Animal Welfare Professionals

• Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
• The first ever Grammy winner for Best Song for Social Change winner: "Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour
• Rich Avanzino and Sido's story 
• Direct CARE video 
• CARE Changemakers Circle- Please email at Sheila@careawo.org to learn how to be part of this collective group of Disruptors!
• Humane Indiana's incredible report 

• Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
• The first ever Grammy winner for Best Song for Social Change winner: "Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour
• Rich Avanzino and Sido's story 
• Direct CARE video 
• CARE Changemakers Circle- Please email at Sheila@careawo.org to learn how to be part of this collective group of Disruptors!
• Humane Indiana's incredible report 

• Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
• The first ever Grammy winner for Best Song for Social Change winner: "Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour
• Rich Avanzino and Sido's story 
• Direct CARE video 
• CARE Changemakers Circle- Please email at Sheila@careawo.org to learn how to be part of this collective group of Disruptors!
• Humane Indiana's incredible report 

Thank you, Sheila, for sharing this important perspective! As a grant professional, I engage prospective funders with a positive changemaker approach that definitely disrupts the failed and often systemic status quo we see here in South Carolina. I applaud you and have shared this resource with leadership. 

• Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
• The first ever Grammy winner for Best Song for Social Change winner: "Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour
• Rich Avanzino and Sido's story 
• Direct CARE video 
• CARE Changemakers Circle- Please email at Sheila@careawo.org to learn how to be part of this collective group of Disruptors!
• Humane Indiana's incredible report 

• Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
• The first ever Grammy winner for Best Song for Social Change winner: "Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour
• Rich Avanzino and Sido's story 
• Direct CARE video 
• CARE Changemakers Circle- Please email at Sheila@careawo.org to learn how to be part of this collective group of Disruptors!
• Humane Indiana's incredible report 

Can you tell me how to find the entry form for the grants for watching the calls. I attended on monday however I did not see anything and I cannot locate it on the site.  

• Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
• The first ever Grammy winner for Best Song for Social Change winner: "Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour
• Rich Avanzino and Sido's story 
• Direct CARE video 
• CARE Changemakers Circle- Please email at Sheila@careawo.org to learn how to be part of this collective group of Disruptors!
• Humane Indiana's incredible report 

Hi!

I just joined this Forum (today) and saw that this conversation happened today. Any chance that anyone has a recording of it? 

Thanks :)

Ashley 
unfurget@gmail.com

• Welcome from hosts
  • Allison Cardona, California State Director, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program https://www.sheltermedicine.com/
  • Shannon Roebuck, Executive Director, Bridging Impact https://www.bridging-impact.com/
• Question of the Day: What is something you have learned in the past month?
  • "How to count rank choice votes" - Nancy Cullins
  • "I'm learning about creating appropriate audiences for our new marketing campaign" - Laramie
  • "I am now ethics board certified in the conduct of research involving human participants here in Canada..." - Kathy Duncan
  • "I learned how to calculate the PBC ratio (Population Balance Calculation) and now we're using it in discussions with staff!" - Leslie Dalzell
  • "How to take care of a tripod dog and how to encourage them to be as "normal" as possible and be happy. My greyhound girl shattered a rear leg that couldn't be fixed." - Mary Flores
  • "I learned what to do for rats who suffer from sinus infections." - Amy Charles
• Community Conversations January Grant Winners
  • Congratulations to our January 2023 Community Conversation Winners ($2,500 each)
    • Kyle O'Neill – AniMeals (Missoula, MT)
    • @Cecilia Oliveros (she/her) – Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA)
    • Vickie Ramirez – One Health Clinic Seattle (Seattle, WA)
    • Jenna Riedi – Animal Friends Alliance (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Congratulations to our January 2023 Maddie's Pet Forum Winner ($3,000)
    • @Linda Lea – Big Bones Canine Rescue (Windsor, CO)

