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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Dr. Chumkee Aziz
In her role at The ASPCA, Dr. Aziz focuses on proactive shelter population management and infectious disease prevention in shelters. In her volunteer role as President of the Association of...
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Conference Catch-Up: Are Good Intentions Contributing to Systemic Racism?
This past summer, The Association’s Katherine Shenar, Dallas Animal Services’ Ed Jamison, and Steve Zeidman of Pethealth, Inc, started an important conversation about systemic racism in animal care and control...
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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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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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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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5 Things 2020 Has Taught Us About Animal Welfare Marketing
Missed this past Tuesday’s webinar with Caitlin Quinn, “What 2020 Can Teach Us About the Future of Animal Welfare Marketing?” We got ya. Register for access to the full recording anytime,...
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Best Practices: What’s Your Veterinary Decision-Making Process?
When making veterinary decisions, how do you balance the needs of the individual animal, the shelter population, the community, and your organization’s resources? Dr. Graham Brayshaw, Director of Animal Services at Animal...
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Want to Build Stronger Work Relationships? Here Are 3 Things to Avoid
Important truth about leadership: It’s virtually impossible to achieve goals without teamwork. How to keep those collaborative relationships strong and productive? The author, Brett Cooper of Integris Performance Advisors, shares...
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DEI Roundtable: 4 Top Takeaways
Last Thursday, animal services and TNR leaders who are guiding their cities through difficult climates sat down to share challenges and insights. The Roundtable on Community Relations During a Time of...
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