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Getting Them Home, Keeping Them Home..….
This year we will concentrate on the largest population of incoming animals to any pound and shelter in Australia – those that are lost and stray. Research show that 86% of dog intake is through strays, with a 46% reclaim rate
(Marston et al 2004). Stray cats made up 81% of the total cat intake with a dismal less than 1% being reclaimed
(Marston et al 2009). This category of animals far outweighs those that are surrendered by owners and yet it is an
area that has not been in the spotlight for research and development. If we can implement strategies targeting both stray and surrendered cats and dogs we will be reducing the work load significantly.
How do lost pets behave? What are the barriers to lost pets returning to their original home? How can we keep peo-
ple and their pets together? What capacity is needed to be built in the community to reduce intake at pounds and
shelters of lost and surrendered pets? These, and many more questions relating to community welfare, animal welfare, and responsible pet ownership will be discussed at this event. Industry and sector leaders from Australia and overseas
will lead sessions to explore innovative solutions to guide Australia’s approach to the management of companion ani-
mals now and into the future while providing insights on how the challenges are being met elsewhere.
The diversity of the speakers and their topics makes for a highly engaging program . . . there truly is something for
everyone.
In the coming weeks new speakers and topics will be announced, so stay tuned and make sure you are registered for
this unique, must attend event.
Click on the speakers name for further information and abstracts.
Program introduction
Day one Workshops - Tuesday 12 September 2017
9.00 am - 4.00 pm WS1 Shelter Animal Behaviour
Workshop - Pre-Surrender to Post-
Adoption: The Role of Behavior
Katenna Jones (Principal, Jones Animal
Behavior)
9.00 am - 4:00 pm WS2 Shelter Medicine Workshop -Setting
yourself (and them) up for success:
Foundational practices that lead to
positive outcomes in pounds and
shelters
Dr Aleisha Swartz (Outreach
Veterinarian, University of Wisconsin
Shelter Medicine Program)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm WS3 Social Change Workshop -
Responsible Pet Ownership in Action:
Transforming Communities Through
Social Change
Myles Chadwick (Vice President, Emanci-
pet New School)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm WS4 Animal Management Workshop -
Tear down the walls: Identifying and
removing barriers to owner reunion
Brigid Wasson (President, Missing Pets
Partnership)
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Registrations open
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Day one Summit - Wednesday 13 September 2017
7:30 am - 5:30 pm Registration & exhibition open
8:00 am - 8:30 am Official opening
Welcome Ceremony
8:30 am - 9:00 am Keynote Address
Dr Anne Fawcett
9:00 am - 9:45 am Shut up and serve: How I learned to stop judging and start
serving
Myles Chadwick (Vice President, Emancipet New School)
9:45 am - 10:05 am Learning from Lena Freedom Bousbury (SAFE WA)
10:05 am - 10:10 am Question time
10:10 am - 10:30 am Morning tea
10:30 am - 11:15 am Lost and never found: The behaviors of pets and people that
hinder owner reunion
Brigid Wasson (President, Missing Pets Partnership)
11:15 am - 11:35 am Ace Ventura, Pet Detective – It’s Not Just Hollywood
Fiction!
Megan Denize (Certified Pet Detective & Founder, Inspector
Spot)
11:35 am - 12:05 pm Companion animals in the 21st century James Pirnay (Head of Community Engagement, FOUR PAWS
Companion Animals Programme)
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm Question time
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:25 pm Halting parvovirus outbreaks in Australian cats Dr Mark Kelman on behalf of Professor Vanessa Barrs
(Professor of Feline Medicine and Infectious Diseases,
University of Sydney)
1:25 pm - 2:10 pm In shelter response to panleukopaenia/parvovirus Dr Aleisha Swartz (Outreach Veterinarian,
University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program)
2:10 pm - 2:35 pm How to stop canine parvovirus from preventing us getting
them home
Dr Mark Kelman (Kelman Scientific)
2:35 pm - 3:00 pm Barriers to reclaim Melanie Isaacs (Director, Team Dog)
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm Question time
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm Afternoon tea
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm Maneki Neko Cat Rescue - Going out of business! Samantha McKernan (Founder, Maneki Neko Cat Rescue)
3:55 pm - 4:40 pm Quick and Dirty: Easy Bmod for shelters Katenna Jones (Principle, Jones Animal Behavior)
4:40 pm - 5: 00 pm The use of behavioural assessments in shelter environments
to recognise behavioural problems and adoption suitability
of dogs.
Liam Clay (PhD Candidate, University of Queensland)
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm In-shelter behaviour assessments: If temperament tests are
out, what do we do now?