• The 1619 Project (on Hulu) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1619_Project
• Animal Care Expo 2023: New Orleans 3-6. Advanced Registration closes Feb. 6
  • REGISTER https://humanepro.org/expo
  • https://cvent.me/XPPm1a
• Best Friends Animal Society is accepting submissions to speak at the Best Friends National Conference happening Aug 10-12 in Houston, TX. We are looking for speakers with a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and encourage first-time presenters to submit as well! The deadline to submit proposals is today on Feb 6. Find out more here: https://bfas.org/speakbfnc
• Cat Headline News https://catnewsheadlines.com/
• Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE) will be hosting their 3rd Annual Black History Month Series. It starts this Wednesday at 7pm EST. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvceyvqTgsHNaHzHjvMPNhuyVy7RxaLdE6
  • More info FACEBOOK: @careforequity INSTAGRAM: @careforequity TWITTER: @careforequity
• Interested in learning more about how CUDDLY Community Programs can help with product donations? Join us Feb. 10th @ 2pm EST. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdOGpqzsuGNCcw1o7wYTQXUJKnpIEqwSN or email at communityprograms@cuddly.com
• Earn RACE, CAWA and NACA CE: Maddie's Insights webcast: Are short-term foster programs for shelter cats beneficial or problematic? Education research webcast series Episode 1 at noon Pacific / 3p Eastern on February 9. Register: https://maddies.fund/MIwebcastsFebthruApril2023
• Human Animal Support Services (HASS) This Thursday! Sharing Stories, Shaping the Future: A HASS Town Hall https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcO2qrD8qH9B1XNcVBGXi2711HOrnKIN3
• Humane Canada's 2023 Summit for Animals May 2- 4th in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Register now!! https://humanecanada.swoogo.com/summit/
• The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Social Media form: https://humanepro.org/page/social-media-submission-form
• My Dog is My Home virtual conference March 21-23. Essential if you are committed to keeping pets and people together https://www.mydogismyhome.org/
• The Shelter Animals Count (SAC) Community Services dashboard lets shelters (and other organizations) display all their access to care and safety net programs that help keep animals out of shelters. Dr. Julie Levy interested in hearing how easy it was to start reporting data to the CS dashboard or did you have to do some mapping first?
  https://www.shelteranimalscount.org/community-services-database-csd/

• Speaker: Sheila Donya Kouhkan, Chief Engagement Officer for Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE) https://careawo.org/
• Related links:
  • CARE's REDI Certification focuses of Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion https://careawo.org/redi/
  • Disrupter story: Rich Avanzino and the dog Sido https://www.sfgate.com/pets/yourwholepet/article/Saving-Sido-How-one-dog-sparked-a-
    movement-2463520.php
  • Humane Society of the US: Some resources for fellow disruptors 🙂 https://humanepro.org/programs/pets-for-life

• "Excellent introduction, Sheila! There is nothing wrong with disrupting a failed status quo. Changing course is good if the current situation harms animals and people. On so many community levels disruption is for the greater good..." - Lisa Pearce
• "Interesting change of words. For over 25 years, I always called myself an advocate. Now I need to pivot to "disruptor" (which makes sense, since I'm always disrupting the family
  Thanksgiving meals...lol)" - Veronica Frescas
• "Disruptors = Change Agents" - Anne George
• "We do have to be careful to make sure what we think we see and feel is actually what's happening. Sometimes it's not. Which is why quantitative data is so helpful!" - M S
• "Caroline Earle White and 30 compassionate and visionary women founded Women's Humane Society, America's First Animal Shelter tm, in Philadelphia in 1869. They were disruptors -- motivated by the ill treatment of carriage horses and homeless animals they witnessed. Nearly 154 years later, Women's Animal Center (as WHS is today known) continues to work to ensure that animals are treated humanely and with kindness." - Claire Walton
• "Believe it or not, TikTok is an amazing platform for showing animal lover representation." - Renee Windsor-White
• "Our community has a lot of Students. We are working on our questions and having conversations with them about the commitment and barriers they may face rather than
  succumbing to the temptation to outright deny." - Jasmine Padilla
  • "Jasmine . . . college communities do not have higher abandonment/intake rates compared to non-college communities and there are not spikes at the end of semesters. Our town of 250,000 has >70,000 college students and we think of them as a huge resource for fostering, volunteering, and adopting. They are altruistic, energetic, tech savvy, and creative. A lot of us on the call probably had pets all through college, even if we weren't supposed to. Would love to chat more if you like." - Julie Levy
• "Great point. Communities facing barriers to caring for their family pet (s) are "given" services that they do not need. Listen first, do less, be a consistent presence so you may become trusted." - Lisa Pearce
• "Beautiful, powerful video! Cheers to the power of witnessing which is crucial!" - Alina Luna
• "Unbelievable presentation. Thank you so so much. Had a talk earlier that totally discouraged me, but now I know I am/our rescue is doing the right thing!" - Amy Charles
• "I love the message of giving yourself grace and being authentic! This presentation was wonderful!" - Jena Wiley
• "The movie Glass Onion was about disrupters. The quote was, 'Little things add up to big things. Let's change the world.'" - Alicia Mason
• "I work w/ the Street Cats Club...we work in a rural, midwestern town. We are often seen as disrupters for being LGBTQ+ friendly, supporting preg spays (we are a TNR group), being anti-declaw, etc. We have grown so fast, so quickly, and I think a lot of it has to do with being a disrupter." - Victoria Patridge
• "This is the way of thinking that made me form Pals for Paws of GA, to provide community outreach in an area of South GA that is SO stuck in the "we've always done it this way". I would like to pass on that if you are a volunteer that wants to be a positive disruptor, Section 1983 protects you from backlash." - Michelle Robert
• "I would love to connect with other disrupters who lead with choice, community, and love!" - Sara Muriello
• "I love the positivity of "disrupters". It's our goal for 2023 and to lead with passion but also with grace. Thank you!" - Renee Huddleston

