1. Saving
Lives
One
Mile
at
a
Time
Mandie
Wehr,
DVM
Veterinarian
Coastal
Humane
Society
UC
Davis
ASPCA
Fellow
Sandra
Newbury,
DVM
Koret
Shelter
Medicine
Program
Center
for
Companion
Animal
Health
U
C
Davis
School
of
Veterinary
Medicine
Solicitation
• Finding
organizations
to
work
with
• The
importance
of
a
point
person
and
group
effort
• ASV
message
boards,
ASPCA
100K
challenge,
etc…
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Partnerships
• Define
criteria
based
on
mission
and
goals
• Develop
medical
prerequisites
• Start
talking
to
potential
partners
• Be
creative
in
findings
ways
to
help
your
potential
partner
meet
your
criteria
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Animals
• What
does
your
community
want
• What
is
your
capacity
• Behavior
assessment
• Age
• Physical
Characteristics
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2.
Prerequisites
• Review
your
own
intake
standards
(vaccination,
testing,
etc…)
• Determine
how
much
cost
your
organization
can
incur
per
animal
• Know
the
import
state
law
• Ability
to
provide
animals
with
the
appropriate
paperwork
to
travel
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Transport
• Volunteers
and
a
sprinter
vs
commercial
transport
company
• ASV
guidelines
for
transport
• How
many
animals
and
how
often
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Intake/Sending
• Review
your
organization
intake
protocols
• Establish
which
portions
of
the
intake
process
the
source
vs
destination
shelter
will
acquire
for
each
animal
• Develop
protocols
for
physical
intake
of
transport
animals
(including
but
not
limited
to
unloading
of
animals,
receiving
processes,
daily
care,
etc…)
Or
• Develop
protocols
for
the
process
of
animals
leaving
source
shelter
(including
but
not
limited
to
last
minute
exams,
loading
plan,
paperwork,
etc.)
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Additional
Notes
and
Comments:
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