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Michigan No Kill Event: Lost Pet Workshop
Early Registration Ends July 31st
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Michigan Pet Fund Alliance announces its 2013 Getting to the Goal event:
Kat will conduct an all day hands-on workshop on effective strategies for reuniting lost dogs and cats with their owners.
She will also be the keynote speaker at the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance 2013 Awards Program and Banquet on Thursday evening, September 26, where shelters with the best save rates in the state will be recognized.
Contrary to popular belief, far more stray animals are LOST not ABANDONED. This workshop will teach you how to get those lost pets back home.
The No Kill Equation identifies Proactive Redemptions (reuniting lost pets with their owners) as one of the most overlooked ways of reducing shelter population and associated costs while saving lives. Information on lost pet behavior and effective locating techniques has not been available...UNTIL NOW.
What shelter and rescue workers who attended the workshop are saying...
"The information gathered here puts us light years ahead of where we would be otherwise. We can go out and get started helping with lost pets right now. Without this seminar, it would take years to learn what we learned here!"--Phil Reich, Jupiter, FL
"Kat is onto many ground breaking ideas that will soon be taught all over the country. Now is the time to get in on this idea and put it to use in your community!"--Rene Waskiewicz, Las Cruces, NM
"The knowledge you gain from this seminar will bring you to a whole other realm of thinking."--Landa Coldiron, Sun Valley, CA
"The nitty-gritty info on lost pet behavior and how to determine POD (probability of detection) and POA (probability of area) is particularly invaluable. This course is very well organized and taught and worth every cent!"--Jane Gardner, Quebec, CANADA
Early registration rate of $59 is in effect until July 31. Group and student rates are also available.
Print and distribute the Lost Pet Workshop flyer.
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| Maddie's Institute Shelter Education Webcasts |
Maddie's Institute , the academic division of Maddie's Fund, offers a selection of live and on-demand webcast  s as part of an ongoing series of educational programs aimed at providing the most innovative animal welfare information to shelter staff, veterinarians, rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats.
The next scheduled free live webcast will feature Dr. Nicole Widmar presenting
The Dollars and Sense of Sheltering: A Tool for Financially Evaluating your Shelter's Programs, on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 9 PM Eastern.
The information presented by Dr. Widmar will include:
- An introduction to shelter economics.
- Review of basics including fixed and variable costs/expenses and revenue/income streams.
- The ins and outs of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements.
- How to identify and understand risk, and manage its financial aspects.
- Management decisions illustrated with shelter financial to
Encourage your shelter director and those making financial decisions for your community's shelter to sign up here. Don't miss it yourself!
View past webcast listings, including Kate Hurley's Paradigm Shift in Community Cat Management, here.
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| Michigan Shelters Participate in Just One Day |
Thank you to the following Michigan shelters who took the pledge to not kill any saveable cats and dogs on June 11, 2013.
Our state's Just One Day participants were:
| Al-Van Humane Society | | Alcona Humane Society | | Alger County Animal Shelter | | Animal Resource Center | | Ausable Valley Animal Shelter | | Bay County Animal Control | | Beyond Easter Rabbit Rescue | | Cass River Pet FriendZ | | Chippewa County Animal Control Shelter | | Crash's Landing and Big Sid's Sanctuary | | Forgotten Feral Cat Rescue | | Genesee County Animal Shelter | | Hairy Houdini Siberian Husky Rescue | | Heaven Can Wait Animal Haven | | House of Hope Rescue, Inc | | Humane Society of Midland County | | Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan | | Humane Society of West Michigan | | Katzenwoofers Pet Rescue | | Last Day Dog Rescue | | Lucky Day Animal Rescue | | Michigan Orphan Kitten Rescue | | New Beginnings Animal Rescue | | Oakland Pet Adoption Center | | Paws for Life Rescue | | Pet Angel Adoption & Rescue Inc. | | PetPal Manager | | Saginaw County Animal Care Center | | Save the Dogs | | SOS (Shelly Ollree's Shelter) | | Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter | | Vigilante Dog Rescue | | Waggin' Tails Dog Rescue | Wexford County Animal Shelter
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Find great pictures and heartwarming stories from across the country here. |
| No More Homeless Pets National Conference |
Best Friends Animal Society presents No More Homeless Pets Conference October 10-13 in Jacksonville, FL. The conference brings together a variety of people dedicated to saving the lives of homeless pets: leaders of the no-kill movement; experts in animal care and behavior, marketing and fundraising; professionals from private and public animal welfare organizations; and volunteers. Learn more about the conference here. |
| Promote Shelter Adoptions Through Photography |
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Looking for another way to promote your local shelter's adoptable pets? Sometimes an amazing photo is all that stands between a homeless pet and a new home. Lend a nearby shelter your photo skills, share the pictures with your friends to help more pets get adopted, and earn a chance to win a $4,000 scholarship.
