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Veterinary Care

Letter from the President: Better Chances for Busting Barriers
The Association’s President & CEO shares some of the cross-industry conversations he’s been having about access to care Among the many important key issues impacting the animal welfare profession, none...
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Tip of the Week: We’ll Have Seconds, Please
A second edition of this groundbreaking, lifesaving document was recently released. Originally published in 2010, the Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters quickly became the most important benchmark...
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Tip of the Week: High-Volume TNR Programs, This One’s For You
The last tip of the year is targeted to groups that perform 1K+ TNR surgeries annually. If that’s not you, please pass it on to qualifying orgs.. Does your organization...
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Tip of the Week: They Got a Lot Growin’ On
This week we’re passing along a resource shared by Drs. Elizabeth Berliner and Erin Henry in their recent webinar, Saving the Smallest: Optimizing Neonatal/Pediatric Kitten & Puppy Care in Shelters....
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Tip of the Week: United States of Heartworm
Welcome to the week—we’re here with your Monday inspo, courtesy of The ASPCA’s Senior Director of Shelter Medicine, Brian DiGangi, DVM. “Heartworm disease is something that everybody has to be...
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Tip of the Week: Your Go-To Guide for Engaging the Community
It’s Monday, and that means we’re here to pass along a tool, a time-saver, or a rockin’ resource. This week we’ve got a guide that can help you and your...
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Is That Flashy Program Pulling Resources Away from the Animals in Your Care?
Could starting a community program actually be destroying trust? In-person clinics during a pandemic: hero move or selfish martyr complex? As community initiatives become a larger focus in the sheltering...
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Tip of the Week: Thoroughly Vetted
It’s Monday, and that means we’re here to pass on a tip or tool that can help you do what you do even better. Up this week is a new resource...
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Tip of the Week: Go Ahead, Make My Day
Your #MondayMotivation for raising $ for animals with medical needs, courtesy of Charleston Animal Society Looking for extra dollars to treat special medical cases requiring offsite veterinary care? “Fundraising and...
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Tip of the Week: Spay It Forward
Here’s a budget-friendly, easy-to-implement idea for you to chew on as we head into the week, courtesy of Aimee St. Arnaud of Open Door Veterinary Care. With grant opportunities for...
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Research: What’s the Impact of Community Veterinary Medicine Programs?
Are community veterinary medicine programs meeting the needs of underserved pets and their families? The ASPCA’s Veronica Accornero, Ph.D., digs into recent research conducted at Asheville Humane Society that addresses...
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Meet a CAWA: Maria Solacito, DVM
CAWA: When you see those 4 letters after someone’s name, it means they have distinguished their skills in an already demanding field—and that they’ve studied for and passed a very...
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