This was forwarded from the SF Homeless Animal Coalition... it may be OT but useful to share with your shelter contacts?

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From: Justin Pinkerton <justinwpinkerton@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Subject: Very Relevant Webinar
To: Justin Pinkerton <justinwpinkerton@gmail.com>


Maybe, at the next meeting, we can designate someone to take part in one of these.


Hi everyone,

 

We are happy to announce an exciting new webinar.  You can register for this session at http://petsmartcharities.webex.com.

 

Reducing/Preventing Shelter Surrenders

by Starting an Animal Help Desk

 

Presented by:  Beata Liebetruth, Animal Help Desk, Nevada Humane Society

 

Tuesday, October 2612:00 p.m. Hawaii; 3:00 p.m. pacific; 4:00 p.m. mountain; 5:00 p.m. central; 6:00 p.m. eastern

Wednesday, October 279:00 a.m. Hawaii; 12:00 p.m. pacific; 1:00 p.m. mountain; 2:00 p.m. central; 3:00 p.m. eastern

Friday, October 296:00 a.m. Hawaii; 9:00 a.m. pacific; 10:00 a.m. mountain; 11:00 a.m. central; 12:00 p.m. eastern

 

Nevada Humane Society launched their animal Help Desk in 2007 and has since seen a consistent decline in animals surrendered to the shelter. It just shows that even in tough economic times, when some communities are seeing double digit increases in incoming pets, that it is possible to actually reduce the number of animals in need of sheltering.

Through the help desk free advice is offered on behavior modification, training, general health care and spay/neuter information. The truth is that many situations can be resolved in a manner that will help keep the animals out of the shelters.

 

This webinar focuses on how providing a free "Animal Help Desk" could help decrease the number of pets coming into YOUR shelter.

 

Ř  Understanding the Problem and How You Can Help

Ř  How to Handle the Most Common Requests - Moving, Behavior Problems, Medical Issues

Ř  Special Circumstances – Special needs pets, Multiple-Pet Placement, etc.

Ř  Feral Cats - The Basics and Benefits of Trap/Neuter/Return

Ř  Injured or Orphaned Wildlife

Ř  Other Situations  - Lost/Found Pets, Orphaned Kittens, Spay/Neuter info, etc.

 

For more information about how webinars work please feel free to contact Suzy Hayton at shayton@petsmartcharities.org.



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Elizabeth

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