Register for Community Conversations: Demystifying Animal Welfare Practices
Humane Euthanasia and What it Means to Be a No-Kill Shelter
November 10, 2021
5-6pm
join us on Zoom
In November's Community Conversation, we will talk about the York County SPCA's humane euthanasia policy and the differences between a kill and no-kill shelter.
Think: What does it mean to be a no-kill shelter (hint, nearly all no-kill shelters humanely euthanize animals)? Who classifies a shelter as no-kill? What is the no-kill methodology and who holds shelters accountable? What is humane euthanasia? Do you euthanize animals that have been in the shelter too long? Do you euthanize an animal for bad behavior? How does the York County SPCA manage compassion fatigue? What are our euthanasia rates? What is our save rate?
These topics and others will be covered. Plus, we will answer your questions.
You will learn from and engage with the following panelists:
- Dr. Natalie Weekes, Shelter Medical Director, York County SPCA
- Steven Martinez, Executive Director, York County SPCA
- Audrey Lodato, Senior Strategist in the Northeast, Best Friends Animal Society
About Audrey Lodato:
Audrey is the Senior Strategist in the Northeast for Best Friends Animal Society. Through her role at Best Friends, she helps shelters maximize their lifesaving potential by providing support and empowerment in operational efficiency, relationship building, strategic planning and program development.
Audrey has served in a leadership capacity in several shelters in both New York and North Carolina since 2006, including Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. As the Director of Animal Care for Brother Wolf, she began a mobile spay and neuter program, supported logistics for disaster response, provided operational support and assessments to municipal shelters, and managed the organization’s flagship adoption center and five chapter locations.
A bonafide shelter nerd, she enjoys all aspects of animal welfare and believes that success in the field requires being both a student and a teacher at all times. She has a particular fondness for mentoring individuals new to animal welfare, programs that keep pets with their families, grumpy old dogs, and watching teams achieve their goals together.
Audrey lives in the beautiful Hudson Valley in New York with her husband Greg, her dogs Rumble and Mac, and her cats Paper and Shoshi.
This meeting will function similarly to a town hall. You will have the opportunity to ask questions to our panelists related to the topic of Shelter Admissions Policy. However, if you send us your questions prior to the meeting, we may be able to provide more thorough answers. So, please use the questions box below to submit any questions you may have, and we will answer as many as possible. You may also email questions to community@ycspca.org.
To register for our November Community Conversations, Humane Euthanasia and What it Means to Be a No-Kill Shelter, complete the fields below. You will be sent the link to the Zoom meeting via your email.
