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20200228	Presentation	presentation	Model Animal Shelter Hold Period and Rescue Access Laws	Model Animal Shelter Hold Period and Rescue Access Laws Ryan Clinton, Attorney and Founder of FixAustin.orgApril 2020 Learn how to advocate for implementing model laws to save more homeless pets in your community. Learn More	e,s,v	topic1001,topic1004,topic1029,topic1030,topic1032,topic1033,
20190712	Presentation	presentation	How to Get Things Done with the NYS Legislature! The Good, the Bad & the Money!!	How to Get Things Done with the NYS Legislature! The Good, the Bad & the Money!! Libby Post, Executive Director, NYS Animal Protection FederationJuly 2019 Join the New York State Animal Protection Federation's Executive Director, Libby Post for the answers to these questions and more. This presentation was recorded at the 2019 ASPCA Maddie's^® Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference. Learn More	e	topic1020,topic1021,topic1032,topic1038,topic1041,topic1048,
20181204	Presentation	presentation	The Role of Public Health in Animal Sheltering	The Role of Public Health in Animal Sheltering Jeanette O'Quin, DVM, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Shelter Medicine and Veterinary Public Health, Ohio State University College of Veterinary MedicineDecember 2018 This presentation discusses how sheltering practices in the U.S. are impacting public health internationally, in particular Ethiopia. Learn More	e,p	topic8,topic24,topic32,topic36,topic40,topic50,topic57,topic86,topic87,topic105,topic1028,topic1038,topic1040,topic1024,topic1044,topic1046,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,topic1004,topic1010,topic1004,topic1008,topic1038,topic1043,topic1038,topic1041,topic1042,topic1038,topic1040,
20180301	Blog	blog	Tips for working with local lawmakers on animal issues	Tips for working with local lawmakers on animal issues March 1, 2018 What is the single biggest mistake animal advocates can make when trying to work with lawmakers on animal issues in their communities? Ryan Clinton, who helped make Austin, Texas the largest no-kill city in the U.S., says this: “It’s for advocates to go to their city hall, make a presentation, be roundly ignored, and conclude… Learn More	p	topic1021,topic1024,topic1032,,,
20161105	Presentation	presentation	Best Friends Society's Legislative Work to Save Them All	Best Friends Society's Legislative Work to Save Them All Richard Angelo, Jr., Lee Greenwood and Elizabeth OreckFebruary 2017 How legal issues affect you and ways you can help change things for animals. Learn More	e	topic40,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20161104	Presentation	presentation	Advancing the No-Kill Movement through State and Local Politics	Advancing the No-Kill Movement through State and Local Politics Brenda CollierJanuary 2017 Learn how you can make a difference by advancing the No-Kill movement in your area through local and state politics. Learn More	e	topic37,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20161104	Presentation	presentation	Breed Restrictions in Housing - Panel Discussion	Breed Restrictions in Housing - Panel Discussion Tawney Hamond, Scott Giacoppo, Lindsey OrtizJanuary 2017 The panel covers how breed restrictions impact "pitbull" terriers and what can be done to remove or bypass the restrictions. Learn More	e,s	topic37,topic40,topic93,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,topic1001,topic1003,
20150220	Presentation	presentation	No-Kill Political Advocacy	No-Kill Political Advocacy Ryan ClintonFebruary 2015 Learn how animal advocates in Austin, Texas, put no-kill on the City's public-policy agenda, and how you can do the same for your community. Topics include writing press releases, strategies for communicating with public officials, learning how to handle opposition and spreading your lifesaving message. Learn More	e	topic37,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20150220	Presentation	presentation	Companion Animal Legislation	Companion Animal Legislation Ryan ClintonFebruary 2015 Passing well-crafted legislation can be a key way to change the world for companion animals. This session covers municipal and state-focused legislative topics including rescue-access laws, city No Kill mandates, banning the gas chambers and regulating puppy mills. Learn More	e	topic37,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20150220	Presentation	presentation	Holding Out for a Hero	Holding Out for a Hero Becky Robinson and Kayla ChristianoFebruary 2015 The movement to save cats has been gaining steam for 25 years and while TNR and other no-kill initiatives are in the news every day, it can still feel like your community isn’t changing at all. You’re angry and frustrated that your local shelter or animal control impounds and kills healthy animals and you wish someone would step in and fix it. After all, you’re only one person, right? Learn More	e,f,s,v	topic37,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20150220	Presentation	presentation	The Little Shelter that Could...and DID!	