Animal chaplains bring interfaith healing to animal welfare and help shelter workers cope with moral distress. 💙 Learn more in our latest article: bit.ly/4xJ24iO

Share our new fact sheet to help your adopters, foster caregivers and other cat owners learn the steps to clip cat claws safely: bit.ly/4rdbpxE 🐱

HumaneVMA CE Webinar Alert 📣 ⁣What does the changing landscape for accessible veterinary care mean for general practice?⁣ ⁣ 🗓 Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026⁣⁣ ⏰ Time: 8-9:30 p.m. ET⁣⁣ 🎤 Presenter: Dr. Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA, UC Davis Accessible Veterinary Care 🔗 Register at: bit.ly/4xhuFvl ⁣ Get ready to rethink the way care is delivered and explore new models for increasing access to care. In this webinar, veterinarians looking to expand services to underserved clients will learn key strategies, including offering flexible treatment plans and accepting alternative payment options. 🩺⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣Note: #HumaneVMA members can earn 1.5 hours of RACE CE credit.

Mark your calendars for #AnimalCareExpo 2027 May 6-9 in Grapevine, Texas! 🎉 While we wait for registration to open in mid-October, join our email list for exclusive updates, special offers and more! 🐾 📩 Sign up: bit.ly/3USFYwy

🦝 Are your assumptions getting in the way of better outcomes for wildlife? 📅 September 9, 1–2 p.m. ET⁣ 🎤 Presenter: Mark Sloat, Senior Principal, Urban Wildlife, @humaneworldorg 🔗 Register at: bit.ly/465ceyP ⁣ Attention all animal control professionals! This webinar explores how personal bias, assumptions and emotional reactions can influence wildlife outcomes and why each phone call interaction from the public matters. Through guided discussion, you’ll examine how to find common ground with callers and de-escalate conflict, improve public interactions, and help both people and wildlife coexist more successfully. 📌 All of our webinars are approved for @nacanetwork (National Animal Care & Control Association) and CAWA (The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement) credits.

Partnerships, planning and community support can help your organization weather any storm. Learn more in our latest blog: bit.ly/4gHwqM7

Is your adoption process preventing pets from finding loving homes? 🤔 Learn how to identify and remove barriers to adoption and engage your community through a conversation-based approach with our Adopters Welcome program! 🙌 Request a free, custom training for your organization at: bit.ly/46xdV8j

⁣Does your team get calls about juvenile birds and squirrels fallen out of nests, young raccoons seen without mom, or fawns and baby rabbits alone in fields or backyards? 🤔 Learn how to know when intervention is necessary, how to reunite dependent young with their parents, and how to best work with wildlife rehabilitators when reuniting is not possible. Get started at: bit.ly/4bou6rq 📌 All of our webinars are approved for @nacanetwork (National Animal Care & Control Association) and CAWA (The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement) credits.

Never lift a turtle by their tail. 🐢 Learn how to keep yourself and our wild friends safe by sharing our newest fact sheet: bit.ly/3U7zqK3

In this Partners in Action feature, we are excited to highlight The Bond Between, a Minnesota rescue that operates a full-service vet clinic, low-cost wellness clinics and a range of community service programs! 🙌 Among their innovative approaches: “kitten surrender” events, which are designed to keep kittens and pregnant cats out of shelters while tackling local cat overpopulation. The program serves community members who have been caring for stray litters or who find themselves with an unwanted litter or pregnant cat. 🐱 Kittens coming in without their mother must be old enough to eat solid food independently and socialized enough to be handled safely. During a typical event, they admit between 100 and 150 kittens and successfully place almost all of them into foster homes on the same day! 🎉 To break the breeding cycle, The Bond Between offers free spay/neuter for the mom and dad cats. 💙 Learn more about their incredible work at: thebondbetween.org/

Attention veterinary professionals! 📣 Looking to earn free CE this month? 🤔 HumaneVMA is opening up one of their most popular member benefits to nonmembers for a limited time. Through Aug. 31, access a selection of their favorite feline-focused, humane-centered CE webinars at no cost and earn FREE CE credits. 🎉 Start learning today at bit.ly/3TIgyRJ! 🐾

Reminder: Don't forget to apply! 📣 Are you an animal shelter or rescue looking for help to improve your operations? 💡The @humaneworldorg Shelter Mentorship program is accepting applications! Receive a $15,000 grant and mentorship to help with community cats, pet-inclusive housing or wildlife. 🎉 📌 Don’t miss out: The application deadline is August 23, 2026. Get started: humanepro.org/mentorships

In this Partners in Action piece, we're highlighting the incredible work of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa! 👏 After devastating flooding displaced several families in Des Moines earlier this summer, the @ARLIowa stepped in to keep pets and people together. Their Animal Welfare & Response Team worked alongside emergency responders to rescue animals from flooded buildings, provide temporary emergency housing for pets whose families had nowhere to take them, and distribute essential pet supplies to those able to remain with their animals - all part of the organization's Crisis Care program. In the days following the flooding, the team cared for 20 displaced cats, dogs and reptiles while their families focused on recovery. Several joyful reunions have happened since the flooding, with more expected as families get back on their feet. This program helps ensure that no family has to choose between their own safety and the safety of their beloved pets during times of crisis. Learn more about the incredible work they do at: arl-iowa.org/

Whether it’s #Jimothy or another neighborhood raccoon, learn how to coexist with our wildlife friends in this free online webinar: bit.ly/3RRASPV 🦝 📌 All of our webinars are approved for @nacanetwork (National Animal Care & Control Association) and CAWA (The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement) credits.

Jennifer Komis Phelps, director of HumanePro, and Todd Blevins, @humaneworldorg Kentucky state director, had a great time connecting with young animal lovers at Camp Valor's Pet Project Explorers in Kentucky. 🐾 Working alongside certified humane education specialist Tami Harbolt, who serves as a pet therapy evaluator with the nonprofit WAGS, they talked with students about careers in animal welfare and how to safely approach, handle and interact with companion animals. Thank you Tami, Jennifer and Todd for helping to inspire future generations of animal advocates! Learn more about humane education resources at humanepro.org/topics/humane-….

Are you an animal shelter or rescue looking for help to improve your operations? 💡The @humaneworldorg Shelter Mentorship program is now accepting applications! Receive a $15,000 grant and mentorship to help with community cats, pet-inclusive housing or wildlife. 🎉 📌 Don’t miss out: The application deadline is August 23, 2026. Get started: humanepro.org/mentorships

When it's just 72 degrees outside, the temperature inside a car can soar to 116 degrees within an hour, even with the windows open and in the shade. 💔 Download and distribute this #HumaneVMA shareworthy to learn the best steps to save lives: bit.ly/4w9mIJ2

Breed-based policies aren't founded on science or credible data, but on myths and misinformation surrounding different breeds. Although on the decline across the country, these policies have real impacts on dogs, families and animal shelters. Our free "Repealing Breed-Specific Legislation" toolkit gives you the confidence and knowledge to challenge BSL in your community—and make it a safer place for everyone. 🙌 Learn more: bit.ly/3TgQIE4