Understanding Your Community Part 1 — Cal4All Call 02/18/2025
The first in a series of calls building a multicultural engagement community of practice, this call includes contributions from Debra Olmedo of Patitas y Palabras, an English-Spanish translation service focused on animal welfare.
Why DEI Still Matters in Animal Welfare — Cal4All Call 02/04/2025
Jasmin Robinson, AAWA/MSM Global Consulting, provides the why and how of DEI in animal welfare.
Stronger Together: Animal Welfare Resource Sharing in Response to LA Fires — Cal4All Call 01/21/2025
Access the resource list In this AllCall, we heard on-the-ground fire response and mutual aid updates from Los Angeles County. Over 200 animals placed in foster homes over the last week at LA Animal Services. More than 1000 animals to date reunited with guardians through combined efforts at Pasadena Humane. Field officers setting up feeding […]
Beyond the Pet Food Pantry, Jorge Delgado and Cel Jimenez, HSSC — Cal4All Call 12/03/2024
Jorge Delgado and Cel Jimenez (Humane Society of Sonoma County) present their talk “Beyond the Pet Food Pantry: Strategies to Build a Sustainable Pet Food Pantry and Advocated for Your Community”
Promising Systems to Support People and Pets, Rachel Rae Williams — Cal4All Call 11/19/2024
Rachel Rae Williams leads us in exploring how we can integrate successful public health models that center health equity into our work in order to design programming that prioritizes the well-being of people, pets, and the planet.
Healthy Pets Healthy People, a Mutual Aid Program at Alameda Animal Shelter — Cal4All Call 11/05/2024
Veterinary social worker Raquel Bernaldo, Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) Community Services Manager, and Deja Johnson, FAAS Community Services Lead discuss shifting to a mutual aid perspective and forming partnerships with people and community organizations in their Healthy Pets Healthy People program.
Big Dog Solutions for Big Dog Populations — Cal4All Call 10/15/2024
Izzy Nidetz, Director of Placement at Pasadena Humane shares innovative and effective programs she and her colleagues have used to decrease length of stay and increase adoptions of big dogs.
Housing Rights for People with Emotional Support Animals (Part 2) — Cal4All Call 10/01/2024
In their talk, Power and Pushback: Addressing Landlord Resistance to Emotional Support Animal Protections, Zaira Bernal and Diana Cruz of Housing Equity & Advocacy Resource Team (HEART LA) discuss educating landlords about laws to combat housing insecurity for people with Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) in Los Angeles County.
Housing Rights for People with Emotional Support Animals (Part 1) — Cal4All Call 09/17/2024
Federal law protects tenants with disabilities from discrimination in housing. That protection includes tenants with Emotional Support Animals (ESAs): ESAs are not subject to no-pet policies. Zaira Bernal and Diana Cruz of Housing Equity & Advocacy Resource Team (HEART LA) discuss the challenges tenants with disabilities face when seeking required documentation for their ESAs.
Recruiting and Retaining RVTs — Cal4All Call 09/03/2024
California Outreach Specialist, Ivy Ruiz, RVT talks vet tech recruitment and retention with Debra Olmedo, RVT (Adjunct Veterinary Technology Instructor at Platt College), Albert Escobedo, RVT (Director of Veterinary Operations at Humane Society of Sonoma County) and Jessica Lopez, RVT (Executive Director at the Paw Mission).
