Cal4All Calls occur every first and third Tuesday each month, alternating between a presentation/discussion format and a coaching/office hours format. Below you can find recordings of short presentations (a half-hour max) made during the calls.
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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.
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).
California Outreach Specialist Ivy Ruiz facilitates a discussion focused on shelter budgets from a municipal perspective with panelists
Kris Watson (San Bernardino City Animal Shelter), Alma Torres (Fresno Animal Center), and Christine McClintock (Tehama County Animal Services).
UC Davis KSMP Outreach Veterinarian, Dr. Chumkee Aziz hosts a panel on public-facing veterinary clinics serving animals in the community. Guests John Lipp (CEO at Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter), Dr. Katie Marrie (Chief Veterinary Officer at Santa Barbara Humane), Dr. Jena Valdez (Chief Medical Officer at San Francisco SPCA) offer insights and practical advice on ways to expand access to veterinary care in different types of communities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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