Shelter & rescue
Shelter training can cover a wide variety of topics and needs, with multiyear programs available.
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Shelter Training Topics
In the past, we've offered trainings on the following topics for shelters and rescue groups:
- Adoptions
- Animal Handling
- Behavior & Enrichment
- Bonding & Forfeiture
- BSL
- Cats in shelters - housing, handling
- Collaboration/Networking
- Community Cats/TNR
- Community Preparedness
- Compassion fatigue
- Customer Service
- Disaster Planning
- EPP Program
- Event planning (adoption events, fundraisers, community outreach, etc.)
- Facility Preparedness
- Five Freedoms
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing
- Incident Command Structure (ICS)
- Pet Retention Programs
- Pets & Rental Housing
- Pets For Life
- Puppy Mills, Pet Stores & Shelters
- Sanitation
- Shelter Animals Count
- Social Media
- Veterinary topics (intake exams, vaccines, daily rounds, etc.)
- Virtual Consultant/ASV Guidelines
- Volunteer programs
- Working with Law Enforcement
- Legislation/Lobbying
Example Shelter and Rescue Training Agenda
Year One
- Compassion Fatigue Training: Understanding Compassion Fatigue and the ability to positively influence your own experience no matter what the context
- Working with Law Enforcement: Developing relationships with law enforcement to achieve success for all parties involved
- Building Humane Communities: A holistic approach to provide support & resources to pet lovers from all communities
Year Two
Five Freedoms
Customer Service
Bonding & Forfeiture
- What are they and how do they impact your animal work?
- Understanding the process
- Relationship with law enforcemen
- Warrants
Grant writing – and getting!
- Finding grants
- Navigating the application process
- Creating proposals that wow funders
New National Initiatives – programs to help YOU save more lives!
- Million Cat Challenge
- Shelter Animals Count
- The latest on best practices
If you are interested in a training for your shelter, contact us.
