Animal Welfare Professionals

Hi :) Do you adjust your training and modification plans to account for location and environmental variation? If you're interested in behavior modification plans, this free webcast is for you! Attendees will benefit from Tom Candy's extensive experience in the UK Shelter Network and learn how to evaluate ... See More

Updated 11/25/24 at 7:21 pm PT - Recording now available Hi, Introducing a shelter dog to an adopter's or foster caregiver's dog to see if they'll be a good match can be anxiety-provoking if you don't have a lot of experience. Whether or not this sounds like you, don't miss Maddie's Monthly ... See More

Webcast Description: With every shelter stuffed to bursting, finding fosters and adopters is crucial. For some pets this is simple, but others are harder to place. In this workshop, we'll discuss your favorite long stay pets to identify strategies for marketing them to fosters and ... See More

Try the local government. Follow the funding to find out where the funding comes from- then reach out to them. PETA will sometimes help bring awareness. Local media- news stations- try to draw attention to it to get public involvement. It sounds terrible- I hope you find help somewhere. :( ... See More

Many in my community are getting traumatized by the amount of killings going on in Southern California shelters. One particularly bad shelter is in Apple Valley. People are posting on the Nextdoor app that they are killing most of the dogs and cats there, puppies and kittens included. They put dogs ... See More

This is a great idea! I love having them stay in the vehicle. I too have used the PETCO Love Grant. It was very easy to get and they provided us with canine & feline DTTP. We could add our own additional vaccines, and licensing information to ad materials. The only thing they asked of us was that we ... See More

In 2024, we've finally had the staffing ability to hold open adoption hours instead of scheduling all visits by appointment. We are open two weekdays 1-7pm and Saturdays 1-5pm. This has greatly increased the number of visitors and adoptions, and has helped to reduce our length of stay from 296 days in ... See More

We conduct a drive through vaccine clinic twice a year and provide 2,200 to 3,400 vaccinations in a 4 hour period. I really wanted to utilize the drive through method so the animals and the people never left the vehicle. Through our public spay/neuter clinics and when I called around to other organizations ... See More

I think an obstacle for many people in just about every aspect of animal welfare is the physical accessibility of applications. My organization provides financial assistance for prescription medication for pets of owners who are facing financial hardship. We get many referrals from different social services ... See More