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Leslie Irvine, PhD, shares insights from her research on people experiencing homelessness and their animals. “Relationships with animals provide comfort for those on the street,” writes Dr. Irvine. “They also...

8 Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day

February 22, 2022, The Association

Next Friday, March 4, marks Employee Appreciation Day—a day to honor staff achievement and contributions across all industries. And what amazing contributions so many of your teams have made in the...

A CEO’s Thoughts on The Betty White Challenge

January 13, 2022, Sharon Harvey

Development

In the wake of Betty White’s passing, fans and supporters are calling for donations to shelters and rescues on January 17, what would have been her 100th birthday. Many shelters are...

Meet a CAWA: Linda Anderson

January 11, 2022, The Association

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Last year, on this very blog, Dr. Steven Hansen, Arizona Humane Society (AHS)’s President & CEO, challenged the field to the Great CAWA Throwdown, with his goal for AHS to achieve...

10 Most Talked-About Resources of 2021

December 29, 2021, The Association

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. ...

Most Popular Webinar Recordings of 2021

December 29, 2021, The Association

Here are the 10 juiciest, most actionable and thought-provoking webinars you kept coming back to. Catch up on those you missed and let us know if they bring you any aha! moments....

Best of the Blog 2021

December 24, 2021, The Association

Here are some of your most-read posts from 2021. Whether you’re a regular visitor or reading for the first time, feel free to leave us a comment on any of...

The Future of Animal Welfare: Day 3 Highlights

December 15, 2021, The Association

Day 3, and going strong. We’re loving the feedback we’re getting about the conference format of half-days and just one track–no place to be but together. We’ll be digging into...

The Future of Animal Welfare: Day 2 Highlights

December 9, 2021, The Association

What happens when you get 545 animal welfare professionals together? Lots of learning, hard questions, and the opportunity to be serenaded by The Association’s Pres & CEO, Jim Tedford…. We’ll...

The Future of Animal Welfare: Day 1 Highlights

December 7, 2021, The Association

While we all hoped to be meeting in person this year, we’re making it work virtually again and…. wow, are you working it! With more than 500 animal welfare professionals...

The Great CAWA Throwdown

November 29, 2021, The Association