Updated 8/27 at 12:30pm PT - Recording, Agenda and Resources Added.
Agenda
Reminder: No call next Friday (9/3/21). Happy Labor Day!
• Welcome – Kristen Hassen, Director, American Pets Alive! - Kristen.hassen@americanpetsalive.org
• QOTD: What is your MOST favorite food and your LEAST favorite?
• Share a link to your favorite swag! (see links below)
• Eviction tools - https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/toolkit/pet-eviction-calculator/
• Mary's Motivation – Watch the phenomenal Dr. Lila Miller’s Candid Conversation on Maddie’s Pet Forum
“We don’t see things as they are we see things as WE are.”
Open Arms Challenge – apply before end-of-day Monday, August 30
Best Friends has taken over Shelter Compass – send questions/comments to sheltercompass@bestfirends.org
• Charlotte Otero, Maddie’s Fund Community Strategist: how leadership can utilize Maddie’s Pet Forum to improve workplace culture, obtain sample documents, participate in timely conversations
• Andrew Rowan, President at WellBeing International – updates on Nowzad and other animal rescue organizations in Afghanistan
• Dr. Sasha Protopopova - reducing the environmental impacts of pet ownership
• Becca Britton, Director of Neighborhood Pets, a Cleveland-based organization whose mission is to keep families together, healthy and happy.
List of resources referenced during today’s call
• Watch Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Dr. Lila Miller- https://bit.ly/candidconvodrlilamiller
• Open Arms Challenge - $200,000 in grants available! Registration for the Challenge ends August 30, 2021
This Challenge is funded by Maddie’s Fund® and Michelson Found Animals Foundation and in collaboration with Adopt-A-Pet.com, Adoptimize, American Pets Alive!, ASPCA, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement, Best Friends Animal Society, Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE), HeARTS Speak, Humane Society of the United States, National Animal Care and Control Association, Petco Love, Petfinder Foundation, and PetSmart Charities.
• More info here: https://bit.ly/OpenArmsChallenge2021
• Apply here https://maddiesfund.force.com/grants/FGM_Portal__CommunitySignin
• Eviction Crisis tools
• HASS Pet Eviction Calculator - https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/toolkit/pet-eviction-calculator/
• Eviction Crisis Resources and Conversation: https://bit.ly/3Do1QCU
• PR Templates on Eviction - https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/wp-content/uploads/PR-Template-Update on-eviction-crisis-1.pdf
• @Charlotte Otero (she/her), Maddie’s Fund Community Strategist - Maddie’s Pet Forum
• https://www.maddiesfund.org/register.htm
• https://www.maddiesfund.org/welcome.htm
• https://forum.maddiesfund.org/gettingstarted
• https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
• forumhelp@maddiesfund.org
• Example Bereavement Support post: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupI[…]dafce7f7a-fd5a-431e-9f2a-aaedc46a03d6%26tab%3ddigestviewer
• Andrew Rowan, President at WellBeing International https://wellbeingintl.org/
• Nowzad, the animal rescue organization in Afghanistan
• https://www.nowzad.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/nowzadrescue
• https://www.instagram.com/nowzadrescue/
• BBC / NOWZAD: https://https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58345074
• Mayhew International https://themayhew.org/international/mayhew-afghanistan/
• Kabul Small Animal Rescue https://www.spcai.org/our-work/shelter-support-fund/shelter-list/kabul-small-animal-rescue
• Pam Constable’s group — The Tigger House at the Afghan Stray Animal League https://www.afghanstrayanimals.org/
• If you are curious to learn more about how big Afghanistan is https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/afghanistan
• Dr. Alexandra Protopopova, Assistant Professor, Animal Welfare Program; NSERC and BC SPCA industrial research chair, University of British Columbia
• Protopopova, A., Ly, L.H., Eagan, B.H., Brown, K.M. (2021). Climate Change and Companion Animals: Identifying Links and Opportunities for Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 61, Issue 1, July 2021, Pages 166–181, DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab025
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chante (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/
• IPCC Climate Change 2021 The Physical Science Basis https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf
• ProPublic climate map https://projects.propublica.org/climate-migration/
• The future of meat includes pet food! https://www.fastcompany.com/90665457/there-are-now-lab-grown-mouse-meat-cookies-for-cats
• Or lab-grown https://www.greenmatters.com/p/because-animals-cultured-mouse-meat
• For more information on how Climate Change will Impact Animal Welfare, register today for Humane Canada’s Mini Event coming up on September 15 - The Impacts of Climate Change on Animal Welfare. Dr. Protopopova will present
https://humanecanada.swoogo.com/minievents/1178268
