Collaboration at Pasadena Humane — Cal4All Call 07/16/2024
In the high-pressure environment of a busy animal shelter, open communication, trust, mutual respect and kindness among colleagues and teams power positive outcomes. Dr. Maria Pyrdek and Chris Ramon tell us how that works at Pasadena Humane.
Community Clinics in Oakland — Cal4All Call 07/02/2024
Donell Randolph (Human Animal Support Services Coordinator) talks about setting up and running Oakland Animal Services’ community clinics. He’s joined by Dr. Jyothi Robertson (DVM, DABVP, Shelter Medicine), who volunteers at the clinics.
Dog Day Trips in Santa Barbara — Cal4All Call 06/18/24
Sarah Aguilar, Director of Santa Barbara County Animal Services, describes how she and her small team started their Dog Day Trip Program. Treating the program as very-short-term-foster, they built on their existing systems and saw immediate benefits in dog well-being, adoptions, and volunteer engagement. Hear how they did it, what they learned along the way, and what’s next for the program.
Community Outreach 101 — Cal4All Call 06/04/24
Rafael Castellanos (Pets for Life Coordinator, Ventura County Animal Services) and Ashley Anderson-Mutch (Senior Program Manager, Enforcement and Policy Reform, Pets for Life at Humane Society of the United States) discuss strategies for establishing or expanding a strategic, sustainable community-based outreach program, whether rural, urban, or somewhere in between.
HASS Budget Calculator Walkthrough — Cal4All Call 05/21/24
Dr. Ellen Jefferson and Maggie Lynch from Austin Pets Alive! walk us through the new HASS budget calculator, created to address the persistent underfunding of animal services. Learn how to use the calculator tool and its results to advocate for budgets appropriate to meet the public’s expectations around humane care and shelter lifesaving.
HQHVSN Training – Cal4All Call 05/07/24
KSMP Outreach Veterinarian Chumkee Aziz leads a panel discussion on setting up and running High Quality, High Volume Spay Neuter programs. Panelists: Albert Escobedo (RVTg and Director of Veterinary Operations, Humane Society of Sonoma County), Dr. Jennifer Allen (Veterinarian, CAMP LA), Megan Gram (Director of the Pacific Region, Animal Balance), and Kylie Ramos (Community Engagement Program Manager, San Francisco SPCA).
Dr. Wesley Cheung on Accent Discrimination – Cal4All Call 04-16-2024
Ontario Veterinary College Shelter Medicine Resident Wesley Cheung offers examples of accent discrimination from the veterinary and shelter sector and suggests steps we can take to reduce accent biases, build trust, and accomplish more together.
Culturally Responsive Engagement with Latine Communities (Panel Discussion) 04-02-2024
Panelists Jessica Lopez, Miguel Ruelas, and Suliana Lutin discuss how we can partner with current and potential Latine pet owners, community cat caregivers, fosters, and volunteers, to bring and keep more pets and people together and out of shelters.
Dangler and Pappas on Pima’s Switch to Petco Love Lost for Lost/Found Pets
Monica Dangler (Director of Animal Services) and Kaitlyn Pappas (Pet Support Coordinator) of Pima Animal Care Center share how they nearly doubled RTO after transitioning their lost and found listings to the free Petco Love Lost website.
Jenna Topper Shares HOAP (the Homeless Outreach and Assistance Program)
Jenna Topper (Animal Services Coordinator) and Phillip Zimmerman (Animal Care Services Manager) talk about HOAP, the Homeless Outreach and Assistance Program launched in May 2022 by Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento.
