Monday May 4th 2015

Monday May 4th 2015
7:30
BREAKFAST and REGISTRATION OPENS
PLENARY: Make it History: A Review of the Fur Industry in Canada
Alanna Devine, Dr. Sara Dubois, Lesley Fox
10:00 BREAK and POSTER SESSION (10:15 - 10:30)
9:00
COMPANION ANIMALS
STANDARDS AND
PROTOCOLS
SHELTERING in the
21st Century
ADVANCING
ANIMAL
WELFARE
10:30
Inviting Stakeholders’ Input into
the Future Direction of Research
into Companion-Animal
Overpopulation and
Relinquishment
Dr. Jason Coe and panel
Ontario Veterinary College,
University of Guelph
Standards in Animal Training
Kim Monteith
BC SPCA
Dog Assessment
Dr. Rebecca Ledger
Undercover
Investigations in Canada
Krista Osborne
Mercy for Animals
11:00
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11:30
Con'd
Need for Humane Wildlife Control
Standards
Dr. Sara Dubois
BC SPCA
Con'd
Animal Liberation as a
Social Justice Issue
Darren Chang, Direct
STANDARDS AND
PROTOCOLS
LEADERSHIP
DIGITAL
ENVIRONMENT
LUNCH 12pm - 2pm
1:00 POSTER SESSION
COMPANION ANIMALS
12:00
2:00
Compassionate Animal
Training
Chirag Patel
Animal Behaviour and Training
Consultant
Implementing C4C at Your Shelter –
Providing Better Care, More Humane
Housing and Improving Outcomes!
Dr. Cynthia Karsten and Kim
Monteith
UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program, BC SPCA
Catalyzing and Managing
Change Towards a New
Prevention Model of Animal
Welfare
Geoff Urton and Amy Morris
BC SPCA
Creating Social Media
Success and Avoiding
the Pitfalls
Travis Grant
Edmonton Humane
Society
2:30
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3:00
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3:30
BREAK
4:00
Paws on the Street: An InterAgency Approach to Helping
Homeless and Low Income
People and Their Pets.
Kim Monteith
BC SPCA
The Power of Protocols: Using
Clinical Protocols to Improve and
Streamline Medical Care in Shelters
Dr. Linda Jacobson and Dr. Karen
Ward Toronto Humane Society
Negotiating the Challenges of
Shelter Work: 3 Paths to
Sustaining a Calling
Kira Schabram, UBC
A Small Wins Approach
to Online Campaigns
Increases Revenue
Shoni Field
BC SPCA
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5:00
CONFERENCE CLOSE