Evolving in Shelter Work: From Shelter Medicine to Shelter Outreach
This session shares the perspective of a Veterinary Assistant transitioning from shelter medicine to shelter outreach and explores how both roles work together to strengthen animal welfare. Drawing from hands-on experience in a high-volume shelter environment, the presentation highlights the medical skills, adaptability, and teamwork developed in daily practice and how these translate into effective, community-centered outreach. Attendees will gain insight into resource limitations, collaborative problem-solving, and the importance of supporting shelters through shared knowledge and partnership. This session aims to inspire and inform by showing how integrated approaches create more sustainable, compassionate outcomes for animals and people.
This session is especially relevant for adoptions and foster staff and volunteers, return to home and intake prevention staff, veterinary professionals (vets, techs, support staff), behavior staff and volunteers, field services/animal control officers, Grant writers/fundraisers, Marketing and communications staffadoptions and foster staff & volunteers, return to home and intake prevention staff, veterinary professionals, behavior staff & volunteers, marketing and communications staff, field services/animal control officers, grant writers/fundraisers - but all are welcome!
The registration link is: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration2025
All calls are recorded and uploaded to the Community Conversations page on Maddie’s Pet Forum https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
Enter for a chance to win up to $10,000.
Each month, Maddie's Fund will be giving away up to $10,000 in grants. You can enter to win each time you attend a call or watch on-demand during the month by completing the giveaway drawing entry forms shared in the chat during the calls.
Please Note: All views expressed on these calls are not necessarily endorsed by Maddie’s Fund.
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