Animal Welfare Professionals

Does anyone have a recent community survey that was used to help identify the most pressing needs related to animal services?  I want to avoid a disconnect between our service priorities and those needs. However, in addition to the survey informing our decisions, I am hopeful that it will also be informative for the community.

#AccesstoCare
#AdmissionsandIntake(includingIntake-to-placement)
#AdoptionsandAdoptionPrograms
#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
#CommunityCatManagement
#Diversity,Equity,InclusionandJustice
#Medicine,SurgeryandSterilization
#OrganizationalManagement
#PetSupportServices*
#Rehoming
#ReturntoHome(LostPetReunification)

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Chris Fitzgerald
Consultant
Rochester NY
cfitzgerald@animalsfirst.com
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Hi Chris, 

While I don't have a specific surgery, our foundation addresses issues within emergency and critical care. We're based in Connecticut but have a network in New York and surrounding states. I'd be happy to connect and speak further to see if I can be of resource. Feel free to email me directly - 

Mariaputnam@yahoo.com

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Maria Putnam
Founder/CEO
All About the Animals Foundation
CT
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Quite often your county human health services do community assessments - I would ask when theirs was last done and whether you can add some animal related questions to their next one to consolidate resources. That was the recommendation of a talk I had recently been able to attend and I am currently trying to get our questions added to our county's next assessment. 

 Pet Health Equity has done a community assessment and did a very interesting talk about it at the TN animal control conference, but I can't find a recording of it; however I have a few photos I had taken of the slides if you want to dm me for them.

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Rachel Ide
Animal Services Director
Young-Williams Animal Center
TN
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