• Welcome from hosts
  • Allison Cardona, California State Director, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program https://www.sheltermedicine.com/
  • Shannon Roebuck, Executive Director, Bridging Impact https://www.bridging-impact.com/
• Question of the Day: What is something you have learned in the past month?
  • "How to count rank choice votes" - Nancy Cullins
  • "I'm learning about creating appropriate audiences for our new marketing campaign" - Laramie
  • "I am now ethics board certified in the conduct of research involving human participants here in Canada..." - Kathy Duncan
  • "I learned how to calculate the PBC ratio (Population Balance Calculation) and now we're using it in discussions with staff!" - Leslie Dalzell
  • "How to take care of a tripod dog and how to encourage them to be as "normal" as possible and be happy. My greyhound girl shattered a rear leg that couldn't be fixed." - Mary Flores
  • "I learned what to do for rats who suffer from sinus infections." - Amy Charles
• Community Conversations January Grant Winners
  • Congratulations to our January 2023 Community Conversation Winners ($2,500 each)
    • Kyle O'Neill – AniMeals (Missoula, MT)
    • @Cecilia Oliveros (she/her) – Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA)
    • Vickie Ramirez – One Health Clinic Seattle (Seattle, WA)
    • Jenna Riedi – Animal Friends Alliance (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Congratulations to our January 2023 Maddie's Pet Forum Winner ($3,000)
    • @Linda Lea – Big Bones Canine Rescue (Windsor, CO)

• The 1619 Project (on Hulu) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1619_Project
• Animal Care Expo 2023: New Orleans 3-6. Advanced Registration closes Feb. 6
  • REGISTER https://humanepro.org/expo
  • https://cvent.me/XPPm1a
• Best Friends Animal Society is accepting submissions to speak at the Best Friends National Conference happening Aug 10-12 in Houston, TX. We are looking for speakers with a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and encourage first-time presenters to submit as well! The deadline to submit proposals is today on Feb 6. Find out more here: https://bfas.org/speakbfnc
• Cat Headline News https://catnewsheadlines.com/
• Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE) will be hosting their 3rd Annual Black History Month Series. It starts this Wednesday at 7pm EST. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvceyvqTgsHNaHzHjvMPNhuyVy7RxaLdE6
  • More info FACEBOOK: @careforequity INSTAGRAM: @careforequity TWITTER: @careforequity
• Interested in learning more about how CUDDLY Community Programs can help with product donations? Join us Feb. 10th @ 2pm EST. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdOGpqzsuGNCcw1o7wYTQXUJKnpIEqwSN or email at communityprograms@cuddly.com
• Earn RACE, CAWA and NACA CE: Maddie's Insights webcast: Are short-term foster programs for shelter cats beneficial or problematic? Education research webcast series Episode 1 at noon Pacific / 3p Eastern on February 9. Register: https://maddies.fund/MIwebcastsFebthruApril2023
• Human Animal Support Services (HASS) This Thursday! Sharing Stories, Shaping the Future: A HASS Town Hall https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcO2qrD8qH9B1XNcVBGXi2711HOrnKIN3
• Humane Canada's 2023 Summit for Animals May 2- 4th in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Register now!! https://humanecanada.swoogo.com/summit/
• The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Social Media form: https://humanepro.org/page/social-media-submission-form
• My Dog is My Home virtual conference March 21-23. Essential if you are committed to keeping pets and people together https://www.mydogismyhome.org/
• The Shelter Animals Count (SAC) Community Services dashboard lets shelters (and other organizations) display all their access to care and safety net programs that help keep animals out of shelters. Dr. Julie Levy interested in hearing how easy it was to start reporting data to the CS dashboard or did you have to do some mapping first?
  https://www.shelteranimalscount.org/community-services-database-csd/

