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FEATURES
The Wild Among Us
As close encounters between humans and wildlife increase in suburban and urban areas, the public’s need for an intermediary grows more pressing. While that intermediary is often the local animal shelter, plenty of businesses have cropped up to take advantage of the booming demand for wildlife removal—many of them far from humane. But one pioneering company, AAA Wildlife Control in Canada, is a cut above the rest, providing humane services to people and animals and offering effective training for shelters and others interested in raising the bar for wildlife control in their communities.
Help! There’s a Raccoon in My Garbage Can!
Organizations hoping to improve the human/wildlife relationship in their own areas can start by running a wildlife hotline: the Toronto Wildlife Centre provides advice on setting one up.
DEPARTMENTS
What's Happening
Introducing the new AnimalSheltering.org
Scoop
101: A Step-by-Step Primer
Tips on carving out an organizational identity that donors will find hard to resist
Models & Mentors
Finding the Weakest Link—A profile of Dogs Deserve Better founder Tammy Grimes, whose organization works to help chained dogs
The Doc is In
Veterinarian Kate Hurley interviews Chicago shelter staff about a recent distemper outbreak
StraightTalk
An interview with Amy Breyer, an attorney who practices animal law
Off Leash
A Louisiana SPCA campaign aims to rehabilitate the shelter’s image
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