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Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

  • 1.  Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 03-01-2022 02:30 PM

    The foundation of the Million Cat Challenge rested on Five Key Initiatives, refined and adapted to shelters of every size and type throughout North America, which together represented a holistic approach that addressed the "before, during and after" for any cat at risk of shelter entry. These initiatives were proven by over 3.5 million more cat lives saved by over 1,500 Challenger Shelters.

    Now, with Maddie's® Million Pet Challenge, we're thinking bigger. The Five Key Initiatives have expanded to include other species at risk in shelters and evolved into the Four Rights, with community safety net services, humane care within the shelter, and appropriate outcomes for the animals that do come in all working in concert to support one another.

    Join these experts as they look at creating a world in which every single shelter is able to provide every animal at risk with the Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome.

    March 4, 2022 - The Future is Four (introduction to the series)  - WATCH THE RECORDING HERE
    Join the @Kate Hurley, the co-founder of the Million Cat Challenge and one of the inspirations behind the Maddie’s Million Pet Challenge, in imagining and creating a world in which every single shelter is able to provide every animal at risk with the Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome.

    April 12, 2022 - The Right Place  - WATCH THE RECORDING HERE
    Drs. @Cynthia Karsten and @Chumkee Aziz will guide you through the framework that allows you to remove decision fatigue and get animals where they need to be-or help them right where they are.

    April 26, 2022 - The Right Time - WATCH THE RECORDING HERE
    Drs. @Cindi Delany and @Kate Hurley will outline strategies for streamlining tasks, reducing length of stay, capturing lost resources, and making the most of the resources you have.

    May 10, 2022 - The Right Care - WATCH THE RECORDING HERE
    Offering the Right Care means animals are not left in dangerous circumstances to cause harm, suffer, or die because the shelter can‚ admit them; nor are they are admitted to a crowded shelter when there are better options within the community. Drs. @Chumkee Aziz, Denae Wagner and @karen green discuss how to provide humane housing and match community need to community capacity and shelter services to ensure all animals receive the care that is right for them.

    May 24, 2022 - The Right Outcome - WATCH THE RECORDING HERE
    Drs. @Cynthia Karsten  and @Kate Hurley  discuss how we can ensure the right outcome for pets and people facing challenges big and small.

    Each webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.​​​​​​
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    alison gibson
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  • 2.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 04-12-2022 03:12 PM
    Hi All,

    Thank you for attending the webinar today! Will you share something that made you think either about the way you're doing things right now or something you're curious about trying? We'd love to hear your thoughts, reflections, concerns and/or excitement about helping animals in the Right Place. 

    As promised, please find the Healthy Stray Cat Talking Points and the CASA Kitten sheet. 

    And here are two recently published papers that we hope help you share the benefits of these programs with your volunteers, staff, and external stakeholders: 

    The Evolving Role of Triage and Appointment-Based Admission to Improve Service, Care, and Outcomes in Animal Shelters: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.809340/full

    Rethinking the Animal Shelter's Role in Free-Roaming Cat Management 
    https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.847081/full?fbclid=IwAR0jHZkQEyZcbUBcNYbtMnprb27A6UQ-rm4xQLg-_t6QkG_MergpnX6V_sY

    We look forward to seeing you on April 26th for the Right Time presented by Drs. Kate Hurley and Cindi Delany!

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 3.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 04-12-2022 05:08 PM
    Is there a recording of the webinar from this afternoon? I missed it, time zones get confusing sometimes!!

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    Tracy Hanson
    Ellie's Legacy Pet Rescue
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  • 4.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 04-12-2022 05:49 PM

    Yes, the series is being recorded! You can find the recording of today's webcast The Right Place on Maddie's University starting tomorrow. 

    Watch and also get one hour of continuing education credit with CAWA and NACA. 

    https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/the-future-is-four-the-right-care-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time-to-the-right-outcome



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    alison gibson
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  • 5.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-02-2022 11:13 AM
    Hi All, 

    Attached please find the resources that were presented in the webinar. Also, don't miss this brand-new peer-reviewed article about the Right Time! https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.809340/full#:~:text=Without%20a%20triage%20system%20in,the%20strain%20on%20limited%20resources.

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 6.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-27-2022 07:04 AM
    Hey Ms. Newkirk!

    Any chance you could share the slide deck from the Right Place presentation?  I have some jurisdictional partners to talk to...
    Also, where can we get the art that is behind Karsten? I need a "Resist" poster for my own office!

    That's also what we're working on "resisting" the status quo - while we're the County's response team and only municipal shelter, we have 31 incorporated cities and tribal land, each operating somewhat independently in terms of impounding animals and bringing them to us. Time to get everyone together, pulling in the same direction!