• Speaker: Sheila Donya Kouhkan, Chief Engagement Officer for Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE) https://careawo.org/
• Related links:
  • CARE's REDI Certification focuses of Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion https://careawo.org/redi/
  • Disrupter story: Rich Avanzino and the dog Sido https://www.sfgate.com/pets/yourwholepet/article/Saving-Sido-How-one-dog-sparked-a-
    movement-2463520.php
  • Humane Society of the US: Some resources for fellow disruptors 🙂 https://humanepro.org/programs/pets-for-life

• "Excellent introduction, Sheila! There is nothing wrong with disrupting a failed status quo. Changing course is good if the current situation harms animals and people. On so many community levels disruption is for the greater good..." - Lisa Pearce
• "Interesting change of words. For over 25 years, I always called myself an advocate. Now I need to pivot to "disruptor" (which makes sense, since I'm always disrupting the family
  Thanksgiving meals...lol)" - Veronica Frescas
• "Disruptors = Change Agents" - Anne George
• "We do have to be careful to make sure what we think we see and feel is actually what's happening. Sometimes it's not. Which is why quantitative data is so helpful!" - M S
• "Caroline Earle White and 30 compassionate and visionary women founded Women's Humane Society, America's First Animal Shelter tm, in Philadelphia in 1869. They were disruptors -- motivated by the ill treatment of carriage horses and homeless animals they witnessed. Nearly 154 years later, Women's Animal Center (as WHS is today known) continues to work to ensure that animals are treated humanely and with kindness." - Claire Walton
• "Believe it or not, TikTok is an amazing platform for showing animal lover representation." - Renee Windsor-White
• "Our community has a lot of Students. We are working on our questions and having conversations with them about the commitment and barriers they may face rather than
  succumbing to the temptation to outright deny." - Jasmine Padilla
  • "Jasmine . . . college communities do not have higher abandonment/intake rates compared to non-college communities and there are not spikes at the end of semesters. Our town of 250,000 has >70,000 college students and we think of them as a huge resource for fostering, volunteering, and adopting. They are altruistic, energetic, tech savvy, and creative. A lot of us on the call probably had pets all through college, even if we weren't supposed to. Would love to chat more if you like." - Julie Levy
• "Great point. Communities facing barriers to caring for their family pet (s) are "given" services that they do not need. Listen first, do less, be a consistent presence so you may become trusted." - Lisa Pearce
• "Beautiful, powerful video! Cheers to the power of witnessing which is crucial!" - Alina Luna
• "Unbelievable presentation. Thank you so so much. Had a talk earlier that totally discouraged me, but now I know I am/our rescue is doing the right thing!" - Amy Charles
• "I love the message of giving yourself grace and being authentic! This presentation was wonderful!" - Jena Wiley
• "The movie Glass Onion was about disrupters. The quote was, 'Little things add up to big things. Let's change the world.'" - Alicia Mason
• "I work w/ the Street Cats Club...we work in a rural, midwestern town. We are often seen as disrupters for being LGBTQ+ friendly, supporting preg spays (we are a TNR group), being anti-declaw, etc. We have grown so fast, so quickly, and I think a lot of it has to do with being a disrupter." - Victoria Patridge
• "This is the way of thinking that made me form Pals for Paws of GA, to provide community outreach in an area of South GA that is SO stuck in the "we've always done it this way". I would like to pass on that if you are a volunteer that wants to be a positive disruptor, Section 1983 protects you from backlash." - Michelle Robert
• "I would love to connect with other disrupters who lead with choice, community, and love!" - Sara Muriello
• "I love the positivity of "disrupters". It's our goal for 2023 and to lead with passion but also with grace. Thank you!" - Renee Huddleston

Thank you Sheila for the encouragement to be a disruptor. I can say for myself, that your presentation struck a chord with me. Not going along with the status quo can sometimes be a lonely journey until someone sees your vision,and acknowledges that their maybe another way of getting things done.