Animal Welfare Professionals

Watch the recording of the 11/5/21 Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup Call and explore the resources shared and chat file in the attachment. 

Call Agenda
• Welcome – Bobby Mann, American Pets Alive!
• Mary's Motivation – Last week we spoke about terms that are divisive – we are hardwired to look at the negative. November for her is gratitude month and she’s focusing on the terms that unite us rather than separate us. What are the things that bring us together that allow us to feel like we are kindred spirits?
• ASV Covid Polls: Dr. Berliner (see poll results below)
• National updates: No Friday meetings on November 12 or November 26.
 •  Looking Forward: The Future of Animal Welfare Dec 7-9 virtual.  https://theaawa.org/event/future
 •  November 10:  Maddie’s Candid Conversation with Dr. Michael Blackwell https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc-GqpzIuE9Jx9M4ldvAeZoM3ssszZCIQ
 •  HASS Get Involved https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/get-involved-animal-welfare/
 •  Best Friends National Conference speaker proposals accepted through Nov 19th.  Please submit and share with your teams!  https://bestfriends.org/events/best-friends-national-conference/speaking-proposals
 •  Book suggestion:My Dog Always Eats First: Homeless People and Their Animals by Leslie Irvine https://www.abebooks.com/Dog-Always-Eats-First-Homeless-People/30732863962/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Textbook-_-product_id=COM9781588268884USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrJOMBhCZARIsAGEd4VEu4gUgyBiDMDjlKIAmV1RSVlfkfr5jWiXKwk7AkIazBdkklTUluVcaAvDTEALw_wcB
 • CAREawo.org/donate – Neighborhood Center in Camden, NJ Thanksgiving www.careawo.org/donate - The Neighborhood Center in Camden NJ has an event every year on 11/24, that provides everything families need for Thanksgiving, including a turkey. The serve 500 families every year and they’ve been doing this for close to 100 years! This year, thanks to RARF CARE and Purina, we’ll have cat and dog food available to every family as well. If you’d like to donate, please got to careawo.org/donate and mention “CAMDEN” in the notes.
 • Bobby Mann and Kristen Hassen are developing the 2022 agenda for these meetings – please send in your ideas https://forms.monday.com/forms/03f9df7fb83ef1499b6a9215bbe8b31b?r=use1
 • Silja Schiller-Moumtzidia, Global Shelters and Pet Adoptions Director, Mars https://www.mars.com/news-and-stories/articles/mars-petcare-ending-pet-homelessness Contact Silja: Silja.schiller-moumtzidis@effem.com
 • Zero Stray Pawject Zero Stray Pawject http://www.zerostraypawject.org/
 • Dr. Ilaria Pesci, Regulatory and Scientific Manager, Royal Canine Italy https://www.royalcanin.com/it
 • Mihaela Negrescu, Portfolio Manager Central Europe, Mars https://www.mars.com/search?keywords=romania https://ro.linkedin.com/in/mihaela-negrescu-91097915
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