Amber Hinson, DVM’s Post

Interesting assessment about Animal Welfare challenges for my connections in this field: 🐾Top 5 Animal Welfare Industry Challenges for 2024: You're Not Alone 🐾 As we navigate 2024, animal welfare organizations are facing significant hurdles. If your organization is experiencing these challenges, know that you are not alone: Funding and Financial Stability: Economic uncertainties impact donations and grants, requiring innovative fundraising and diversified income streams. Overcrowding: Shelters often operate beyond capacity, making efficient space management and community outreach crucial. Staffing and Volunteer Retention: High turnover disrupts operations; investing in training and supportive environments is essential. Healthcare Costs: Rising veterinary costs strain budgets, necessitating a balance between quality care and expense management. Adoption Rates: Continuous marketing and community engagement are vital for connecting animals with forever homes through effective adoption campaigns. If your organization is grappling with these issues, remember, you’re not alone. Together, we can share insights, support each other, and work towards sustainable solutions for our beloved animals.🐶🐱❤️ #AnimalWelfare #NonprofitChallenges #ShelterLife #CommunitySupport #2024Goals #AnimalShelters #PetAdoption

2/3 of BC households have pets as family members. Help support initiatives to: priorities: 🐾House people and pets together 🐾 Put food on everyone’s plate 🐾 Keep us all safe in emergencies 🐾 Proactively protect farmed animals 🐾 Reunite families and ensure traceability with microchips for pets 🐾 Use a One Health / One Welfare lens to evaluate policy decisions

Amazing news! DARTCC has received our 2nd consecutive #grant from The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare. This Animal-Centered Philanthropy® bestowed a generous $75,000 grant in 2023 and a $40,000 grant this year. This additional grant will help us to continue developing the Emergency Animal Shelter platform (EASApp) in several crucial ways, delivering the following to volunteers and teams: -- An easy-to-understand mobile solution to streamline the care of animals at a disaster shelter. -- A central platform to manage volunteer and team profiles, memorandums of understanding, and shelter data. -- A platform to train, test, and deploy an emergency shelter for animals and document their care. -- Detailed reports and data exports for local, state, and federal requirements “We are deeply grateful for this second grant. The continued support will help us launch EASApp this fall and demonstrates the tool’s potential value for others.” -- Deb Shelby, founder of DARTCC The Foundation has our most heartfelt and deepest gratitude. #innovation #technology #Animals #AnimalShelter #funding #grantfunding #nonprofitorganization #disasterpreparedness #disasterpreparedness #DisasterRelief #Disaster #disasteremergencies #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #animalwelfare

Calling all members working in animal welfare! Lindsay Baker, CVA and Jessica Pang-Parks, CVA are examining the BC SPCA’s foster program and would love your help. Please share insights about your foster program through a 20-minute survey (closing on Wednesday, May 15 at noon Pacific Time): https://lnkd.in/g3u_zJVG All survey participants will receive a summary of the survey results, which will provide animal welfare organizations with a "snapshot" of foster programming from around the world and may support your organization's foster program planning. Please feel free to forward the survey to other animal welfare/ animal rescue organizations in your network. The more data we have, the more we can learn from one another! This survey is part of the BC SPCA's Foster Experience Project. If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to email Jessica: [email protected].

Strategic Animal Funding Circle Request for Proposals, inaugural round. Up to $1,000,000 total funding. Applications close 20th September 2024. Support is offered for cost-effective and high-impact farmed animal welfare and protection nonprofits during a critical growth phase where targeted funding can have immense impact. Provides one-off support to innovative programs with renewal possibilities based on discretion. The intervention can be service delivery, policy work, or any other intervention type that delivers measurable impact in improving animal welfare outcomes. Preference is given towards organizations with less than 4 years of operating history, or less than 500k USD in annual budget. https://lnkd.in/dCWtFG57

As a passionate advocate for animal welfare, I believe it's crucial to spread awareness about the importance of cat neutering. 🔹 Overpopulation Control: One unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce hundreds of kittens in just a few years, contributing to overpopulation issues in communities and shelters. 🔹 Health Benefits: Neutering not only prevents unwanted litters but also reduces the risk of certain reproductive cancers and infections, leading to longer, healthier lives for our feline friends. 🔹 Behavioral Improvement: Neutered cats are often less likely to exhibit mating-related behaviors such as spraying, yowling, and roaming, making them better companions for both indoor and outdoor living. 🔹 Community Impact: By neutering our cats, we can play a proactive role in managing the cat population in our neighborhoods and reducing the strain on animal shelters and rescue organizations. Let's work together to create a brighter future for cats everywhere! Spread the word, support local TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) initiatives, and consider neutering your own cats to make a positive impact on their lives and the community. 🌍🐾 #CatNeutering #AnimalWelfare #SpayAndNeuter #CommunityImpact #TNR

The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation seeks to create a healthier and more equitable Maine, where all people, animals, and environment thrive. The Foundation’s Animal Welfare Grants provide support to animal shelters throughout Maine, primarily through one-year operating support grants of $15,000 to $40,000 per year. Support is also provided for efforts working at the intersection of social services and animal well-being, including service and therapy animal programs, social service or other community organization-based programs that support animals to stay with their families and out of shelters (e.g. pet food pantries), programs that support families and animals together in times of crisis (temporary sheltering for animals and people facing domestic violence or other disasters), and those that otherwise address social justice issues as they pertain to animals. (Support for cat population control is provided to organizations which the Foundation has supported for cat population work in the past three years.)  Call 516.410.4895, or email [email protected] for a free fee quote to have us write your entire proposal, or edit your draft, for a reasonable flat fee. https://lnkd.in/e4N7xbhy Bev Browning Holly Rustick

My recent column: Overcrowded and Overwhelmed: Fallout of Niagara SPCA's No-Kill Policy Niagara County's municipal animal shelters are overwhelmed. With the Niagara SPCA ending contracts to accept animals from local control officers, shelters are overcrowded, especially with hard-to-adopt breeds like Pit Bulls. While "No-Kill" policies are well-intentioned, they may not be sustainable for municipal shelters responsible for public safety and animal welfare. It's a tough conversation, but re-evaluating these policies might be necessary to prevent overpopulation and ensure the well-being of both animals and our communities. #AnimalWelfare #MunicipalShelters #NoKillPolicy #NiagaraCounty

Ever Heard of Maternity Leave for Donkeys? Yes, you read that right! In Kenya, donkeys—often the unsung heroes of rural life—are getting a well-deserved break. For the first time, a maternity leave initiative for these hardworking animals is giving them time to rest and care for their newborns. This unique approach to animal welfare is changing lives—both for the donkeys and the people who depend on them. Curious how it works? Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/dpBjawep  #climatechange #conservation #sustainability

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬😺 🐕 In recent years, the plight of abandoned dogs and cats has become an increasingly pressing issue in our communities. The article highlights the urgent issue of abandoned dogs and cats, calling for compassion and proactive measures from individuals, communities, and local authorities. It emphasizes the importance of adoption programs, spay/neuter initiatives, and raising awareness about animal welfare. By fostering a culture of kindness and responsibility, society can create a safer and more supportive environment for strays, enhancing their quality of life. 👉 For a deeper understanding of the issue and potential solutions, here's the link to the full article: https://lnkd.in/d8hwZaF4