Top 10 observations on emerging trends and ideas about future directions that surfaced during this session at HSUS Animal Care Expo (aggregated from my live tweets):
1) More outreach to faith-based grps to advance humane ed, expand adoption & foster base
2) “Connecting the dots” in communities to be a central resource for all pet-related needs
3) Streamlining adoption requirements/processes to get more pets out the door
4) Using peer-to-peer map software to help shelters around the US manage pet supply/demand
5) Greater use of non-surgical sterilization to address pet overpopulation
6) Outreach to social entrpreneurs to advance animal welfare outside the nonprofit sector
7) Maximizing resources & leveraging efforts among orgs via mergers and/or partnerships
8) Orienting towards serving and benefitting PEOPLE as well as animals
9) Making shelter medicine a more attractive pursuit for vets & veterinary students
10) Using Big Data to drive change by aggregating animal metrics from shelter software pkgs
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