Whatcom Animal Welfare Warriors Unite!

On Sunday, April 6, Whatcom Humane Society hosted the first-ever Whatcom Rescue Roundtable Workshop, and what an inspiring afternoon it was!

Eleven invited Whatcom County organizations sent representatives to engage in meaningful conversations, information sharing, and discussions centered around how to best support local animals in need and ways to collaborate moving forward. Topics included community cat programs; resources for high-quality, affordable spay/neuter services; out-of-state transfer animals; language regarding open-admission/”no-kill” sheltering; liability considerations for placement of dogs with behavior issues/bite histories; compassion fatigue in animal welfare; review of local and state animal ordinances; and more. It was a very full agenda, which concluded with 100% agreement that this gathering should be the first of many more to come.

Many thanks to all the attending groups: Alternative Humane Society, Happy Tails Happy Homes, Love2Hope, Main Street Mutts, Misunderstood Mutts, The Pittie Project PNW, Poi Dog Rescue, Rescued Hearts Northwest, Spay Neuter Northwest, Tails-A-Wagging, and Whatcom Feline Alliance.

It takes a village, and Whatcom County has a great group of animal welfare warriors working tirelessly to serve community animals in need. We look forward to continuing the conversation & collaboration!