Rather, every decision is very carefully considered by at least three trained and compassionate staff members and is carried out by the most modern humane means - a painless injection of sodium pentobarbital - administered by gentle, caring and
trained shelter personnel.
Not exact matches
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that
shelters military equipment and
personnel, and facilitates
training and operations.
Dr. Madigan develops curricula to
train first responders and emergency
personnel in safe and humane animal rescue,
sheltering, and preparedness.
This course will
train and certify
personnel in the various euthanasia techniques; instruct
personnel in the physiology of euthanasia; promote the concepts of compassion and humaneness in euthanasia for
shelter
This course will
train and certify
personnel in the various euthanasia techniques; instruct
personnel in the physiology of euthanasia; promote the concepts of compassion and humaneness in euthanasia for
shelter animals; teach participants how to recognize and deal with your personal euthanasia related stress increase professionalism within the animal welfare field; and provide a valid certification program as required by SC State law for euthanasia technicians.
• Rescue / Volunteer Coordinator • Community Outreach Coordinator • Facilities Maintenance Lead • Began utilizing Inmate labor to clean both Shelters • Crew Leaders to more effectively manage and supervise inmate crews • Foster Coordinator / Intake mitigation counselor • Second Full Time Veterinarian • Extended hours of
Shelter operation to 7 days a week • Stabilized our work force • Increased staff training • Created a Call Center in the Viera Office to free up shelter staff using existing personnel in the Viera office • Makeover of the South Shelter with the help of Habitat for Humanity and the Pet Posse • Created Community Cat Rooms • Created outside runs for the dogs • Built Fisher and Mollies Place and the Rainbow Bridge • New Paint and Landscaping • Mini Makeover of the North Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up
Shelter operation to 7 days a week • Stabilized our work force • Increased staff
training • Created a Call Center in the Viera Office to free up
shelter staff using existing personnel in the Viera office • Makeover of the South Shelter with the help of Habitat for Humanity and the Pet Posse • Created Community Cat Rooms • Created outside runs for the dogs • Built Fisher and Mollies Place and the Rainbow Bridge • New Paint and Landscaping • Mini Makeover of the North Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up
shelter staff using existing
personnel in the Viera office • Makeover of the South
Shelter with the help of Habitat for Humanity and the Pet Posse • Created Community Cat Rooms • Created outside runs for the dogs • Built Fisher and Mollies Place and the Rainbow Bridge • New Paint and Landscaping • Mini Makeover of the North Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up
Shelter with the help of Habitat for Humanity and the Pet Posse • Created Community Cat Rooms • Created outside runs for the dogs • Built Fisher and Mollies Place and the Rainbow Bridge • New Paint and Landscaping • Mini Makeover of the North
Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up
Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in
shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up
shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up to date
The National Animal Control Association (NACA) issued the following policy statement in September, 2010: «NACA considers lethal injection of sodium pentobarbital, administered by competent,
trained personnel, to be the only method of choice utilized for humane euthanasia of animal
shelter dogs and cats.»
VERT is focused on
training others including students, fire service
personnel, animal services, and animal emergency response teams in all aspects of animal related disasters including evacuation
training, animal
sheltering, triage, medical evaluation and treatment of injuries related to fire, flood, and technical large animal rescue.
Next, Maddie's ® University will help bolster your lifesaving impact through continuing education and standalone
training programs designed for
shelter personnel and the community.
Nonetheless, Cabral now appears to be well on his way to joining Cesar Millan and Victoria Stilwell among the pantheon of dog trainers favored by
shelter personnel and rescuers who insist on believing, against the weight of centuries of evidence and experience and soaring numbers of deaths and disfigurements inflicted by «rescued» dogs, that pit bulls in particular can be
trained out of high reactivity and impulsive aggression, and can be made «safe» despite histories of dangerous behavior.
Find continuing education (CE) and standalone
training programs designed for
shelter personnel.
By having a foundational
training program to address the issues of animal health, both animal
shelter / rescue
personnel and the animals benefit.
Providing suitable orientation, background materials, access to appropriate resources, and specific
training can go a long way toward ensuring that the
shelter personnel responsible for animal care are qualified for their jobs.
Additionally, the
shelter medicine specialist must have an expanded understanding of other areas not emphasized under traditional veterinary medical
training; these include, but are not limited to,
shelter facility design and operation, animal husbandry (nutrition, sanitation, disinfection), companion animal welfare, cruelty investigation, public health,
personnel management, psycho - social aspects of
sheltering, resource management and risk analysis, and strategies for animal population control.
The AVMA's new direction is more in line with the National Animal Control Association (NACA) which in September 2010, issued the following policy statement: «NACA considers lethal injection of sodium pentobarbital, administered by competent,
trained personnel, to be the only method of choice utilized for humane euthanasia of animal
shelter dogs and cats.»