Thanks to everyone who joined us this morning for the Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup. I've attached a copy of the resources shared & the chat file. After attending the call, be sure to complete this form to enter to win a grant for your organization: https://www.maddiesfund.org/friday-community-conversations-jun22-giveaway.htm
Agenda
- The current state of animal shelters in America (continued discussion from 6/3/22)
- Brent Toellner: 2021 Best Friends dataset, which shows a setback in lifesaving
- Jessica Arnold: Petfinder data on currently available pets
- Host: Kristen Hassen, Director, American Pets Alive!
- We want people to adopt, foster, help get lost pets home without taking them to the shelter
- Jerrica Owen: NACA – Data from equine welfare collective United Horse Coalition
National Updates and Resource Links
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Session Information & Links
Session 1: The current state of animal shelters in America
Continuing the conversation about what to do. The specific things to discuss include:
- Next steps for this draft news release and corresponding notes, prepared after our meeting last week
- Consideration of a large, national event to get pets out of shelters and what it would take
- Formal recommendations to shelters regarding removing barriers to outcomes
- A collective action of some other kind or to inspire some other kind of action. Eg. A collective ask to the nation to help get friendly, healthy lost and loose pets home without taking them to the shelter
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Session 2: 2021 Best Friends Dataset. A collective ask to the nation to help get friendly, healthy lost and loose pets home without taking them to the shelter: How can we use a collective voice to share this important messaging?
@Brent Toellner, Senior Director of National Programs
https://bestfriends.org/about/leadership/brent-toellner
Interactive map: Help our shelters achieve no-kill by 202
https://www.bestfriends.org/2025
2021 Best Friends dataset, which shows a setback in lifesaving. https://support.bestfriends.org/site/R?i=j8BmfDCF9DTxxdVrnbMMGWCbg3qod7_0_J5oUWtvQoA5LdxG8toyaA
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Session 3: Latest Data from Petfinder Listings
@JESSICA ARNOLD, Marketing Manager, Petfinder Member/Shelter Partner Engagement at Nestlé Purina North America presents current data on their listings
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Kim Domerofski (she/her)
Community Manager
Maddie's Fund
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-09-2022 11:51 AM
From: Human Animal Support Services
Subject: Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup - Friday, 6/10/22 - The State of Animal Shelters Part Two: Data from Best Friends & Petfinder
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Friday, 6/10/22 Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup
Session 1 Topic: The current state of animal shelters in America, Part 2Speaker: @Kristen Hassen, Maddie's® Director of American Pets Alive!
Session 2 Topic: 2021 Best Friends Dataset. A collective ask to the nation to help get friendly, healthy lost and loose pets home without taking them to the shelter: How can we use a collective voice to share this important messaging?
Speaker: @Brent Toellner, Senior Director of National Programs, Best Friends Animal Society
Session 3 Topic: Petfinder's Listings Data
Speaker: @JESSICA ARNOLD, Marketing Manager, Petfinder Member/Shelter Partner Engagement
* The full agenda, resources, and chat log from this call have been shared below *
Maddie's Friday Animal Welfare Leadership Roundup (LINK TO REGISTER)
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