Partnership not Punishment
Partnership not Punishment How Moratoriums and Bans on neighborhood breeders endangers community-based sheltering We acknowledge that caring for companion animals within shelters is exhausting, frustrating, and often heartbreaking work. Shelter staff and volunteers confront preventable disasters daily – from abuse and abandonment to overpopulation and euthanasia – all in pursuit of positive outcomes for pets. […]
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 […]
Do the Right Thing: Embrace differences in adoption programs
Do the Right Thing: Embrace differences in adoption programs By: Brad Shear, CEO, Potter League for Animals 30 years ago, I started working at the front desk and kennels at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley in Colorado. Our adoption process was traditional at first. People filled out an application with questions about their lifestyle, […]
Hidden Housing Discrimination: My Experience as a Black Queer Woman with a Pit Bull Service Animal
Hidden Housing Discrimination: My Experience as a Black Queer Woman with a Pit Bull Service Animal By: Dr. Megan Covington Note: This blog post is intended for educational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Southern American cities like Houston and Atlanta are known for their affordability, potential for upward mobility, large size homes at […]
Access to Care, One journey to become a Veterinarian
By: Khangelani Mhlanga Growing up, I spent most school vacations at my mother’s rural village in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Herding cattle, milking cows, and tending to corn crops were standard daily activities that never felt like chores, though they were, because that was just part of family life. I often heard neighbors speak of baboons raiding […]
Dr. Dolittle goes to ALEC
James Evans, CEO of CAREFeatured Illustration By: Hugh Lofting It seems everyone wants to be likened to Dr. Dolittle, and why not? The ability to speak to, and sometimes for, our wild and mysterious siblings is an intoxicating prospect. Let’s note now who Dr. Dolittle was before we lose ourselves in the magic and magistery […]
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 […]
Reescribiendo mi Historia Chicana: Una dedicatoria a mi madre
José Ocaño Creciendo, hasta los 18 años, pasé mis noches durmiendo en un sofá roto en la sala de nuestra casa de una habitación en Barrio Anita ubicada en Tucson, AZ. Antes de dormirme, me acostaba con resentimiento, miedo, y ansiedad sobre mi futuro hasta que finalmente me dormía. Pasé horas ahogándome en la vergüenza […]