Animal Welfare Professionals

Would the animal welfare community get behind or even spearhead a push to allow registered Veterinary Technicians to perform castrations alongside a veterinarian? I picture the technician standing at one table handling the males while the veterinarian handles the spays. This would increase the number ... See More

In Vermont, Pet Food is distributed via the Vermont Foodbank- It is a tremendous success and incredibly helpful and a solution that makes sense. PAWSitive Pantry, VDART Animal Shelters and Meals On Wheels works to fill the gaps where needed but it is pretty minimal. For s/n- using targeting is the ... See More

We have monthly foster calls and are looking for some ideas to cover with fosters, We already do all rescue, transport, event processes. #FosterPrograms ------------------------------ geri golonka Foster/Volunteer Tiny N Tall Rescue St. Charles, IL ------------------------------ See More

It's important to examine the content of each page to determine if the posts are duplicates or if they represent separate pages for distinct content, such as events, adoptions/fosters, or general shelter news. If two pages are sharing mostly identical posts, it might be simpler to close one to avoid ... See More

Those are good points … they are all different but highlight most of same content … the AC page has strays / rescues needed / and some adoptable dogs … the other pages highlight more just adoptable dogs and hard to place , try to make it different dogs on the pages … the oldest page has the most ... See More

Do all of these pages post the same type of content for the same type of audience? If so, then you might be duplicating effort, but if all three pages have good engagement, it might make sense to instead think about what the goal for each page is. For example, we have our main FB page, with all the ... See More

I'm in Phoenix, AZ where we have a huge feral cat overpopulation problem. I am trying to garner support for implementing megestrol acetate as an oral contraceptive in colony food. Does anyone have hands on experience? Thank you. #CommunityCatManagement ------------------------------ Janice Lipsky ... See More

Congratulations to the April 2024 $3000 grant giveaway winner @Sara Post from Feline Rescue in St. Paul, Minnesota! 🎉 We also have a quarterly surprise & delight $500 grant that we are awarding to @Rochelle Hamp from Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids, Minnesota! You both help make our ... See More

Definitely a scam! ------------------------------ Linda D'Amore ------------------------------ See More