Main Areas of Responsibility:
1-year, full-time position made possible through a generous grant from the ASPCA®. Responsible for a project with the goal of increasing the efficiency, capacity, and effectiveness of animal relocation efforts in New Mexico. Many of the state's animal shelters, rescue organizations and volunteers relocate a significant number of dogs and cats to destinations both in and out of state in an effort to increase the animals' chances of finding homes.
Additional Areas of Responsibility:
Focus on developing systems that will:
• have the greatest impact on quality placement;
• ensure conditions that support optimal animal health and well-being;
• improve animal health at both source and destination shelters;
• ensure more streamlined and humane transportation methods;
• provide improved follow-up and reporting;
• be documented through operational manuals and can be replicated.