Diana Rayment (Behaviour Assessor, Greyhound Adoption
Program & PhD Candidate, Latrobe University )
5.30 pm - 5.45 pm AWLQ - How we got there! Dr Joy Verrinder (Strategic Director, AWLQ) on behalf of the
AWLQ team
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm Question time
6:00pm - 7.30 pm Complimentary Shelter Mate Welcome Cocktail Reception
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Day two Summit - Thursday 14 September 2017
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration & exhibition open
8:30 am - 9:15 am Here, Kitty: Five steps shelters can take to increase cat reclaims Brigid Wasson (President, Missing Pets
Partnership)
9:15 am - 9:30 am Search methods used to locate missing cats and locations where
missing cats are found
Dr Jacquie Rand on behalf of Dr Liyan Huang
(University of Queensland )
9:30 am - 9:45 am Trap-neuter-return activities in urban stray cat colonies in
Australia
Dr Jacquie Rand on behalf of Dr Kuan Yew
Tan (University of Queensland)
9:45 am—10:00 am Thinking “outside” of the cat trap! Luis Márquez
10:00 am - 10:10 am Question time
10:10 am - 10:30 am Morning tea
10:30 am - 11:15 am Are your cats second class citizens? Katenna Jones (Principle, Jones Animal
Behavior)
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Saving lives and targeting efforts through data Dr Aleisha Swartz (Outreach Veterinarian,
University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine
Program)
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Question time
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm What Australian Vets are recommending for desexing cats and
dogs
Dr Michael O’Donoghue (Australian Small
Animal Veterinarians)
1:20 pm - 1:35 pm Attitudes and opinions of veterinary teaching staff in Australia
and New Zealand towards early-age gonadectomy.
Dr Alannah Jupe (University of Queensland)
1:35 pm - 1:55 pm Prepubertal desexing Dr Bronwyn Orr (Scientific Officer, RSPCA
Australia)
1:55 pm - 2:10 pm Results of a targeted subsidised desexing program to reduce
euthanasia and increase reclaims at a rural pound
Amanda Melvaine (University of Sydney)
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm Managing cats humanely and scientifically to reduce cats, wildlife
predation and costs
Dr Jacquie Rand (Australian Pet Welfare
Foundation and University of Queensland)
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm Question time
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm Afternoon tea
3:30 pm - 3:50 pm A national strategy to manage cats in New Zealand Barry Helem (Chair, NZCAC)
3:50 pm - 4:10 pm How far have we come at the AWL of SA? Troy Ellis & Aaron Gilson (Animal Welfare
League of South Australia)
4:10 pm - 4:55 pm Making veterinary care affordable & accessible: Why & how Myles Chadwick (Vice President, Emancipet
New School)
4:55 pm - 5:20 pm The Matchmakers Project - Lightening the load for Australia's
animal rescue community
John Bishop (Director, PetRescue)
5:20 pm - 5:30 pm Question time
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Day three Summit - Friday 15 September 2017
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration & exhibition open
8:30 am - 9:15 am Lassie, Come home: Five steps shelters can take to increase dog
reclaims
Brigid Wasson (President, Missing Pets
Partnership)
9:15 am - 10:00 am Reduce your relinquishments! Tips for interventions, returns,
and adoption retention
Katenna Jones (Principal, Jones Animal
Behavior)
10:00 am - 10:10 am Question time
10:10 am - 10:30 am Morning tea
10:30 am - 11:15 am Feline Influenza Outbreak in New York City Dr Aleisha Swartz (Outreach Veterinarian,
University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine
Program)
11:15 am - 11:30 am Characteristics and outcomes of dogs admitted into
Queensland RSPCA shelters
Dr Megan Hemy (University of Queensland)
11:30 am - 11.45 am Surrendered and stray dogs in Australia –estimation of numbers
entering municipal pounds and shelters, and their outcomes.
Dr Diana Chua (University of Queensland)
11:45 am - 12:05 pm Using technology to reunite lost pets with their families – a
three-fold approach
Barry Helem (Chair, NZCAC)
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm Question time
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm When the going gets tough Dr Joanne Righetti (Principal, Pet Problems
Solved)
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Everyday Humane Education Katenna Jones (Principle, Jones Animal
Behavior)
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Animal welfare volunteering - creature comfort or ruff
awakening
Roz Wollmering (Member and Corporate
Relations Manager, Volunteering Victoria)
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm Question time
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm Afternoon tea
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Customer service for Social Change Myles Chadwick (Vice President, Emancipet
New School)
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Cats and dogs in Hawaii: Challenges and creative solutions Dr Aleisha Swartz (Outreach Veterinarian,
University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine
Program)
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm Questions
5:00 pm Conference close
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Day two Workshops - Saturday 16 September 2017
9.00 am - 4:00 pm WS5 Shelter Medicine Workshop - Setting your-
self (and them) up for success- Foundational
practices that lead to positive outcomes in
pounds and shelters (Repeat)
Dr Aleisha Swartz (Outreach
Veterinarian, University of
Wisconsin Shelter Medicine
Program)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm WS6
Social Change Workshop - Responsible Pet
Ownership in Action: Transforming
Communities Through Social Change
(Repeat)
Myles Chadwick (Vice President,
Emancipet New School)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm WS7 Shelter Animal Behaviour
Workshop - Pre-Surrender to Post-Adoption:
The Role of Behavior (Repeat)
Katenna Jones (Principal, Jones
Animal Behavior)
4:00 pm Event close
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Draft correct as at 22/08/17. Please note this program may be amended at any time.
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