The Little Shelter that Could...and DID! Sgt. Karl BaileyFebruary 2015 Discover how Sgt. Karl Bailey, with a small staff and a group of committed volunteers, changed a high kill city shelter to no-kill in just 120 seconds - and with a budget of less than $30,000 per year! Learn More	e,s	topic37,topic38,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20150220	Presentation	presentation	Beyond Labels: Advocating for all Dogs, with the Love-A-Bull Team - Part 1	Beyond Labels: Advocating for all Dogs, with the Love-A-Bull Team - Part 1 Leala Ward-VinsonFebruary 2015 Take a look into the ways that advocacy on individual and community levels can have a positive impact on treating all dogs equally, eliminating breed-related stigmas, abolishing outdated policies and improving the chances for targeted breeds to find homes and their families access to resources. Learn More	e,s	topic2,topic3,topic5,topic37,topic40,topic1033,topic1034,topic1033,topic1034,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,topic1033,topic1034,	dogs
20150220	Presentation	presentation	Beyond Labels: Advocating for all Dogs, with the Love-A-Bull Team - Part 2	Beyond Labels: Advocating for all Dogs, with the Love-A-Bull Team - Part 2 Megan RansomFebruary 2015 Take a look into the ways that advocacy on individual and community levels can have a positive impact on treating all dogs equally, eliminating breed-related stigmas, abolishing outdated policies and improving the chances for targeted breeds to find homes and their families access to resources. Learn More	e,s	topic37,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,	dogs
20150220	Presentation	presentation	Beyond Labels: Advocating for all Dogs, with the Love-A-Bull Team - Part 3	Beyond Labels: Advocating for all Dogs, with the Love-A-Bull Team - Part 3 Lindsey OrtizFebruary 2015 Take a look into the ways that advocacy on individual and community levels can have a positive impact on treating all dogs equally, eliminating breed-related stigmas, abolishing outdated policies and improving the chances for targeted breeds to find homes and their families access to resources. Learn More	e,s	topic2,topic3,topic5,topic8,topic9,topic10,topic15,topic25,topic37,topic40,topic1038,topic1043,topic1033,topic1033,topic1034,topic1004,topic1033,topic1034,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,topic1033,topic1034,topic1038,topic1043,topic1038,topic1043,	dogs
20150220	Presentation	presentation	Taking Different Paths to No-Kill	Taking Different Paths to No-Kill Michael and Pam KitkoskiFebruary 2015 Learn how Rockwall Pets has taken two municipal open-admission shelters to no-kill status in Rockwall County, TX. Each shelter required a different tactic. There's more than one way to get it done! Learn More	e,s	topic37,topic38,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20150220	Presentation	presentation	No-Kill Kansas City	No-Kill Kansas City Brent ToellnerFebruary 2015 In 2011, the city of Kansas City, MO put out an RFP for private organizations to run the city shelter; a shelter with a long history of being a high-kill shelter. When the deadline for bids passed, there were no bidders to take on the project. So a small group of advocates used the city's 3-week extension to build a business plan to successfully bid on, and take over, the city shelter contract. Learn More	e,s	topic37,topic38,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20150220	Presentation	presentation	The Bastrop Experience: The Road to Saving More Lives	The Bastrop Experience: The Road to Saving More Lives Erica Thompson and Amanda SmithFebruary 2015 After a rough first year in 2012, the mostly rural Bastrop County Animal Services in Texas was well on the path to significantly increase their save-rate. Take a look at how they did it. Learn More	e,s	topic37,topic38,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20150220	Presentation	presentation	The Law & Liability for Shelters & Rescues	The Law & Liability for Shelters & Rescues Ryan ClintonFebruary 2015 Learn how shelters and rescue groups can implement strategies to limit their liability for saving lives. Learn More	e	topic37,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,
20120801	Article	article	Tips for Working with Local Lawmakers: An Interview with Ryan Clinton	Tips for Working with Local Lawmakers: An Interview with Ryan Clinton August 2012 Ryan Clinton shares the strategy for working with local lawmakers that helped Austin, TX, set an aggressive no-kill goal for their city – which has been saving more than 90% of its animals for more than a year now. Learn More	e,f,p,s,v	topic37,topic40,topic1020,topic1021,topic1030,topic1031,topic1032,