    Thanks!

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    Emily Wood
    Director
    Broward County Animal Care
    Fort Lauderdale FL
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  • 7.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-31-2022 07:19 AM
    Ahhh- I see this didn't post on Friday. Let's try this again....

    Hi Emily! 
    Here you go: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yo4apk873fna2gb/right%20care%20webinar%202%20CK.pptx?dl=0

    Isn't that poster the best? They come as a four pack in different colors and can be displayed together as one big Warhol-esque piece. Unfortunatelly, they were a limited run. Andy's husband, Michael Wertz, is the artist. Check it out: https://www.cca.edu/newsroom/creative-activism-illustrator-michael-wertz/

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 8.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-10-2022 01:21 PM

    Hi, all! 

    Thank you for attending the RIGHT CARE Webinar today! Apologies for the audio issues; the recording that will be posted here on MPF will not have audio issues and will soon be available. 

    Here are some of the resources we discussed and shared today:
    1. Fast Track Scoring Sheet from Karen at CAT Adoption Team - attached
    2. The Mighty to do and to don't list from UCD team -attached
    3. Various shelter calculators from UCD team - https://www.sheltermedicine.com/library/shelter-capacity-calculators/



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    Chumkee Aziz, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice)
    Outreach Veterinarian
    UC Davis
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  • 9.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-10-2022 01:52 PM

    Thank you, Chumkee!  

    Each webinar in this series has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association. Find the recordings of these webcasts - along with handouts and your CE certificate -  on Maddie's University here.






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    alison gibson
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  • 10.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-13-2022 06:38 PM
    Hello! There were some great questions asked in the Right Care webinar today that those of you watching the recording may miss. I'm adding them to this post in case you have a similar question.

    Q: How do you manage the intakes when we are an open admission shelter and the only shelter for about 5,000 square miles? Are you suggesting euthanizing the excess?

    The hope is that euthanasia is not used as a reactive tool to make space for an unending number of animals to continue to come into the shelter, but rather is reserved for animals who truly require it. The goal of the four rights framework is to proactively try to manage who's coming into your shelter. I know this can be harder for open admission shelters because of the pressure to intake everyone all of the time, but reach out to us if you want to chat more about open admission shelters we've worked with that have figured out ways to mitigate this struggle. Much of it has focused on not intaking community cats into the shelter and finding them TNR and increasing return to owner (esp return to home in the field) for dogs.

    Q: How do we maintain capacity for care when people are standing in front of the shelter, asking for help?

    A: I hear you. It definitely takes proactive planning, partnering, and reshaping of old pathways. For a long time, we've sent our communities the message that they should bring their pets to us without questions asked. Nowadays, we want to ask questions - not judgmental questions necessarily but rather questions about how we might be able to help people keep their pets/how to help people rehome their pets without entering the shelter/how to help community members get lost pets in their neighborhoods back home without having to stop at the shelter. Having helplines, text helplines, working with community partners to divert intake/create safety net programs, having scripts for your receiving staff to help them help the community, etc are tools you've probably heard of. In one of our other webinars in this series, we discussed the First 48 Hours program at Cabot Animal Services - this program helps keep animals out of the shelter and asks communities members to help us get lost pets back to their homes since these animals and people are already in the neighborhood together. These types of programs help keep animals of out of your shelter, which is so needed IMO so that you can then give the time and resources needed to those people are do end up standing outside of your shelter and need your help. Focusing on keeping as many animals out of the shelter that you can through the use of the four rights framework will hopefully then allow you to help these folks standing out front that really need you.

    Q: Could a larger space affect dogs housetraining learning capacity or motivation?
    A: Isabelle, our research has found that providing double compartment housing facilitates housetraining in that dogs will eliminate away from where they rest/eat. So, more so than one single larger space, a double compartment space is likely more influential on housetraining, In addition, taking dogs out of their kennels for walks is important for housetraining - so giving dogs the chance to eliminate outside and reinforcing that

    Isabelle, since dogs vary so much in size (as you've referred to in your third question), it's harder to come up with dog co-housing space requirements like we have for co-housed cats. Each dog's five freedoms and five domains of welfare should be met regardless of housing space, which is a general good rule of thumb and then, on top of that, observing/monitoring how animals behave when co-housed is critical.

    Isabelle, it depends on what the dogs needs are. Some dogs can be cohoused in a double compartment housing space. others - even dogs that may come in as a bonded pair may need to be housed as individuals. I like having enough housing space available so dogs can be indivudually housed if needed - say for feeding time. some kennels have side to side transfer doors in addition to doors that provide double compartment housing and some of these are nice to provide co- housing during some of the day while allowing dogs to be individually housed overnight or when needed.

