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Jun 6

Online Event – 6/6/23 – The Roundtable: Bottlenecks in Sheltering – Can Deferring Spay/Neuter Save More Lives? – The AAWA

Name: Online Event – 6/6/23 – The Roundtable: Bottlenecks in Sheltering – Can Deferring Spay/Neuter Save More Lives? – The AAWA
Start: 2023-06-06T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-06-06T14:00:00-07:00
Location: Virtual

June 6, 2023 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

Free

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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.