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Letter from the President: Your Official Invitation to The Solutions Summit
The Association’s President & CEO is saving the date – see you on June 13? Dear Colleagues, Please accept this as your official invitation to The Association for Animal Welfare...
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Time to Celebrate: Ready for Everything, with Kindness & Professionalism
In honor of National Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week, I would like to share a list of shout-outs and well-deserved thank yous. Unfortunately, animal care and control workers are...
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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Tim Anderson, CAWA
The Animal Control Captain and Ops Manager for Regional Animal Services of King County talks about top trends in compensations and benefits—and dishes on who’d get an invite to his...
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Women in Animal Welfare, Part II: Breaking The Glass Ceiling
In Part I of this series, The Association’s Executive Vice President encouraged women leaders in animal welfare to explore ways to help those coming up to navigate their journey. Today...
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Time to Celebrate: ACO Appreciation Week 2023
The National Animal Care and Control Association’s Executive Director explains why April 9 through 15 is so important to our animal welfare colleagues who risk their lives on a daily...
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Jobs of the Month—April 2023
Looking to spread your professional wings? Following is a sampling of the latest opportunities from The Association’s Career Center. Director of Development, Talbot HumaneEaston, MD This position will develop and...
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Tip of the Week: Best Practices for Keeping People & Pets Together
Looking for a digital resource for creating and strengthening pet-friendly homeless services? Coming right up, thanks to National Alliance to End Homelessness and PetSmart Charities. In shifting how we think...
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You’re Invited: DEI Ambassadors Program
Applications for this program, which includes a 3-day in-person training in Columbus, OH, are open now through April 14 Do you represent an organization with a demonstrated commitment to advancing...
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Women’s History Month, Part I: Perfect? No Thanks, We’d Rather Be Brave & Bold
I have always listed courage as one of my personal core values, because I believe one must have courage to live the other core values you embrace. Courage doesn’t mean...
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Tip of the Week: Dog, Tagged
This week we share an idea for finding lost dogs via Missing Animal Response Network. This is a good one to pass on to your communities. “The basic concept is...
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Bright Idea: How One Shelter Used Virtual Dog Training to Reduce Adoption Returns
Today, most animal shelters typically see between 7 and 20 percent of pets returned to the organization within the first 6 months of adoption. While we in the profession know...
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Tip of the Week: Defining Roles
What’s in a name? This week’s tip digs into leadership roles and titles, and how some of your colleagues are defining these roles. Manager, Coordinator, Director, Supervisor…. Definitions for these...
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