Animal Welfare Professionals

I'm hoping for some guidance regarding online videos or trainings which focus on bite prevention in animal shelter workers and volunteers. Currently, we have one staff member and one volunteer who have been bitten on 4 seperate occassions, non-severe, each within the last year. The work and initiative they provide to our organization is invaluable and I do not want to let either of them go because of this but insurance is asking for some additional criteria. Ultimately, we need to do what is best for the animals and the people who care for them. Incidents like the these are detrimental to the welfare of the animal and their adoptability, not to mention the health and safety of the individual and those around them. 

I would love if anyone has resources they could share to get us on the right path. I plan to put required training and resources into a procedure for when an employee/volunteer receives a bite, additional training will be documented. 

Thanks!

I'm hoping for some guidance regarding online videos or trainings which focus on bite prevention in animal shelter workers and volunteers. Currently, we have one staff member and one volunteer who have been bitten on 4 seperate occassions, non-severe, each within the last year. The work and initiative they provide to our organization is invaluable and I do not want to let either of them go because of this but insurance is asking for some additional criteria. Ultimately, we need to do what is best for the animals and the people who care for them. Incidents like the these are detrimental to the welfare of the animal and their adoptability, not to mention the health and safety of the individual and those around them. 

I would love if anyone has resources they could share to get us on the right path. I plan to put required training and resources into a procedure for when an employee/volunteer receives a bite, additional training will be documented. 

Thanks!

Robert Cabral has invested a lot of time and effort into saving shelter dogs via training.  He has a lot of free videos on YouTube (Robert Cabral - YouTube), and he also has a structured course (not free) (Shelter Dog Training Program - Robert Cabral).  He wrote a book, "Desperate Dogs - Determined Measures" specific to shelter dogs and I believe rescues and shelters can get a free copy, but it is available on Amazon.

I'm hoping for some guidance regarding online videos or trainings which focus on bite prevention in animal shelter workers and volunteers. Currently, we have one staff member and one volunteer who have been bitten on 4 seperate occassions, non-severe, each within the last year. The work and initiative they provide to our organization is invaluable and I do not want to let either of them go because of this but insurance is asking for some additional criteria. Ultimately, we need to do what is best for the animals and the people who care for them. Incidents like the these are detrimental to the welfare of the animal and their adoptability, not to mention the health and safety of the individual and those around them. 

I would love if anyone has resources they could share to get us on the right path. I plan to put required training and resources into a procedure for when an employee/volunteer receives a bite, additional training will be documented. 

Thanks!

I'm hoping for some guidance regarding online videos or trainings which focus on bite prevention in animal shelter workers and volunteers. Currently, we have one staff member and one volunteer who have been bitten on 4 seperate occassions, non-severe, each within the last year. The work and initiative they provide to our organization is invaluable and I do not want to let either of them go because of this but insurance is asking for some additional criteria. Ultimately, we need to do what is best for the animals and the people who care for them. Incidents like the these are detrimental to the welfare of the animal and their adoptability, not to mention the health and safety of the individual and those around them. 

I would love if anyone has resources they could share to get us on the right path. I plan to put required training and resources into a procedure for when an employee/volunteer receives a bite, additional training will be documented. 

Thanks!

I'm hoping for some guidance regarding online videos or trainings which focus on bite prevention in animal shelter workers and volunteers. Currently, we have one staff member and one volunteer who have been bitten on 4 seperate occassions, non-severe, each within the last year. The work and initiative they provide to our organization is invaluable and I do not want to let either of them go because of this but insurance is asking for some additional criteria. Ultimately, we need to do what is best for the animals and the people who care for them. Incidents like the these are detrimental to the welfare of the animal and their adoptability, not to mention the health and safety of the individual and those around them. 

I would love if anyone has resources they could share to get us on the right path. I plan to put required training and resources into a procedure for when an employee/volunteer receives a bite, additional training will be documented. 

Thanks!

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Hi,

Here is the link to Mike Shikashio. He is a well-known and well-respected trainer who is super knowledgeable about bites and aggression -  his approach is science-based and he does not use aversives. https://aggressivedog.com  He shares videos on his website (use the link). I am sure you can also reach out to him for more one-on-one help. Good Luck!

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Julielani Chang
The Life of Kai: Compassion Connections Inc.
Davis CA
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I'm hoping for some guidance regarding online videos or trainings which focus on bite prevention in animal shelter workers and volunteers. Currently, we have one staff member and one volunteer who have been bitten on 4 seperate occassions, non-severe, each within the last year. The work and initiative they provide to our organization is invaluable and I do not want to let either of them go because of this but insurance is asking for some additional criteria. Ultimately, we need to do what is best for the animals and the people who care for them. Incidents like the these are detrimental to the welfare of the animal and their adoptability, not to mention the health and safety of the individual and those around them. 

I would love if anyone has resources they could share to get us on the right path. I plan to put required training and resources into a procedure for when an employee/volunteer receives a bite, additional training will be documented. 

Thanks!

#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)