Join us for an engaging session featuring two New England animal shelters, the Potter League and the Animal Rescue League of Boston, as they share insights on the vital role of partnerships with non-animal welfare organizations. Hear how these organizations are using collaborations with non-animal organizations to enhance animal welfare, improve community outreach, and support efforts to keep pets and people together. Both organizations will share their strategies and success stories that hig...

When organizations launch access to care programs like Pets for Life, we often think of them as standalone programs. The MSPCA and Wisconsin Humane Society have access to care programs that have impacted nearly every aspect of our orgs. In this session, we'll share how our outreach teams got to know people in our communities, that perspective and information spread across the organization. Bringing the community's perspective into our organizations has helped us to rethink organizational appr...

In this AVMA Wellbeing Educator presentation we explore why rudeness in the workplace is on the rise, how we can address challenging behaviors, and why attempts to control others’ behaviors at best aren’t effective. We will also share how to leverage and apply the superpowers veterinary and animal welfare professionals already possess when working with reactivity in animals, to difficult encounters with humans.  Participants can expect to learn about:Factors t...