A friend passed this along to me, it may be of interest: There's some great opportunities coming up this spring in the form of online courses. Fees usually range from $25-35/class. I've done a bunch of these classes over the years and I always learn so much. Plus this facility is one of the best (I'm biased, of course) and has been around a long time. I remember visiting when I was 10years old. <3

https://www.facebook.com/pg/wildlifecenter/events/?ref=page_internal

Class Info:
https://www.wildlifecenter.org/wildlife-care-academy

Fashionista News on Fur-Free Fashions

Michael Kors, the luxury fashion brand and the designer, is going fur-free.

Gucci went fur-free last month. Armani and Ralph Lauren are already opting for innovation and shunning cruelty.

This is the humane economy in action.

#humaneeconomy 

Read more in Wayne's blog: https://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2017/12/breaking-news-fashion-icon-michael-kors-goes-fur-free.html 

Compassion Fatigue Workshop

Please share info about our upcoming event to all interested parties!

Our audience will be animal shelter control officers, animal care workers, vet staff, and rescue groups.

Hilary is a well-known and inspiring speaker!

Limited tickets available:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/compassion-fatigue-workshop-tickets-36812756947

Compassion Fatigue Workshop

We will hold a Compassion Fatigue Workshop in November.
The workshop will feature HSUS author and speaker Hilary Hager.
She has presented on the topic at HSUS Expo as well as small groups like ours.

For ticket information and full details please view our site:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/compassion-fatigue-workshop-tickets-36812756947

Compassion Fatigue Workshop 2017

July 4th and Your Animal Shelter

This will be a very busy week for animal shelters due to firework displays. It is a great time to do something kind for your community animal shelter!

Ideas:

1. Stop by with treats for staff and animals.
2. Post the shelter wishlist on your social media pages and ask friends and family to share it as well.
3. Ask what supplies are needed and do a local supply drive (include a donation bin at the pet store!"

One act of kindness can change a life. What will your act be? Tell us about it in the comments. 

Compassion Fatigue Conference - Save The Date!

Shelter friends, rescue friends, and vet tech friends!

Please put this event that I'm working on with our local HSUS team onto your calendars. 

On November 7 and 8, 2017, we will be bringing a special speaker to Chattanooga for a conference on Compassion Fatigue. 

Hilary Hager has been with the HSUS since 2011. She is a frequent author in Animal Sheltering magazine, and has a special interest in the area of compassion fatigue in animal care workers. 

You can read more about Hilary here: https://www.animalsheltering.org/authors/hilary-hagerhttps://www.animalsheltering.org/authors/hilary-hager

Right now, we are in the process of figuring out the numbers of people who might attend, and securing a location. Then we will work on possible local sponsors to help us with goodies and food. We have definitely secured Hilary for these dates, however, so I wanted to let you know and make sure you could go ahead and please "save the date". 

I think this is going to be a great couple of days of learning about a topic that is so near and dear to our hearts! 

SAVE THE DATE

Compassion Fatigue Conference

Featuring: Hilary Hager, HSUS 

November 7-8, 2017

Chattanooga, TN 

Location: TBA

Mary M Weber Marr

District Leader Volunteer
Tennessee Congressional District 3
  
humanesociety.org
 

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