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Tip of the Week

We’re still digging through the tips and insights shared in last week’s Roundtable on Dog Breeds: Implication for Behavior, Adopter Expectations & Legislation. Here’s another invaluable resource. One of the...

What Do Our Communities Most Need to Be the Places We Already Think They Are?

April 18, 2023, The Association

Human Resources & Operations

3 quick questions with Dalbin Osorio What’re you doing next Wednesday, April 26? If you didn’t already save the date for Virtual Equity: Using Tech to Increase Access for Emerging...

Update: 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study

April 15, 2023, The Association

We at The Association were thrilled to open data collection for the 2023 Compensation & Benefits Study on March 14. We were also thrilled by your response. This year, we offered...

Tip of the Week: What Do You Think I Am?

April 12, 2023, The Association

Social Media & Marketing

Tip of the Week

We know that dogs for adoption at shelters are regularly labeled by breed, and we know that staff regularly make their best guesses—based on looks—to describe a dog’s breed or...

Letter from the President: Your Official Invitation to The Solutions Summit

April 12, 2023, Jim Tedford

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...

Time to Celebrate: Ready for Everything, with Kindness & Professionalism

April 12, 2023, Anna Payton

Guest Voices

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...

Member Spotlight: Get to Know Tim Anderson, CAWA

April 11, 2023, The Association

Leadership

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...

Women in Animal Welfare, Part II: Breaking The Glass Ceiling

April 10, 2023, Katherine M. Shenar

Guest Voices

Leadership

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...

Time to Celebrate: ACO Appreciation Week 2023

April 9, 2023, Jerrica Owen

Guest Voices

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...

Jobs of the Month—April 2023

April 4, 2023, The Association

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...

Tip of the Week: Best Practices for Keeping People & Pets Together

April 3, 2023, The Association