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  from the Third National
  Spay/Neuter Conference

Third National Spay/Neuter Conference Presentations

SPAY/USA's first national conference was held in 1993 near Boston, Massachusetts, and was called Making It Happen. It introduced companion animal advocates from 37 states to each other, and helped people develop programs, clinics and networks that endure to this day.

The second national conference in 2000, also near Boston, was called Tools for the Twenty-first Century. At this conference, scientists working on non-surgical sterilization came together for the first time ever; they subsequently held their own conferences and formed their own organization, The Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs. Again people came from 40 states, further deepening alliances and working relationships among agencies, organizations and individuals.

The third National SPAY/USA conference held in 2008 in Chicago, was called The Road Map, a distillation of all that was learned over the past 17 years; best practices, model legislation, and a special veterinary track that gave Continuing Education credits to participants. Below are the presentations.

The following presentations were recorded live at the conference and the audio quality varies by presentation.

• General Presentations
  • Keynote Address
  • A Road Map
  • Tracking, tallying and targeting
  • A public problem needs public funding!
  • We must connect with the public
  • Are we talking to ourselves?
  • Rural and poor areas require a special set of delivery systems and leadership skills.
  • Surely the superhighway of urban areas and their surroundings are the High-Quality, High-volume S/N clinics.
  • We cannot forget the ultimate underdogs: the feral cats.
  • We need to bridge supply and demand.
• Beginner Track Presentations
  • Budgeting For Dummies
  • Leadership and Program Delivery in Special Needs Areas
  • In-Clinic Clinics
  • Hands On Feral Cats
  • Basic Management For Non-Profits (Spay/Neuter Clinics)
  • Basics of Fundraising
  • Making the Most of Your Resources
• Intermediate Track Presentations
  • Spay/Neuter Clinic on a Shoestring
  • Fixing the Pit Bull Overpopulation Problem
  • Pets Are Worth Saving - Building a No Kill Chicago!
  • Pet Overpopulation, Politics & Mandatory Sterilization: "The Perfect Storm"
  • Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics
  • Bridging Supply and Demand The state referral program
• Veterinarian Track Presentations
  • Cleaning and Disinfection for the Spay-Neuter Clinic
  • Rational Use of Antibiotics in the Shelter & Spay/Neuter Clinic
  • Is she spayed? Is there another testicle?
  • Veterinary Medical Guidelines for Spay-Neuter Programs
  • Efficient Spay Neuter Techniques
  • Complications of Spay Neuter Surgery: Prevention and Management

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