Animal Welfare Professionals

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• Welcome - Bobby Mann, Director of Human Animal Support Services
• Mary’s Motivation Monday – Take care of yourselves and each other. Join us on April 27 with Ariel Zhang from The Animal Foundation.
• Katie Jarl, AmPA! Director of Government Affairs and Policy -  HASS Government Policy Working Group – legislation tracking chart 
• Amy Nichols, Vice President Outreach, Engagement & Training at The Humane Society of the United States - The Story of HSUS Expo
• Courtney Hilborn, Executive Administrator, Dogs on Deployment
• Close 

Resources referenced in today’s call 

Dogs on Deployment  https://www.dogsondeployment.org/page/about-us 

TNR on military bases: Peter Wolf e-mail me: peterw@bestfriends.org 

Animal Care Expo April 21-23, 2021 register  https://humanepro.org/expo/registration/advance 

Use code MF21 to receive a 25% discount 

Innovation Showdown  https://petcolove.org/innovation-showdown/ 

Can you give us a brief history on Animal Care Expo? 

• How did make the shift from a large, in-person event to 100% virtual? 
• How do you choose the workshops and sessions? 
• What are some of the highlights for this year? 
• What is your favorite part of Expo? 
• What are the plans for 2022?

Humane Canada's Violence Link Conference Call for Abstracts - open until May 3, 2021https://humanecanada.submittable.com/submit/190421/2021-canadian-violence-link-conference 

HASS Government Policy Working Group https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/hass-working-group/government-body-communications-and-policy/ 

• Contact Katie Jarl katie.jarl@austinpetsalive.org 

HASS toolkits https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/pro-resources/  

Maddie’s Pet Forum - Continue the discussion – share ideas and find resources! https://forum.maddiesfund.org/home 
 

Events/books/podcasts 

AmPA! volunteer related programs Zoom calls April 19 – 26 
Register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvduqrqz8qGtwXr4G9DQpfULoHQ9UTbnxO 

Animal Care Expo April 21-23, 2021  
Register  https://humanepro.org/expo/registration/advance 
Use code MF21 to receive a 25% discount. 

The Best Practice Playbook for Animal Shelters by Dr. Sara Pizano https://www.amazon.com/Best-Practice-Playbook-Animal-Shelters/dp/1513641077 

Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Ariel Zhang 
Thursday, April 27 at 12pm PST /3pm EST
Register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtcOihrzkrHNSjsaIaYZ3jbFSWGqg48lmq 

Million Cat Challenge Bright Spots Mini-Podcast  http://blog.millioncatchallenge.org/