Original Message:
Sent: 03-24-2024 01:22 AM
From: Tom Candy
Subject: The Hard Stuff: Behavioral Euthanasia Discussion (Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition Day 1)
Hi,
leah mentions the adoptability criteria being available in resources but I don't seem to be able to see it unfortunately
can someone point me in the right direction
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Tom Candy
behaviour and welfare trustee
Hope Rescue
VI
Original Message:
Sent: 03-21-2024 08:14 AM
From: Leah Craig Chumbley
Subject: The Hard Stuff: Behavioral Euthanasia Discussion (Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition Day 1)
I imagine if we had that situation at Brother Wolf, the pathway planning for that animal would not include transferring that dog out because it sounds like we would have enough information at that time to know that the dog's health prognosis is very guarded, which could make the dog have a very poor quality of life (like you said, dog's health and discomfort could be poor). We always want to do the best next step for the animal, of course. And if that animal is suffering due to illness, has that very guarded health prognosis - with no fix know -, and has behavior concerns (which may be exasperated by the health decline), we would likely go through a QOL analysis. Culturally, we would share with our team the realities of the dog's situation, their daily life experience due to the illness and behavior, and our concern over the dog's QOL today and in the future with the very guarded prognosis. With all of the upfront work that we do with our team, they would understand this stance because they understand that the organization never wants an animal to have a poor QOL and we hire people who are aligned with that view. Come to the follow up workshop on April 9th with Maddies Fund where we'll dig into working with staff on these topics. Hope to see you there!
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Leah Craig Chumbley
Executive Director
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue
NC
Original Message:
Sent: 03-20-2024 11:21 AM
From: Maddie's University
Subject: The Hard Stuff: Behavioral Euthanasia Discussion (Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition Day 1)
Question from the chat:
"How do you approach the culture of handing off a dog that is extremely critically ill, with a poor prognosis, and/or a has concerning behavioral safety issues, if a rescue says that they'll take the dog? Is a dog handed off to a rescue no matter the dog's status/health/discomfort?"
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Maddie's University
Maddie's Fund
Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2024 03:33 PM
From: Sheila Segurson (she/her)
Subject: The Hard Stuff: Behavioral Euthanasia Discussion (Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition Day 1)
The Association of Shelter Veterinarians Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, 2nd edition, states the following about behavioral euthanasia: "Euthanasia is the appropriate outcome for animals at high risk of causing serious harm to people." Euthanasia is a super difficult part of our work, whether you work at an organization that rarely to never euthanizes animals or are at an organization that euthanizes animals frequently.
When your organization makes a decision to euthanize a dog who poses a significant risk of serious harm to your community, how do you communicate the decision to staff, volunteers, and others?
Join us on Wednesday, March 20 at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET when we'll hear from @Leah Craig Chumbley, Executive Director at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, who will discuss shifting organizational culture around behavioral euthanasia and communicating an organization's stance and decisions to stakeholder groups, including staff, volunteers, partner shelters, fosters, donors, community supporters and adopters.
We'll also watch short video presentations from @Kristen Brown of Lynchburg Humane Society and @Stephanie Bilbro of Austin Pets Alive!.
Camp Maddie: Behavior Edition happens on March 20 and April 3 from 9a – 1p/PT, 12p – 4p ET. Learn more here.
Please use this thread to discuss and ask questions about this topic now and after the Camp Maddie event.
#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
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Sheila Segurson, DVM, DACVB
Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist
Director of Community Solutions
Maddie's Fund
Pleasanton CA
9258608284
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