The Association’s Roundtable series features leaders discussing emerging and critical issues in animal welfare.

Does your organization require spay/neuter for all animals prior to adoption?  A panel of leaders will discuss how deferring spay/neuter surgeries until post adoption can alleviate crowding in shelters and save more lives. Discussion topics will include:

• How this program shift impacts shelter operations and outcomes for pets
• How to get staff, volunteer, and board buy-in on this lifesaving tactic
• Why PetSmart Charities is removing the spay/neuter requirement for in-store adoptable animals under 6-months

Join this roundtable to learn why your organization might consider deferring spay/neuter to post adoption as a lifesaving solution for burdened shelter populations.

The Roundtable Panel:

• Rory Adams, Senior Manager, Adoption Initiatives, PetSmart Charities
• Julie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DABVP, Fran Marino Distinguished Professor of Shelter Medicine Education at the University of Florida
• Heidi Marston, Director, Pet Placement Initiatives, PetSmart Charities
• Art Muñoz, Director of Animal Services, City of Garland, Texas

Moderated by Jim Tedford, CAWA, President & CEO, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement

This roundtable has been approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/p/RT-snbottlenecks