The Drop Kennel

By: Kate McCarthy
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  • Summary

  • Welcome to The Drop Kennel! Here we (I) discuss topics through the lens of an animal shelter worker. Each week I will bring you a topic (or two) using the alphabet as my guide. Consider this your shelter ABC's.

    This podcast is meant for educational purposes, many of those who don't work in animal welfare and sheltering have no idea what truly goes on behind the scenes. Some of the content will be very sensitive and may not be suitable for some listeners.

    Each episode will be unscripted, where you will have the pleasure (hopefully), of listening to me chat freely about my observations, perspectives and opinions as well as some personal experiences that I have had as a Behavior and Enrichment Manager at my local shelter.

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  • Brought to you by the Letter C: Capacity for Care and Compassion Fatigue

    Brought to you by the Letter C: Capacity for Care and Compassion Fatigue
    Sep 30 2024

    Welcome Back! Todays episode is all about Capacity for Care and Compassion Fatigue.

    Both topics feed into one another and can certainly make or break the shelter culture as a whole.

    Discretion is advised as I swear a little more than normal, and these two topics bring about sensitive topics and emotional responses. (From me... and maybe you too).

    ADDITIONAL DISCRETION: brief mentions of suicidal statistics.

    For resources about managing compassion fatigue go here:

    https://www.compassioninbalance.com/resources

    OR:

    https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/compassion-fatigue-resilience-resources-animal-shelter-staff-volunteer-wellness

    For Capacity for Care information and calculation formulas go here:

    https://www.aspcapro.org/topics-shelter-medicine-population-management/capacity-care-animal-shelters-rescues

    OR:

    https://www.shelteranimalscount.org/shelter-capacity-not-just-about-number-of-kennels/
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    52 mins
  • Brought to you by the Letter B: Breed Labeling and Behavior

    Brought to you by the Letter B: Breed Labeling and Behavior
    Sep 22 2024

    In todays episode, we talk about Breed Labeling and Behavior.

    Breed Labeling has become a bit of a hot topic when it comes to shelter policy and procedure. I am happy to introduce you, dear listeners to an overview of what that means, and the impact breed labeling can have on your K9 population.

    I am keeping it a bit lighter when we dive into the Behavior discussion. Consider it a soft overview of what Behavior looks like in a shelter setting, under a few different aspects.

    Below please find some excellent resources on breed labeling!

    https://humanepro.org/sites/default/files/documents/HPO_FactSheet_Breedlabeling.pdf

    https://www.maddiesfund.org/assets/documents/Institute/Breed_Labels_Ebook.pdf

    Enjoy the show!

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    53 mins
  • Brought to you by the Letter A: Advocacy and Addiction

    Brought to you by the Letter A: Advocacy and Addiction
    Sep 4 2024

    In today's episode we talk all things Advocacy and Addiction.

    Advocacy is spectrum in the shelter world, and is certainly not black and white. Some of my opinions regarding advocacy may feel upsetting to some listeners. If you are finding yourself feeling upset, let's open a conversation about it. Here at The Drop Kennel we are all about opening our minds and hearts and looking at subjects with a "think again" approach.

    Addiction runs pretty rampant in many shelters, but not in the way you may think. Tune in now to hear why.

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    43 mins

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