Animal Welfare Professionals

Updated 6/26 at 2:26pm - Recording now available to watch on-demand!

We hope to see you on Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11am PT for our next Community Conversations call for a presentation from wildlife biologist Miguel Ordeñana.

Miguel Ordeñana is a Los Angeles, CA based wildlife biologist and environmental educator who will share his story about the discovery of P-22, the famous Griffith Park mountain lion and how he and others are honoring his impactful legacy. The presentation will be followed by a discussion focused on how others can join in to support urban wildlife, human wildlife coexistence, and support a more inclusive conservation movement.

Register here for our Monday Community Conversations Calls: maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration

If you are unable to make it live on Monday, this thread will be updated with the recording and resources so you can watch and share whenever you'd like.  After you watch the recording or attend the call live, be sure to complete this new June entry form to enter to win a grant: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-jun23-giveaway.htm

#Diversity,Equity,InclusionandJustice

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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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Thank you to the 201 attendees who joined us for today's call! The recording is now available to watch and share. Be sure to complete this entry form if you joined us live or catch the reply to enter to win a grant for your organization: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-jun23-giveaway.htm.

As a reminder, there is no call next week in observance of the 4th of July holiday.  We hope you'll use that time for resting, relaxing, resetting or re-watching previous Community Conversations calls. 

Agenda:

• Welcome from Hosts:
  • Allison Cardona, California State Director, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program
  • Irene Chansawang, Grants Specialist, Maddie's Fund
    
    
• Question of the Day: What are you doing at your organization to get ready for July 4th?
  • "Happy Monday All, we are in Canada, so celebrate Canada Day on July 1st, not Independence Day on July 4th.  I have no doubt our MarComms team will be sharing info out re: fireworks and pets as well." - Kathy Duncan
  • "Hello, my name is Karlyn from FL.  We are planning a BBQ to thank our staff for their hard work." - Karlyn Emile
  • "Hi! Amy from Adopt Me! Bluegrass Pet Rescue in Crestwood, KY! We're working on a general awareness campaign." - Amy Charles
  • "In addition to public awareness pre-4th to remind people to protect their dogs and cats, forego fireworks and consider temp. fostering dogs at shelters...Lifeline Oro Valley Animal Rescue is anticipating triple degree temps (AZ) and will be standing by day and night ready to respond to lost animals & sightings." - Jeanette Anders
  • "Free microchips for the community!" - Emily Wood
  • "Free microchips" - Christina Avila
  • "Microchip and vaccine clinic for 4th of July" - Erin Falardo
  • "Free microchips this past Saturday (with registration included)!" - Amanda Coburn
  • "Started today with safety for your pets for July 4.  Also participating in a local parade" - Geri Golonka
  • "Not sure what the Animal Services Center is doing, but as a foster parent, we are loading up all the dogs and going to an area where there won't be fireworks." - BCAS
  • "Communicating with public about how fireworks affect dogs and people. We register microchips for the public." - Nancy Cullins
  • "Providing community education on ways to keep animals safe." - Laramie Smovir
  • "Fireworks awareness posts on Facebook" - Erin Hooks
  • "We always do social media posts for awareness and prevention. And constantly mention Petco Love Lost in addition to getting pets chipped and sharing lost pets with local social L&F pages." - Claudia Labbe
  • "Our messaging also includes Petco Love Lost. Facial recognition is amazing." - Lisa Pearce
  • "Also, our local media is good about covering lost/stray pet stories on July 5th." - Amanda Coburn
  • "We had a prepare fair which had free microchips pet tags, licenses, behavior team members to discuss with public how to help animals with the noise" - Ryane Cox
  • " Every year, Humane Society of Yuma does an adoption Promo the week before AND waives ALL Return to Owner Fees after the 4th." - Lana Shapiro
  • "Lots of social media awareness posts. Our volunteers have microchip scanners in various areas of the metro." - Lisa Riggins
  • "PSA announcements and resources through social media and our city's web page. Reminding owners to always check our website for missing animals." - Ashley Hurst
  • "We have sent out through social media and the newspaper the do's and don'ts. Sent out a Microchip flyer on the importance of a microchip and that we provide the service of microchipping. Making sure everyone's information is updated on their current microchips." - Denise Asaro
    
