Field Notes on Animal Management
By: James Rodgers, Executive Director of Increased ACCESS PART 1: A child is bitten by a dog in a small community. The injury is treated, and concern spreads quickly through the community. Questions surface almost immediately. Are people safe? Are there dogs posing a risk? What options are available? A familiar set of responses […]
The Impact of a Conversation
The Impact of a Conversation By: Michelle George, National Director of CAC Operations The impact of a conversation can lead to many things. Have you ever been a party to a conversation that you wish you could have stuck in your pocket for a rainy day? In the past two years, I have […]
A Renewed Conversation about Pets and Housing Policy
A Renewed Conversation about Pets and Housing Policy Expanding outside the very narrow topic of breed, weight, and size restrictions By: Lauren Loney In a span of just four years, the national animal welfare movement has largely embraced the intersectionality between housing security for tenants and companion animal well-being. Collectively, we seem to understand that […]
Rewriting my Chicano Story: A dedication to my mom
José Ocaño Growing up, until I was 18 years old, I spent my nights sleeping on a broken couch in the living room of our one-bedroom home in Barrio Anita located in Tucson, AZ. Before bed, I would lay in resentment, fear, and anxiety about my future until I eventually fell asleep. I spent hours […]
The Good Work of Rescue
Written by Janet Reich ElsbachMarch 12, 2021 After grad school, I spent some time living in a tiny town in rural Mississippi. I’d come there with my boyfriend to work in a program started by an order of Catholic nuns, an all-white group of sisters who had set up a clinic and community center to […]