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COVID-19: Risks to the Animal Services Professional

COVID-19: Risks to the Animal Services Professional

Apr 1, 2020 | ,

Knowledge is power, and as we learn more and more about the virus that causes COVID-19 we have come to understand that the direct risk for our animal care workers has been reduced.  According to the CDC “[a]t this time, there is no evidence that the virus that causes COVID-19 can spread to people from the skin or fur of pets.”  This information allows us to take a deep breath (metaphorically, as we don’t want to breath in any potential contagions) when it comes to our animal care teams caring for animals coming into our facilities from the community, but what about our staff members interacting directly with the public?

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Shelter Operations and COVID-19

Shelter Operations and COVID-19

Apr 1, 2020 | ,

Animal control and animal welfare in general have been forced to think outside the box for years, and COVID-19 is no different.  In fact, this pandemic has sparked many agencies to begin following some of the nationally-recognized and growing best practice models. These include reducing the number of animals housed in physical sheltering facilities and increasing the numbers being routinely housed in foster care and in the community.

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NACA Webinars

NACA Webinars

Dec 1, 2018 | , , ,

The National Animal Care & Control Association started partnering with Justice Clearinghouse in January 2019 to offer webinars on a monthly basis to the NACA audience. NACA members have spoken and we have heard – animal care and control training is hard to come by...

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