
‘DEI Survey Report’
Melissa Taylor, DEI Committee Member
The APDT Chronicle of the Dog × Winter 2022
“In October 2021, a questionnaire was sent out to the APDT membership with the intent of uncovering the status of DEI amongst our professional community.”

‘Friends For Life helps Veteran and family keep dog by building fence’
CW39 × 5 April 2021
“Friends For Life Animal Shelter is known for truly being a friend for life in the community. In December, the non-profit heard from a Galveston family that was looking for assistance building and paying for a fence.”

‘Building a Feline Behavior
Volunteer Program… from Scratch’
Barks from the Guild × 1 September 2021
“Shelter volunteer program to train feline behavior consultants who can provide community support – especially for at-risk populations of companion animals and their caregivers.”
Friends For Life in the News

APDT Chronicle of the Dog: DEI Survey Report








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