    Q: Which size of dog should you use to design housing? How do you house a great dane for example?
    If building new, I like a variety of kennel sizes. Make sure in bigger kennels that adjustments are also made to the guillotine door - larger- to meet the larger dog's needs.

    Q: We have scheduled owner surrenders (2 a day), we do our very best not to take in community cats and have a TNR program but still struggle with the enormous amount of strays. I really feel that since we have stopped and attempted to control the enormous amount of owner surrenders people are just dumping or just opening the gate. We have a program that we transport out animals to other organizations. We just cannot keep up

    A: Hi Andrea, that's a really good question. If one path becomes more difficult but the other is wide open, people might just shift from bringing animals in as surrenders and turn them in as strays instead. Some things that shelters have found successful (though never perfect) include:
    Consider taking in healthy strays (especially cats) by appointment also unless they are in urgent danger. Stray cats are generally a chronic situation and there is really no reason to take them on an unscheduled basis most of the time. That way there is less difference/less temptation to just switch categories and bring surrenders in as strays.

    Make as many alternatives available as possible so that people can feel like they're doing something while they're waiting - give them some ideas for what to do with their found stray or their own pet (home to home, adoptapet etc.)

    Do your best to communicate the WHY behind the policy...some people really will respond to guilt/persuasion when they understand lives are at stake




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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 11.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-24-2022 12:37 PM
    THIS IS THE THREAD! Submit the barriers to the Right Outcome YOU removed HERE!

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 12.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-24-2022 01:01 PM
    Lack of spay/neuter appointments.

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    Tracy Mohr
    Animal Services Manager
    City of Chico Animal Services
    5308945630
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  • 13.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 01:56 PM
    Tracy, 

    This is so huge, especially right now! Can you tell us more about how you removed this barrier? Asking for a few thousand friends. ;)

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 14.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-24-2022 01:52 PM
    One of the barriers we can remove is cost.  We can have more adoption events, especially for cats, with a lowered cost or waived adoption fee. This will help adopters spend their money on the needs of the pet instead of on the pet itself.

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    ellen fuhrken
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  • 15.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 02:40 PM
    @Ellen Fuhrken Absolutely! Being able to host a fee-waived adoption event or run a fun fee-waived promo is one of the most effective tools in our box when we need to get animals out of our shelters and onto adopters' couches! We so often hear stories about adopters donating more than the standard fee (don't forget to ask!) often making the promo revenue neutral before you even factor in the reduction in care costs due to shortened care days. Win-win-win!​

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 16.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-24-2022 01:52 PM
    We will make foster orientations on-demand 24/7 instead of scheduled them around staff convenience.

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    Amber Pazdzioch
    The Anti-Cruelty Society
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  • 17.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 02:46 PM
    @Amber Pazdzioch LOVE this one! Why have we required in-person orientations all these years? They're inconvenient for everyone and often not even consistent with best practices for adult learning.  Will you offer both online and in-person?

    Please share with us how quickly your volunteer pool grows after you remove this HUGE barrier to engagement! ​​

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 18.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-24-2022 02:48 PM
    We have two things we have introduced/ are introducing  to remove barriers
    1. Post adoption support - we have a traditional adoption survey, but we now contact adopters directly within a week to ask how the cat is settling into their new home; any behavioral issues, or questions we can help with.  We have found that although this is additional effort, we're able to tackle any issues early and problem solve common issues like introductions to family pets
    2. Community Services - Seattle Area Feline Rescue has hired their first Community Support Specialist to help our community members access resources to help them keep their pets, and we have teamed up with Seattle Veterinary Outreach to provide community veterinary care for those who are struggling to access veterinary care.  SVO do backpack outreach and public clinics, and SAFe will be taking referrals from SVO for vaccine booster series continuation, chronic condition care, wound care and issues that are not easily dealt with in cats in an outdoor setting


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    Sara Price
    Seattle Area Feline Rescue
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  • 19.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 03:15 PM
    @Sara Price  NICE! Right care, right place!

    And you nailed it on the "additional" effort: Not extra work, just different work. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!



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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 20.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-25-2022 10:11 AM
    Over the last several years we have removed home checks from our adoptions, shortened our adoption questionnaire to only basic information and now use a conversation based adoption process. With Covid, we started appointment based adoptions but we try not to turn people away if they arrive without an appointment. I'm hoping we can resume open adoption hours in the near future as requiring appointments can definitely create barriers for potential adopters.

