ICAWC

The following resources have been collected together from the many presentations and workshops held at ICAWC conferences. All are available for free download below, organised by subject. In addition, there is a collection of factsheets created especially for ICAWC on a variety of topics.

Most past presentations will be in PDF format. You might need Adobe Reader to view them. 2009 presentations have  been added to Slideshare; you can view them as a slideshow online, share it by email or on social networks and download the original PowerPoint file.

Factsheets

• Puppies, Orphan Puppies
• Feeding Dogs
• Kittens, Orphan Kittens
• Feeding Cats
• Animal First Aid, Medicines, Signs of Illness
• After Operations (Post-Operative Care)
• Zoonosis, Education and Raising Funds
• Five Freedoms Philosophy

Animals and Human Health

• The Canine Charter for Human Health – Clarissa Baldwin, Dogs Trust
  
• Animals as Therapy in Human Health -Alexandra More, The State Hospital (Scotland)
• Happy Together: Human-Animal Interaction (Animal Assisted Therapy) – Anne-Marie Wordley, University of Adelaide  | Alzheimer’s Australia

Behaviour & Stress Management

• Animals in Captivity: Cognitive Dissonance – Steve Goward Dogs Trust (2009)
  
• Changing Behaviour Patterns – Steve Goward, Dogs Trust
• Dogs are from Mars, Cats are from Venus- Maggie Roberts, Cats Protection (2009)
• Knowing Me, Knowing You: Reducing Stress in Shelters through EMRA – Dennis Baker, Wood Green Animal Shelters (2009)
  
• Practical Steps to Reduce Stress in Animal Handling – Caroline Bower, Plymouth Vets
  
• The Confined Cat: Keeping Safe and Sane! Part 1 | Part 2- Claire Bessant, Feline Advisory Bureau (2009)
  
• The Tellington Touch – Sarah Fisher,  TTouch (2009)
  

Case Studies

• The Nowzad Dogs Charity – Pen Farthing, Nowzad Dogs (2009)
  

Education

• Education Programmes to Promote Animal Welfare – Anneleise Smillie, Animals Asia Foundation
• Starting an Education Programme – Hollie Sevenoaks, Dogs Trust & Peter Kiraly, Rex Foundation (2009)

Fundraising

• The A-Z of Fundraising – Adrian Burder, Dogs Trust

Legislation

• Accentuating the Positive: Duty of Care Legislation – Mike Radford
• Pets in Europe – Chris Laurence, Pets in Europe
• The Link (Domestic Violence & Animal Abuse) – Chris Laurence, The Links Group
  

Population Control

• Breeding’s a Problem… Or is it? – John Bower, Plymouth Vets (2009)
  
• Dog Population Control: Animal Welfare Issues from a Developing Country’s Perspective – S. Abdul Rahman, Veterinary College, Bangalore, India (2009)
• Humane Dog Management: Can you save everything? – David Bowles, RSPCA (2009)
• National Feral Cat Day Leaflet – Becky Robinson,  Alley Cat Allies
• TNR: The Template – Carolyn Menteith, Template Download (PDF, 5MB) | Facebook
• Population Dynamics Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 – Ray Butcher

Shelter Building, Management & Training

• Shelter Building: Designing for Daily Routines Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 – Matt Taylor, Diane McLelland Taylor, Dogs Trust & Alex Darvill, Agora Management
• Keeping the Customer Happy – Adrian Burder, Dogs Trust
• International Training Opportunities – David Newall, Dogs Trust (2009; see also Training)
• The Vision Thing – Adrian Burder, Dogs Trust
• Vision: the What, the Why and the How – Andy Ashcroft

PR, Websites, Digital & Offline Marketing

• Internet Marketing on a Low Budget – Alexandra Goldstein, Dogs Trust
• Marketing Animal Shelters - Peter Kiraly, Rex Foundation Hungary (2009)
  
• The Importance of PR – Charlotte Speedy, Dogs Trust (2009)
  

Veterinary Issues

• Feline Infectious Diseases: Workshop Notes – Maggie Roberts, Cats Protection
• First Aid for Dogs & Cats: Workshop Notes – Catherine Gillie, Dogs Trust
• Microchipping – Chris Laurence, Dogs Trust (2009)
• Nutrition and Obesity – David Watson, Vetpulse.tv (2009)
• Prepubertal Neutering is the Surgery of Choice - Dr. Jeffrey Young, Planned Pethood (2009)
  
• Worldwide Veterinary Service – Luke Gamble, WVS