    
• Catch up on past recordings: 4 for the Fourth!
  • Barrier Free Foster Program - Nadia Oseguera, California Program Manager for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program
    https://maddies.fund/communityconversations31323
  • Leading staff and volunteers through operational changes to embrace barrier free practices - Jasmine O'Keefe, Animal Services Manager for League City Animal Care in League City, TX
    https://maddies.fund/communityconversations32023
  • Listening to hear: removing hidden barriers and offering grace - Jennifer Touissant, Animal Welfare League of Arlington, Chief Animal Control Officer
    https://maddies.fund/communityconversations10322
  • Partnership Not Servitude: Prioritizing All Humans and the direct effect it has on pets - James Evans and Marilou Chanrasmi from Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity
    

    https://maddies.fund/communityconversations103122

National Updates [Recording starts at 5:38]

• Community Conversations Attendee Survey – The team that handles the programming for these Weekly Community Conversations calls would love your feedback on this short survey. The survey will help us learn more about you and what topics you'd like to hear more about on future calls. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/weeklycommunityconversationssurvey
• The Humane Society of the US: Join us as a speaker in San Antonio for Animal Care Expo 2024! https://humanepro.org/expo/session-submission
• Faunalytics' second annual remote symposium, Fauna Connections: Using Data to Help Animals, for animal advocates on September 14, 2023. 
  We invite academics and scientists from the social and behavioral sciences, or related disciplines, to submit a presentation abstract of original research that discusses the real-life implications and recommendations of such data for animal advocates in any of four areas: farmed animals, companion animals, wild animals, and animals used in science. https://faunalytics.org/fauna-connections
• Behavior Job-Alike meeting this Thursday 6/29 at 9 am PT with Kym Iffert about volunteers and Steve Porter about Shelter Buddy  behavior functionality. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrf-ytrzwqH9KGvJ5S3iuOCSFGLEFM5cJK#/registration
• Saskatchewan SPCA will be hosting two free webinars this week! June 27th is Pride in Animal Welfare: Why it matters, and June 29th is Indigenous History in Animal Welfare: Why it matters. This is to honor Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month in Canada.  You can find more info here for both free events: https://www.saskspca.ca/news-events/
• Online Feline Leukemia Conference, July 15.  Scholarships are available, so it can be free! https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/events/2023-online-feline-leukemia-day/
• NEW Maddie's University course by Dr. Jyothi Robertson The Journey You Own: Practices for Wellbeing and Productivity https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/the-journey-you-own-practices-for-wellbeing-and-productivity
  • More info on Maddie's Pet Forum https://maddies.fund/JourneyYouOwnMU
• Maddie's Fund Monthly Giveaways: Enter here for a chance to win: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-jun23-giveaway.htm Open to all who are watching live or on-demand. Enter each week you attend.
• Maddie's Pet Forum monthly give-away: Maddie's Fund® is giving away a $3,000 grant each month to one lucky Maddie's® Pet Forum member. You'll automatically be entered to win each month when you start a new discussion, reply to a new post. More info:  https://chewonthis.maddiesfund.org/2022/11/new-monthly-grant-opportunity/

Today's Presentation: The Legacy of P-22 - Weekly Community Conversations 6/26/23 - [Recording starts at 13:43]

• Speaker: Miguel Ordeñana, Community Science Senior Manager, Natural History Museum https://nhm.org/
• The story of P-22 - Santa Monica Mountains Fund https://www.samofund.org/p-22-life-and-legacy
• Ologies podcast episode about P-22: https://www.alieward.com/ologies/p22

