Animal Welfare Professionals

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• Welcome - Bobby Mann, Director of Human Animal Support Services 
• Mary’s Motivation Monday – Find a pen pal!  Reach out to people! Make connections! That’s what’s going to keep us sane. 
• National Updates 
• Philadelphia story – Hand2Paw 
• Dr.  Josh A. Fisher, MHA, CAWA, President National Animal Care & Control:  NACA statement on free-roaming cats 
• Feline experts: Dr. Kate Hurley, Monica Frenden and Peter Wolf 
• Breakout rooms 
• Close 

Resources referenced in today’s call  

Hand2Paw https://hand2paw.org/ 

Human Animal Support Services  https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/ 

• HASS Toolkits:  https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/toolkits/ 
• HASS External Facing Medical Care toolkit https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/toolkit/external-facing-medical-care/
• HASS Working Groups: https://hass-net.americanpetsalive.org/working-groups  

“Keep it Going” - New collaborative Spotify Playlist (aka Monday-Friday Playlist 2) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60IYdPjaS89EMr7qgqHxNV?si=kgl5iFHRQR6MYxf8T6z3Ng 

• Mary’s Social Corner  http://bit.ly/marysocialcorner 

Million Cat Challenge pro bono shelter and community assessment (dogs and cats), apply here https://www.millioncatchallenge.org/get-involved/shelter-consultation-opportunity 

Million Cat Challenge blog with Dr. Josh Fisher How one meeting changed the entire trajectory for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Services  http://blog.millioncatchallenge.org/bright-spot-2/ 

National Animal Care and Control Association (NACA) https://www.nacanet.org/ 

• Intake of Free-Roaming Cats - https://www.nacanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Animal-Control-Intake-of-Free-Roaming-Cats.pdf
• Intake of Healthy Wildlife https://www.nacanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Animal-Control-Intake-of-Healthy-Wildlife.pdf
• Kate Hurley, DVM, MPVM, Program Director, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
  • Dr. Hurley Create a Roadmap for Your Cats (community cat presentation) https://youtu.be/9FVHcYTXrgI
• Monica Frenden, AmPA Director of Feline Lifesaving https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/03/27/pet-rescue-takes-miami-mans-cats-nessa-and-nori-without-permission-gives-them-up-for-adoption/
  • Monica’s email monica.frenden@americanpetsalive.org
• Peter Wolf, Research and Policy Analyst, Best Friends T
  • To RTF or Not RTF? - graphic  http://blog.millioncatchallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RTFInfographic.pdf
• Stephanie Miller
  • Pros and cons of indoor vs outdoor access: https://icatcare.org/indoor-only-or-outdoor-access/#:~:text=%20The%20benefits%20of%20allowing%20cats%20outdoor%20access,to%20perform%20behaviours%20such%20as%20toileting.%20More 

Self and org care! New blog from Nonprofit AF https://nonprofitaf.com/2021/03/we-need-to-talk-about-our-toxic-obsession-with-productivity/