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    leandra lawrence
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  • 21.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 03:18 PM
    @leandra lawrence Please keep us updated! Lots of folks are finding the hybrid approach is helpful for animals, staff, and adopters. Look forward to hearing how it goes!​

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 22.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-26-2022 08:08 AM
    Such a wonderful and needed webinar! Discussing many points with staff this week to further eliminate barriers to adoption. We have eliminated long adoption applications and lowered cost, we have also provided after hour appointments to suit adopter's schedules.

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    Fizzy Ramsey
    Board Member
    Danville-Boyle County Humane Society
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  • 23.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-31-2022 04:47 PM
    We are focused on providing the necessary Right Care for animals to exit the shelter when the right outcome becomes available. We don't want anything standing in the way when a transfer partner or an adopter is ready to take the pet to its right place.

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    Pam Hogan
    Riverside County Department of Animal Services
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  • 24.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 02:24 PM
    @Pam Hogan I love the idea of reducing LOS by proactively preparing animals for transfer or adoption. Can you share what the biggest win in your streamlining process has been?

    Thank you!​

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 25.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-03-2022 11:59 AM
    #1 is getting spay/neuter done ASAP so adopter doesn't have to wait to take animal home.

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    Pam Hogan
    Riverside County Department of Animal Services
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  • 26.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 02:29 PM
    @Fizzy Ramsey: You've already named some of the biggest ones! Home and landlord checks, meet and greets (both family and resident pets), cost, long application processes, restrictive policies, and convenience are all the majors.  Where did your team land on the next barrier you'd like to remove?

    Thank you for the encouraging words. So glad you enjoyed the webinar! Make sure you check out the rest in the series if you haven't already :) ​

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 27.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-01-2022 07:31 AM
    We are removing COST when we can. We just did a "fee free" week to end May and we're planning more in the future.

    We have also stopped requiring dog to dog meet and greets. We will facilitate if an adopter wants to bring their resident dogs in prior to adopting, but they don't have to! It's more about education now and empowering them.

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    Z Peoples
    Geagua Humane Society Rescue Village
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  • 28.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 02:18 PM
    YES! Curious, what is free during "fee free" week? I'm assuming you mean adoptions, but curious if redemption fees or other services are included? 

    Removing dog to dog meet and greet is a huge one! We know they're not reliable and are much better managed in a low-stress environment.

    Thank you for sharing, Z! I'm entering you in the drawing now.

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 29.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-08-2022 01:08 PM
    We will be including all animals in our foster program., Currently we only have a mom and kitten foster program. We will also be bringing back volunteers.

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    Shelley Joaquin
    Surrey Animal Resource Centre
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  • 30.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-09-2022 11:01 AM
    This month we changed the requirements to access our Kibbles Food & Supplies Pantry. Previously we required the following to participate: picture of the pet, ID, proof of S/N, proof of rabies, proof of income, and proof of residency. This was put into place before I took over last December. In an effort to reduce barriers and obstacles, we now only ask to view their ID (to confirm residency) and have them sign a form that affirms they make $25k or less a year. Other than that, they can show up on Saturdays once a month to get what they need. There is no longer a pre-registration required.

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    ​Morgan M. Gish, MSW
    Shelter Director
    YOUR Humane Society SPCA
    www.hsspca.org

    (O): 352-793-9117
    (C): 352-355-5862
    director@hsspca.org
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  • 31.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-09-2022 11:26 AM
    A barrier we could remove is Veterinary checks. We're currently making sure animals currently in the home are up to date on rabies.

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    Christina Barrett
    Veterinarian
    Baltimore Humane Society
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  • 32.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 05-24-2022 01:04 PM
    We are going to strive towards removing the barrier of every person in the home needing to come in first.

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    Kelly M _
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  • 33.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-02-2022 02:20 PM
    Such a good one, @Kelly! I know it would take me months to adopt if a shelter imposed that barrier on me.

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    Mandy Newkirk
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  • 34.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-08-2022 01:34 PM
    Our Shelter recently removed the homeowners insurance requirement for bully breeds. We are now only strongly advising that potential adopters check with their insurance company to confirm their coverage. Since the change we've already adopted two bully breed puppies that were waiting on adopters with proper insurance. We've rationalized that providing the recommendation to check insurance coverage educates potential adopters and still allows them to make a responsible decision.

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    Lissette Rojo
    Burbank Animal Shelter
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  • 35.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-08-2022 02:01 PM
    This is terrific! Love the balance you're striking here with this change; you still encourage responsible pet ownership but put the ball in the adopter's court.

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    Chumkee Aziz, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice)
    Outreach Veterinarian
    UC Davis
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  • 36.  RE: Webcast Series - The Future Is Four: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome

    Posted 06-09-2022 07:04 AM
    We will welcome walk-ins if the staff is not preoccupied with another appointment!

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    Amy Woodman
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