Elizabeth Ard elizabethard@xxxxxx Begin forwarded message: > From: Animal Sheltering <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Safety for Canines and Cops > Date: March 14, 2014 at 3:25:19 PM EDT > To: elizabethard@xxxxxx > Reply-To: Animal Sheltering <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Here's the latest from Animal Sheltering's The Scoop E-News > Trouble with links or images? View this message online > > Safety for Canines and Cops > > > How can we reduce the risk? > Police officers can't be expected to be dog behaviorists, but there's a new > tool available that can arm them to more accurately read and assess a dog's > body language, improving the safety of both dogs and law enforcement > personnel. From the National Canine Research Council (NCRC) in partnership > with Safe Humane Chicago and the United States Department of Justice, the new > video training series, "Police & Dog Encounters: Tactical Strategies and > Effective Tools to Keep Our Communities Safe and Humane," consists of five > 10-minute segments. They feature Chicago police officers in situations they > routinely encounter on duty, along with a dog behavior expert demonstrating > real-life scenarios with SWAT and street officers. All too often reports of > police officers shooting dogs and officer's getting injured on the job flood > the news. Help save more lives by sharing these videos with your community's > law enforcement. > > Read more on the safety issues that animal control officers face in their > daily work in Animal Sheltering magazine article "Lives on the Line." > > > > > March 2014 > > The Scoop is a bimonthly newsletter fromanimalsheltering.orgfocusing on the > latest news, top-notch training, educational, and outreach opportunities for > the sheltering community. > > > Animal Sheltering magazine > Get the latest issue. > > > > > > Win a Shopping Spree > > Want to fill your virtual shopping cart without emptying your virtual wallet? > Enter to win $250 to spend at Marketplace, Animal Sheltering's online store. > Marketplace offers a comprehensive list of products and services specific to > animal welfare and features critical publications for those in the field. > Enter by April 3 for a chance to win! > > > Register By 3/31 to Save > > Time is running out to save on Animal Care Expo registration! Save $50 when > you register by March 31st. Don't miss out on this unparalleled opportunity > to learn, rejuvenate, and network with other animal care professionals from > around the world in sunny Daytona Beach, May 20-23, 2014. > > > > > > > > Volunteer Management 101 > > No matter the agency size or the number of people involved, there are > effective strategies for managing volunteers to work on common goals. From > identifying tasks, establishing processes, finding the right people to get > involved and then managing their participation, this free webinar will cover > the basics of volunteer management. Register now for 4/1. > > Trapping 101 > > Before you can spay/neuter the cats and gain the benefits of TNR, you have to > catch them! In this free webinar, learn the basics of trapping, what > equipment to use, how to use it, different kinds of bait, items to bring > along and all sorts of special tricks. Register now for 4/9. > > > > Photo Credits: Masthead from Animal Sheltering magazine; Feature by iStock. > > > > © 2014 The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) | All rights reserved > 2100 L Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037 | 202-452-1100 > info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | animalsheltering.org > We are committed to protecting your privacy, so your email address will NEVER > be sold, rented, or exchanged. This message was sent to elizabethard@xxxxxx. > Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication > preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The > Humane Society of the United States, clickhere (or reply via email with > "remove" in the subject line). > > >