaxy and Stephanie Rogers, GCCA-C who will talk about their work to address 'disenfranchised loss' and 'cumulative grief' and how these concepts can aid in supporting veterinarians, shelter staff and volunteers, and animal control officers. They'll share what they're doing to improve mental health and wellbeing among animal professionals and tell you how you can get you and your staff involved.
Second, we'll turn to
Dr. Kristen Pogreba-Brown about the Omicron Variant and what you need to know to keep staff, volunteers, and members of the public safe as we head into winter with this new, emerging variant.
Lastly, we'll spend the majority of our call with
@Steve Zeidman of PetHeath, who will join us to share the latest in the shelter data trends and discuss why shelters are experiencing a higher-than-usual capacity for this time of year. Steve points to some concerning trends that could become bigger problems when we move into next spring and summer and we'll hear from you about what you're experiencing right now in your organizations.
Please join us for this important call.
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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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