Go to pics.dosomething.org for more information!
DoSomething.org is the country's largest not-for-profit for young people and social change with almost 2 million members.
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| Grant Approved for Free Canine Spay/Neuter in Mt. Clemens |
Congratulations to Macomb County Animal Shelter and All About Animals Rescue for being awarded a 2-year, $100,000 grant from Petsmart Charities for dog spays/neuters in the Mt.Clemens area. Mt. Clemens was chosen because it is an underserved area with the highest number of dog intakes at Macomb County's animal control shelter. Michigan Pet Fund Alliance is proud to have assisted in the grant application process and views it as a great example of collaboration.
All About Animals Rescue is already booking appointments at their Warren clinic for free canine spay/neuters for Mt. Clemens residents. Click here to schedule yours!
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| Genesee County Making Strides |
GRACE, Genesee Residents for Animal Control Evolution, has been instrumental in making changes to benefit the animals at Genesee County Animal Control Committee. In mid-July, the Board of Commissioners, through Animal Control Committee Chairperson Pegge Adams, announced that pending further notice, there will be NO euthanasia performed at GCAC unless there is a court order or written instruction for a veterinarian to do so. Later in the month, Walt Rodabaugh resigned his position of Chief Officer of Genessee County Animal Control. Stepheni Lazar, Rodabaugh's predecessor, has been appointed interim director. Lazar had resigned in 2012. According to GRACE: While GRACE does not support this appointment, it has been indicated that her status is temporary at Animal Control. We feel that creating shelter reform with progressive thinking is not likely to be found in a past employee. To that, our position is: Stepheni must comply with the new euthanasia ban, work with rescues, volunteers and implement the recently presented 12 step pro gram. That has been and will always be the objective regardless of who the director is. Read more about the changes here.
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| Oakland County PAC |
Oakland Pet Advocates, a group originally formed to save pets in Oakland County by promoting change at Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center, has created a PAC (political action committee).
The PAC's singular objective is to create a growing voting bloc of animal welfare advocates who will elect representatives willing to support animal protection legislation. In doing so, elected officials will be held accountable to their constituents.
View the group's website here for information on getting involved to help save healthy and treatable pets at YOUR taxpayer-funded shelter. Watch for meeting announcements and more information on their Facebook page.
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| Gas Chamber Action Alert |
If you are a Michigan resident, please send a polite note, or make a polite phone call, to Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, asking him to please hold a vote on SB 354 to require humane euthanasia in Michigan animal shelters.
Click here to email Senator Richardville, or phone him at (517) 373-3543. Talking points about the legislation can be found here.
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| Verify Your Veterinarian |
Did you know that it is a crime to spay or neuter animals, crop ears and tails, or perform any kind of surgery without a veterinary license? You can verify that those performing medical care on our pet have the license to do so at Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs website here. Select license type "Veterinarian, Veterinarian Technician".
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| Michigan Pet Fund Alliance Mission
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The single mission of the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance is to stop the killing of healthy and treatable homeless cats and dogs in Michigan shelters.
We are an all-volunteer organization collaborating with shelter and rescue organizations to achieve No Kill through training, technical assistance, education and advocacy.
For more information,
call 877-FUR-PALS
The Michigan Pet Fund Alliance is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization as defined by the IRS. Contributions are tax deductible. |
| Help Spread the Word!
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