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Hurry—online registration ends Friday, May 9! |
Animal Care Expo 2008 opens on Wednesday, May 14, with six optional daylong courses that provide intensive training and instruction in selected topics. Certificates will be awarded to participants upon successful completion of the course. The courses run simultaneously from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.—meaning each participant can only take one course—and they require a $125 registration fee separate from the Expo registration fee. Lunch is included in the Daylong Certificate Course fee. Registration is limited.
The daylong courses offered this year are:
Animal CSI: Using Veterinary Forensics to Make an Animal Cruelty Case
Join us for an in-depth discussion about the special role that carefully collected veterinary evidence can play in animal abuse and neglect cases—including large-scale scenarios such as dogfighting, puppy mills, and animal hoarders. We’ll explore techniques for collecting and handling evidence, using diagnostic laboratories, and working with prosecutors to “package” the results of a forensic cruelty investigation to best tell the story of what happened to an animal.
Presenters: Randall Lockwood, PhD, ASPCA, Falls Church, Virginia; Melinda Merck, DVM, ASPCA, Roswell, Georgia
Live Release Rate and Beyond: Seeing Shelter Statistics in 3-D
Seeing Shelter Statistics in 3-D How we interpret our data can help us save lives or lead us into disaster. In this daylong workshop, participants will learn to analyze shelter data and community statistics to answer questions about shelter health, management, and resource allocation and the potential impact of preventative practices. Participants will leave this workshop with practical tools to better collect and use data to influence, evaluate, and improve shelter management and husbandry practices leading to better outcomes for animals and communities.
Presenters: Jennifer Fearing, Chief Economist, The HSUS, Washington, D.C.; Kate F. Hurley, DVM, MPVM, Director, Center for Companion Animal Health, Koret Shelter Medicine Program, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California; Sandra Newbury, DVM, National Shelter Medicine Extension Veterinarian, Koret Shelter Medicine Program, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin
Dogfighting
The Michael Vick case has faded from the headlines, but animal fighting still persists. Our panel of experts will discuss how the Vick case impacted animal fighting and how public interest has fueled law enforcement efforts nationwide. The panel will also explain animal fighting laws, including an update on new laws, and share tips for investigating animal fighting. The panel will also highlight groundbreaking outreach efforts to bring a message of compassion to inner-city youth to combat street dogfighting in Chicago.
Presenters: John P. Goodwin, Deputy Manager, Animal Fighting Issues, The HSUS, Washington, D.C.; Tio Hardiman, Director, Gang Mediation Services, The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention, Chicago, Illinois; Sgt. David Hunt, Special Investigations Unit, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Columbus, Ohio
The Future of Animal Welfare: How to Run Your Organization as a Successful Business
A nonprofit business is still a business. The sooner we learn this lesson, the sooner we can take on backyard breeders and puppy mills. Adoption guru Michael Arms will share his insights on “the business of saving lives.” If you’re a shelter director or just want to find out how to meet the competition head-on, come learn how to position your shelter as a leader in your community. Arms will also explain how great fund-raising and public relations work “hand-in-paw” to generate the revenue you need to succeed.
Presenter: Michael Arms, President, Helen Woodward Animal Center, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Shelter Stresses and Organizational Health
Shelter work can be richly rewarding but also carry a tremendous amount of stress. From coping with cruelty and neglect to dealing with difficult people, shelter staff at all levels face a range of frustrating situations. Continued exposure to stress can take its toll, both mentally and physically. Learn to identify sources of stress, including less obvious ones such as inadequate training, poorly designed systems and programs, and dysfunctional management. Take away ideas of how to better equip yourself and your staff with the tools needed to process, manage, and overcome stress.
Presenters: Penny Cistaro, Executive Director, Whatcom Humane Society, Bellingham, Washington; Jim Tedford, President, Alpha Dog Strategies, Knoxville, Tennessee
Smart Shelter Design
Learn more about the next generation of animal shelters from industry experts in shelter design—shelters that aren’t only animal friendly, but also people friendly and eco-friendly. We’ll explore the following issues for both large and small projects: the building process and phases your new shelter development will go through, emerging design trends, “green” design, and suggested materials and systems. And you’ll learn from the experiences of a shelter director who went through the whole process.
Presenters: Richard S. Bacon, AIA Bacon Group, Inc., Clearwater, Florida; Lawrence A. Gates, Animal Arts/Gates Hafen Cochrane, Boulder, Colorado
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