Animal Behavior for Shelters
About this Webinar
Have you read Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff? This book for shelter professionals evaluates the available research and programs that address both animal and human behaviors associated with the intake, management, and rehoming of dogs and cats.
Takeaways
By the end of this webinar, you can develop an understanding about:
- The information and tools outlined in the textbook to best house and enrich the dogs and cats in your care
- Helping families retain pets in their homes
- Making pet adoption a positive and enriching experience for all parties involved and ensuring that placements are successful
Suited For
This webinar is suited for any sheltering professional who has an interest in animal behavior, and especially for anyone who read Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff.
Credits
Recording
Emily Weiss
ASPCA Vice President, Equine Welfare
Dr. Emily Weiss, PhD, CAAB, oversees strategic direction of the ASPCA Equine Welfare program, a part of the ASPCA's Anti-Cruelty Group. Weiss is a lifelong horse owner and trainer and has conducted research regarding adoption and rehoming of horses. Recently, she began leading the ASPCA's collaboration with The Right Horse Initiative, a collective of industry professionals and equine welfare advocates working to improve the lives of horses in transition by increasing training opportunities for horses and promoting adoption. Weiss leads efforts such as a pilot program with veterinarians and global animal health company Zoetis to provide access to vital veterinary care and increase the likelihood horses can remain in their homes. She also served as the ASPCA’s VP of Research & Development, overseeing research related to the animal sheltering field and developing assessment tools for shelter animals, including the SAFER assessment and Meet Your Match Canine-ality, Puppy-ality and Feline-ality. Before that she created training programs to improve husbandry and decrease stress for many zoo animals. Weiss is co-editor of the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science and has published and lectured extensively in the field of applied animal behavior.
Heather Mohan-Gibbons, MS, RVT, CBCC-KA, ACAAB
ASPCA Director, Applied Research and Behavior
In her role at the ASPCA, Mohan-Gibbons empowers shelters across the country to implement research and programs that save the lives of horses, dogs and cats. She has over two decades of animal behavior work and research experiences with a wide variety of species and organizations, and has lectured extensively to veterinarians, behaviorists, dog trainers and the general public to improve quality of life for domestic animals.