• Becca Britton, Director of Neighborhood Pets, a Cleveland-based organization whose mission is to keep families together, healthy and happy. http://www.neighborhoodpetscle.org/
• NACA award nominations are open: Nominate today!! https://www.nacanet.org/awards/
• Ontario Vet College kitten foster survey: Sign up https://uoguel.ph/kittencommsci
• Shareable link on our lab Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OVC-Companion-Animal-Behaviour-and-Welfare-Lab-942402815800631/
• Ontario Vet College kitten foster survey shareable tweet: https://twitter.com/courtneyandcats/status/1417926098436845568?s=20
• Courtney Graham email courtney.graham@uoguelph.ca
Blogs/books/conferences/podcasts/events
• THE AAWA NEW ORLEANS CONFERENCE https://theaawa.org/page/masterclass
Leading the DEI Journey: How CEOs Navigate This Culture Change
November 19, 2021, New Orleans, 8am-12n CT
• AAWA webinar about recruiting veterinarians: https://learning.theaawa.org/products/21721-recruiting-and-retaining-veterinarians
• The Community Cats Podcast group on the Maddie’s Fund Pet Forum is ready to share! https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=4bb4e4b5-b264-429b-b0b4-245539199e6a
• Why We Foster podcast on Maddie’s Pet Forum https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=205&MessageKey=a3f6e46a-ac4b-4f63-916e-ad83090ec749&CommunityKey=afce7f7a-fd5a-431e-9f2a-aaedc46a03d6&tab=digestviewer
• Humane Canada’s Violence Link Conference is virtual and being held November 4 & 5 - currently there is a 25% off flash sale on registrations! https://humanecanada.swoogo.com/cjsr/1253225
• Humane Canada's Summit for Animals Mini Event: The Impacts of Climate Change on Animal Welfare – September 15, 2021 https://humanecanada.swoogo.com/minievents/1178268
• Humane Canada's Summit for Animals 2022 – Call for abstracts now open: https://humanecanada.swoogo.com/summit/
• Wallis Annenberg PetSpace Animal Matters: Canine Connection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SM1zTf3xyI
Question of the Day Responses: SWAG LINKS
• Maddie’s Fund’s store (at cost, no markup-cool designs): https://maddiesfund.threadless.com/
• Toronto Humane Skyline shirt that's phasing out! https://shop.torontohumanesociety.com/?&utm_source=website&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=sales
• I LOVE my dog mom shirt! They also have a Dog Dad version https://www.amazon.com/DOGS-RULE-Dog-Mothers-Bundle/dp/B0881DK89X/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=dogs+rule+foundation+shirt&qid=1630077011&sr=8-12
• Humane Society of Truckee https://humane-society-of-truckee-tahoe.myshopify.com/
• HeARTs Speak “Artists Helping Animals https://heartsspeak.org/shop-all/
• Woof Cultr - positive reinforcement, evidence-based behavior swag! https://woofcultr.com/
• Tortitude - I Do What I Want When I Want If I Want To
• Mary Meowsie Sweatshirt from Purrfect Pals https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07PTXWCPD/?ref=idea_lv_dp_vv_d&tag=onamzpurrpals-20&linkCode=iil&ascsubtag=amzn1.ideas.294BZJOR33M1Q
• Paws4Elders https://www.bonfire.com/store/paws4elders/
• Kansas City Pet Project https://kcpetproject.org/shop/
• APA Adoption Center https://www.bonfire.com/store/apa-adoption-center-merchandise/
• Potter League - All the best swag: https://potterleague.threadless.com/
• HASS Swag https://austin-pets-alive.square.site/hass
• Dogs Rule https://www.dogsrulestore.com/products/706707
• Purrfect Pals https://smile.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.account.AEVBAEXX2GAGRHBOMDKW3ADIQADQ/294BZJOR33M1Q
• Nashville Humane Association https://nashvillehumane.merchmadeeasy.com/
Original Post:
We hope you can join us on tomorrow morning's 8am Pacific call. We have a pretty fascinating agenda with the following agenda items:
- 1. We will kick off this week's call with a quick demo of Maddie's Pet Forum by Charlotte Otero, Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund. MPF was built as a communication tool and resource to make it easier for everyone who works in companion animal care to ask questions, find solutions, gain inspiration and learn about innovative ideas that can improve the well-being of staff and the animals in our care. @Charlotte Otero (she/her) will be available to answer your questions after the demo.
- 2. . Dr. Andrew Roan will join us for a few minutes to provide updates on a couple of other animal welfare organizations in Afghanistan and we'll tell you the latest about Nowzad.
- 3. Dr. Sasha Protopopova (MPF handle: @Sasha Protopopova) will discuss her latest work centered around reducing the environmental impacts of pet ownership.
- 4. Finally, we'll hear from Becca Britton, the Director of Neighborhood Pets, a Cleveland-based organization whose mission is to keep families together, healthy and happy.
Reminder: No call next Friday (9/3/21). Happy Labor Day!
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Kim Domerofski (she/her)
Community Manager
Maddie's Fund
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