If you've been in this world long enough, you know sheltering isn't just about housing animals. It's about problem-solving, adapting, and constantly working to do better for the animals in your care. And let's be honest, it's not easy. Overcrowding, limited resources, and burnout can overwhelm even the most passionate among us. Sign up and get practical, no-nonsense insights on intake, adoptions, staff retention, and post-adoption follow-up, straight from someone who has run these systems.
The Shelter System Is Broken. Let’s Talk About It.-Recording Available
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The Shelter Shift
If you've been in this world long enough, you know sheltering isn't just about housing animals. It's about problem-solving, adapting, and constantly working to do better for the animals in your care. And let's be honest, it's not easy. Overcrowding, limited resources, and burnout can overwhelm even the most passionate among us. Sign up and get practical, no-nonsense insights on intake, adoptions, staff retention, and post-adoption follow-up, straight from someone who has run these systems.
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you already know I have some strong opinions about where animal sheltering is headed. I don’t think pretending everything is fine is helping anybody. Shelters are full. Rescues are overwhelmed. Communities are struggling to find help when they need it. Spay and neuter access has become harder in many places. Dogs are staying in shelters longer. Staff are burning out. And somewhere along the way, we started measuring success by a number instead of...
Hello Reader, We talk a lot about compassion fatigue in animal welfare. It is real. Rescue workers become exhausted, angry, cynical, or leave the field entirely. Sometimes the animals aren’t what’s wearing people down. It’s the people. The public has become increasingly hard to handle. The current environment in this country encourages entitlement, and people are saying and doing whatever they want with no consequences. It’s being screamed at because you can’t waive a fee, return an animal...
Hi Reader I had a couple of different emails planned for tonight. I started writing and everything sounded hollow. I walked away and came back, but first I took a stroll through my instagram messages. It is no secret if you follow me on instagram I am disenchanted with social media, I have pretty much quit posting on Facebook and TikTok is a seventh circle of hell I am not interested in participating in, I am not interested in being a "creator" I am interested in helping animals, shelter...