EXPANDING OUR REACH TRACK SPONSORED BY ANIMALSHELTERING.ORG CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS #animalcareexpo �� 25 21st century animal care and control Wednesday, May 10, 9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m. The United States Department of Justice recently released federal guidelines on community policing in the 21st century for law enforcement agencies. These guidelines are intended to assist traditional law enforcement in building stronger ties with the communities they serve. This workshop will give an overview of the guidelines and how animal care and control agencies can use them to build trust among and create long-term change for both the animals and the humans they serve. Presenter: Todd Stosuy, Field Services Manager, Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Silos are for grain, not organizations: Busting down walls to do your best work ever! Wednesday, May 10, 1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. Sure, you’re getting it done. But could you be doing more? We’ve broken down barriers and turbo-charged adoptions, foster homes and options for special-need and difficult-to-place animals that shorten their length of stay. The secret to our success? A holistic, whole-shelter approach to saving lives that starts with every department having a place at the table. Learn approaches that will inspire your team to innovate together—and practice them with your peers in games and problem-solving sessions on familiar issues. What happens will be magical! Presenters: Jaime Allen, Director, Education and Volunteer Programs, Humane Society Silicon Valley; Laura Birdsall, Manager, Foster and Animal Care, Humane Society Silicon Valley; Joanne Jacobs, Chief of Operations, Humane Society of Silicon Valley; Michelle Suarez, Manager, Intake and Behavior Programs, Humane Society Silicon Valley Wild neighbors: Is your response to wildlife working against you, your community and your mission? Wednesday, May 10, 3:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Responding to human-wildlife conflicts is a growing part of the workload animal care and control agencies manage. Learn why programs meant to address problems with wildlife that are not based on humane and effective approaches will not only have inhumane outcomes for wildlife, but will increase the workload on an already burdened agency. This session will provide concrete examples of how to implement policy and responses that help your facility, your community and wildlife. Presenters: Janeé Boswell, Animal Control Supervisor, Boulder Police Department; John Griffin, Director, Urban Wildlife, The Humane Society of the United States Sheltering beyond the walls: Looking to the future Thursday, May 11, 9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m. This session will share both traditional and innovative programs and policies to help rescues and shelters save more pets’ lives. We’ll review the evolution of the pound to the animal shelter and discuss the future animal resource center. From spay-neuter-return to foster programs to intake-reduction practices and guidelines, we will explore what communities are doing now and what’s on the horizon. We will also discuss animal sheltering without walls and how to address needs before an emergency arises. Presenters: Tawny Hammond, Director of Animal Services, City of Austin, Texas; José Ocaño, Executive Director, Pima Animal Care Working with homeless pet owners Thursday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m. Working with persons in the homeless community who own animals can be challenging, especially when there are issues with mental illness or drug abuse. This workshop will offer insight into positive ways animal care and control officers can work with the homeless to ensure their animals are altered, vaccinated, microchipped and provided with appropriate care. It will offer tips for interacting positively with homeless pet owners to create effective long-term change. Presenter: Todd Stosuy, Field Services Manager, Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Clearing the path for lifesaving programs Friday, May 12, 9:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Policy affects numerous activities in the animal welfare field, such as determining which dog breeds you can adopt out, dictating how long you must hold a feral cat prior to TNR and imposing spay/neuter regulations that penalize rather than promote. While laws and regulations can seem far away, in reality, these policies play out every day in our facilities. This session will focus on how to support commonsense policies that truly benefit the pets and people in your communities. Presenter: Katie Lisnik, Director of Cat Protection and Policy, The Humane Society of the United States Investigative techniques to take down dogfighting Friday, May 12, 11:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m. This session will cover proven investigative techniques used by the nation’s leading animal fighting experts to take down significant operations throughout the country. Learn to recognize, investigate and identify evidence related to dogfighting and how to interpret state and federal laws. An overview of evidence collection and documentation techniques used in the field when serving search warrants at both breeding operations and fights in progress will also be provided. Presenters: Janette Reever, Manager, Animal Fighting Response, Animal Cruelty, Rescue and Response Team, The Humane Society of the United States; Chris Schindler, Director, Animal Crimes, Animal Cruelty, Rescue and Response Team, The Humane Society of the United States LOOK FOR ROOM ASSIGNMENTS ON THE POCKET GUIDE FOUND IN YOUR NAME BADGE HOLDER - All workshops with a have been approved for 1.5 hours of continuing education credits, with the exception of the daylong workshop which has been approved for 6 hours, in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call HSVMA at (530) 759-8106 or email info@hsvma.org for further information. - All Expo courses have been approved for Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA) continuing education credit. - The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) is awarding CEU credits for all Animal Care Expo 2017 workshop sessions. For more detailed information, please visit animalsheltering.org/certification.
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