Highlights from the Chat

• "This is amazing!  I studied to become a Wildlife Biologist.  This is sooo interesting and awesome to hear from you...All living things have their own intrinsic value and deserve an opportunity to live their lives" - Maris Brown
• "My sister is in Anaheim Hills. Loves them for all the rodents and snakes they typically manage to eat. Cats are great for managing over population issues in urban and suburban environments." - Lisa Pearce
• "I'm laughing about the hair ball! Glad I don't have to clean THAT up!!!" - Erin Hooks
• "I feel very fortunate to live by Griffith Park, hike there, see some wildlife and am a member of Friends of Griffith Park.  Thank you for all of your amazing work and efforts!" - Christy Schilling
• "A number of years ago HSUS shared some great data re: coyotes, including urban coyotes, and how very little cat DNA (that is, pet/neighborhood cat) was found in their scat.  Not sure where to find that study, but it was a tiny fraction, and may have included consumption of cats that may consumed after they died- meaning that what little they consumed of cats was done as scavengers/ cats that were killed by cars rather than by coyotes." - Suzanne D'Alonzo
• "I'm excited to have a discussion on wildlife today as I am a retired Zoological Mgr. and continue to do wildlife rescue here in Central FL. My main focus at the zoo was captive bear mgmt." - Claudia Labbe
• "This is exciting to see. I am hopeful they can do this in nyc. The ducks and raccoons die every day trying to cross the highways." - Gracita Samuel
• "Wow! Thank you.  This is such a good message of hope. Great job, Miguel. Co-exist has meaning for both people and animals we share we earth with." - Lisa Pearce
• "I love how you weave community engagement and inclusivity into your work!" - Nadia Oseguera
• "That was fascinating! Thanks so much!" - Ari Vena
• "You are a hero! Thank you!" - Bobby Mann
• "Fantastic!  Thank you for your work." - Carrie Ridgway
• "Really enjoyed this wonderful presentation!" - Debra DeVries
• "Amazing research and wonderful presentation! It's my second time hearing you speak and just as powerful this time as the first. Thank you, Miguel!" - Jyothi Robertson
• "Yes, second time hearing you too Miguel. Love P2's story and all of the work and dedication you have put into this and finding your purpose. You are inspiring!" - Geraldine D'Silva
• "What a gift to have been part of hearing this today. I'm in a Master Naturalist course and want to do my project on the intersection of dogs and wildlife/open space. I'm so glad that Maddie's has included ALL animals and humans in their conversations. I'd love to see more." - Augusta Farley

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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous

Unanswered question from the chat -  "Do the coyotes and bobcats prey on your neighborhood cats?" 

Coyotes will occasionally go after cats. Coyotes view them as competitors and sometimes as food. That is why it is best to keep your cat indoors. Outdoor cats (both pet and feral cats) also kill billions native birds in a year that are not adapted to their presence in the ecosystem. They also kill hundreds of native lizards every year, which also takes a large toll on ecosystems. Bobcats and cats tend to avoid each other. I do not know of a case of a bobcat attacking a cat. It is extremely uncommon if it has happened at all.

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Miguel Ordenana
Sr. Manager, Community Science
NHMLA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-27-2023 10:11 AM
From: Anonymous Member
Subject: Community Conversations - 6/26/23 - The Life and Legacy of P-22

This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous

Unanswered question from the chat -  "Do the coyotes and bobcats prey on your neighborhood cats?" 

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Unanswered question from the chat - "Has white-nose syndrome moved into bat populations that don't live in caves?"

White-nose syndrome affects hibernating bats the most and is most successful in damp and cold environments such as caves and mines. I do not know of any cases outside of caves or mines but there may be some rare cases outside of caves and mines.

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Miguel Ordenana
Sr. Manager, Community Science
NHMLA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-27-2023 10:27 AM
From: Anonymous Member
Subject: Community Conversations - 6/26/23 - The Life and Legacy of P-22

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Unanswered question from the chat - "Has white-nose syndrome moved into bat populations that don't live in caves?"

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Unanswered question from the chat - "Did he (P-22) try and take the collar off?"

There is no evidence that P-22 tried to take off his collar. Pumas are able to go about their normal lives uninhibited with a collar. They hunt, travel, mate, etc. without any impediments. The collars used on P-22 last 2 years and are essential at identifying habitat preferences and potential corridors that are critical to their survival.

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Miguel Ordenana
Sr. Manager, Community Science
NHMLA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-27-2023 10:27 AM
From: Anonymous Member
Subject: Community Conversations - 6/26/23 - The Life and Legacy of P-22

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Unanswered question from the chat - "Did he (P-22) try and take the collar off?"

NACA recently posted about the Big Cat Public Safety Act enacted in December 2022 and so I thought I'd share the information here: https://www.fws.gov/what-you-need-know-about-big-cat-public-safety-act?fbclid=IwAR1qJvdxt_5rQTlRqqY2uWtzcl2p7hFG-HzDb8GP9UYzv6evpxqmSZbwrjA

Thanks so much, Miguel, for this captivating talk! I hope we get to hear great things about the newest mountain lion and the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing soon!

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Irene Chansawang
Senior Grants Specialist
Maddie's Fund
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