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Tip of the Week: Setting the Ground Rules

In case you missed last month’s HASS-hosted webinar, Coalition Building for Animal Care Organizations, today’s tip highlights the importance of setting ground rules for meetings. While The Association’s Katherine Shenar and...
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10 Reasons to Get WiLD Every Year

January 4, 2022, Rob McKenna PhD
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Dr. Rob McKenna and Dr. Daniel Hallak of WiLD Leaders invite you to The Association’s first webinar of 2022, and share a little background on what to expect at their interactive...
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Tip of The Week: It’s Not About The Toilet Paper…

It’s only the first week of the year, and already we’re on a roll. Here’s a reminder from The Animal Protective Association of Missouri‘s Kim Brown that in order to...
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10 Most Talked-About Resources of 2021

This blog’s all you—all your suggestions, that is. Over the past year, we listened and took notes as you passed along your favorite books, tech tools, websites, links and videos. ...
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Rural Challenges in Animal Welfare, Part 3: One Size Does Not Fit All

In Part 2 of his series on Rural Challenges in Animal Welfare, Cole Wakefield, Animal Services Director for Good Shepherd Humane Society, discussed the availability, and lack thereof, of human resources...
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Member Spotlight: Get To Know Phil Arkow

You’re about to meet the real deal. A pioneer in naming and building awareness of the link between animal abuse and human violence, Phil Arkow shares his rich experience in...
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Tip of the Week: This Question Can Change Everything

It may be Monday, but we’re looking ahead to, well, Looking Forward: The Future of Animal Welfare. The 3-day virtual conference kicks off tomorrow at 1 ET, and today’s tip is...
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The Great CAWA Throwdown

Yup, you read that title right. It wasn’t our idea, but all props go to Arizona Humane Society’s President & CEO, Steven Hansen, DVM, MBA, and member of The Association’s...
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Comps & Benefits Update: This Survey Can Make You Smarter

November 23, 2021, The Association
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Here’s one more juicy reason to register for the Compensation & Benefits Benchmarking Survey. And yup, it may be even juicier than the fact that the Early Bird deadline is...
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Cybersecurity in Animal Welfare: How to protect your organization

November 20, 2021, Jessica Arnold
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It’s a scary digital world, friends. We know we’ve got problems when even the FBI gets hacked. But, we’re animal welfare! It’s all kittens and puppies and rainbows and happy endings,...
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Harassment, Threats & Workplace Security in Animal Welfare

November 17, 2021, The Association
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Have you ever been harassed, bullied, or threatened because of your job helping animals? Unfortunately, it is not uncommon. And as it’s one of today’s most relevant and pressing topics...
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Rural Challenges in Animal Welfare, Part 2: People, People, Who’s Got the People?

In Part 1 of his series on Rural Challenges in Animal Welfare, Cole Wakefield, Animal Services Director for Good Shepherd Humane Society, got the field thinking about the availability of resources...
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