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Member Spotlight: Get To Know Amy-Jo Sites
For the first time in 17 years, Animal Care and Control of Fort Wayne has gone 10 months without euthanizing a cat or kitten for space. And when Amy-Jo Sites...
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Four Things Adopters Should Know About Animals on Psychotropic Medications
Did you catch The Role of Psychopharmacology in Shelter Animal Management, presented by Karen van Haaften, DVM, DACVB, earlier this fall? As a follow-up to the presentation, we’re sharing some additional...
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Fall Conference For Animal Welfare Day 3: 5 Key Takeaways
Going into The Fall Virtual Conference for Animal Welfare, we brought with us some learnings and experience from the spring conference—but WHOA. The attendees—all record-breaking 1,170 of you!—really took our...
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Fall Conference For Animal Welfare Day 2: 5 Key Takeaways
“I stepped away from my desk/makeshift studio this morning for 2 minutes and came back to this,” laughs The Association’s Jim Tedford about the scene in the above photo. “And,...
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Fall Conference For Animal Welfare Day 1: 5 Key Takeaways
Sure, we knew a little about what to expect based on the Spring Conference for Animal Welfare. But after The Association’s President & CEO Jim Tedford announced that we’d shattered...
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Letter From the President on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Dear Colleagues, As we in the United States find ourselves amidst a racial reckoning, I will tell you that my vision for animal welfare has never been clearer: The animal welfare...
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Stories from the Field: Anicira Veterinary Center
To learn more about what’s going on with our colleagues in the field, we’ve been checking in with some agencies to see how they’re faring. Here’s the scoop from Anicira...
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Bookmark It: Kitten Resource Center
This week’s installment in our Innovation Bank series of short, pre-recorded webinars highlights the wealth of programs, forms, guides, and SOPs in San Diego Humane Society’s Kitten Resource Center. San...
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Spotlight on: Tree House Humane’s FeLV+ Adoptions Program
It’s that time again! We’ve been rolling out a new short, pre-recorded webinar in The Association’s Innovation Bank every week since September, and today the spotlight’s on Tree House Humane Society...
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Member Spotlight: Get To Know Phil Nichols
It’s not every day you meet a Chief Operating Officer who’s an RVT, too. Oh, and a CAWA. Read on to learn how Toronto Humane Society’s Phil Nichols combines all...
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The Genomics of the American Mutt
Have you visited The Association’s Innovation Bank of short, pre-recorded webinars that feature model programs from your colleagues? We highlight a new session each week, and today we’re excited to share...
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3 Ways to Help Elevate BIPOC Voices
In our latest podcast, guest host Jorge Ortega, Director, Guilford County Animal Services, hosts CARE President James Evans and Best Friends’ José Ocaño, Senior Director of People and Culture, in...
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