Course:APBI214
| Principles of Animal Sheltering and Support Services | ||
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| APBI 214 | ||
| Section: | n/a | |
| Instructor: | Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova | |
| Email: | a.protopopova@ubc.ca | |
| Office: | MCML 193 | |
| Office Hours: | contact via email | |
| Class Schedule: | M, W, F:10-11AM | |
| Classroom: | TBD | |
| Important Course Pages | ||
Course Description
Students will learn the history and philosophy of animal shelters and humane societies, with a focus on emerging issues and a One Health/ One Welfare perspective. The course will cover diverse topics in animal sheltering and companion animal support services such as strategies for supporting people and their animals in the community, managing a shelter, establishing community partnerships, public safety considerations, disaster and crisis response, among many others. The course is an ideal starting point for students interested in the interconnectedness of the wellbeing of people and companion animals as well as for students interested in working with animal welfare organizations
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Develop an appreciation of the complex ways in which animal shelters support the interactions between people and animals as evidenced by class participation in discussion and in-class weekly activities;
2. Effectively integrate ideas from multiple sources and compose and submit online weekly reflections on complex topics within the field of animal sheltering and support services;
3. Compose a term review paper on a topic of your choosing within the broad topic of animal sheltering.
Course Format
1. Weekly reflections (best 5 out of 7, 5 marks each) - 25 points; 25%
2. Bi-weekly term paper assignments (best 4 out of 5, 10 marks each)- 40 points; 40%
3. Final term paper- 15 points; 15%
3. Final presentation- 10 points; 10%
4. Participation in class- 10 points; 10%
Course Schedule
| Lecture | Topic | Homework (webinars/ reading) | ||
| History and philosophy | ||||
| 1 | Introduction to the course | https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/dog-spies/the-history-of-science-in-animal-shelters/ | ||
| 2 | Animal shelter tours (online) | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20141014/design-health-building-welfare-shelter-construction | ||
| 3 | History and philosophy of animal sheltering | https://www.sheltervet.org/assets/docs/shelter-standards-oct2011-wforward.pdf | ||
| 4 | Capacity for Care | Karsten, C. L., Wagner, D. C., Kass, P. H., & Hurley, K. F. (2017). An observational study of the relationship between Capacity for Care as an animal shelter management model and cat health, adoption and death in three animal shelters. The Veterinary Journal, 227, 15-22. | ||
| 5 | Software and data | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20160120/turning-data-lives-saved | ||
| 6 | Flow-through planning | https://www.maddiesfund.org/in-one-door-and-out-the-other.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539 | ||
| One Welfare: Keeping animals out of the shelter | ||||
| 7 | Lost and found |
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| 8 | Self-rehoming | https://www.maddiesfund.org/lss-intake-mitigation-and-managed-intake.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539 | ||
| 9 | Keeping families together | https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/covid-19-and-housing-challenges-keeping-people-and-pets-together | ||
| 10 | Foster programs | Gunter, L. M., Feuerbacher, E. N., Gilchrist, R. J., & Wynne, C. D. (2019). Evaluating the effects of a temporary fostering program on shelter dog welfare. PeerJ, 7, e6620. | ||
| 11 | Rescue and community partnerships | Simmons, K. E., & Hoffman, C. L. (2016). Dogs on the move: Factors impacting animal shelter and rescue organizations’ decisions to accept dogs from distant locations. Animals, 6(2), 11. | ||
| Current practices: Animal intake and management | ||||
| 12 | Animal intake | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20170808/shelter-intake-1
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| 13 | Medical procedures | Steneroden, K. K., Hill, A. E., & Salman, M. D. (2011). A needs-assessment and demographic survey of infection-control and disease awareness in western US animal shelters. Preventive veterinary medicine, 98(1), 52-57. | ||
| 14 | Infectious disease | Li, Y., Gordon, E., Idle, A., Altan, E., Seguin, M. A., Estrada, M., ... & Delwart, E. (2020). Virome of a feline outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting includes bocaviruses and a novel chapparvovirus. Viruses, 12(5), 506. | ||
| 15 | Population vs. individual health | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20171012/feline-upper-respiratory-disease | ||
| 16 | Cat and dog housing | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20110630/shelter-guidelines-housing-health-and-wellness | ||
| 17 | Small mammal housing | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20110929/shelter-guidelines-animal-handling | ||
| 18 | In-kennel/ cage enrichment | Lindig, A. M., McGreevy, P. D., & Crean, A. J. (2020). Musical Dogs: A Review of the Influence of Auditory Enrichment on Canine Health and Behavior. Animals, 10(1), 127. | ||
| 19 | Social enrichment and training | Willen, R. M., Schiml, P. A., & Hennessy, M. B. (2019). Enrichment centered on human interaction moderates fear-induced aggression and increases positive expectancy in fearful shelter dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 217, 57-62. | ||
| 20 | Dog play groups | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20120712/canine-behavior-dog-introductions | ||
| 21 | Behavior assessments | Patronek, G. J., & Bradley, J. (2016). No better than flipping a coin: Reconsidering canine behavior evaluations in animal shelters. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 15, 66-77. | ||
| 22 | Occupational health of staff | Andrukonis, A., & Protopopova, A. (2020). Occupational Health of Animal Shelter Employees by Live Release Rate, Shelter Type, and Euthanasia-Related Decision. Anthrozoös, 33(1), 119-131. | ||
| 23 | Volunteer management | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20160630/volunteer-programs | ||
| One Welfare: Adopter support | ||||
| 24 | Marketing animals | Protopopova, A., & Gunter, L. M. (2017). Adoption and relinquishment interventions at the animal shelter: A review. Anim. Welf, 26, 35-48. | ||
| 25 | Breed labels and EDI | Hoffman, C. L., Harrison, N., Wolff, L., & Westgarth, C. (2014). Is that dog a pit bull? A cross-country comparison of perceptions of shelter workers regarding breed identification. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 17(4), 322-339. | ||
| 26 | Barrier free adoption and EDI | https://www.maddiesfund.org/lss-increasing-adoptions.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539 | ||
| 27 | Telehelp and adopter support | https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/20160615/conversational-adoption-counseling | ||
| One Health/ One Welfare: Field services and community support | ||||
| 28 | Field services |
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| 29 | Public health | Lee, C. T., Slavinski, S., Schiff, C., Merlino, M., Daskalakis, D., Liu, D., ... & Layton, M. (2017). Outbreak of influenza A (H7N2) among cats in an animal shelter with cat-to-human transmission—New York City, 2016. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 65(11), 1927-1929. | ||
| 30 | Community cats and rabbits | https://www.maddiesfund.org/return-to-field-you-say.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539 | ||
| 31 | Animal hoarding | Reinisch, A. I. (2008). Understanding the human aspects of animal hoarding. The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 49(12), 1211. | ||
| 32 | Disaster relief | https://www.maddiesfund.org/shelters-role-in-disaster-response.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539 | ||
| 33 | Wildlife issues | https://www.maddiesfund.org/handling-fearful-and-fractious-wildlife-and-companion-animals.htm | ||
| 34 | Humane education | Baker, T., Rock, M., Brook, R., van der Meer, F., & Kutz, S. (2020). Indigenous community perspectives on dogs in Northern Canada after 10 years of veterinary services indicates improved animal and human welfare. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 181, 105061. | ||
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