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33 <br /> Slide #8 <br /> Guiding Philosophies in Animal Welfare <br /> • In 2011,the Humane Society of the United States(now Humane World)launched Pets for Life,creating a <br /> nationwide shift in sheltering. <br /> • Prior to this,sheltering professionals generally believed that shelters were better equipped to handle pets <br /> than the community and would remove pets from owners they felt were not deserving of those pets. <br /> • Pets for Life is a social justice movement based on the following: <br /> o Systemic inequity and institutional barriers have created an extreme lack of access to pet resources, <br /> such as affordable veterinary and pet wellness services.These challenges are no different than the lack of <br /> access to healthy food,education,jobs,health care,and housing by underserved communities. <br /> o The deep connection humans feel with pets(the human-animal bond)transcends socio-economic,racial, <br /> and geographic boundaries;no human should be denied the joy,comfort,and benefits of this connection <br /> due to inequity and lack of access to care and resources. <br /> • Pets for Life pushed shelters to enable pet owners,rather than judge them,by providing access to resources <br /> such as pet food,veterinary care,spay/neuter resources,etc. <br /> Slide #9 <br /> Movement to a <br /> Community-Centric Model <br /> • We have shifted again,and many shelters, <br /> including Orange County Animal Services,are A* <br /> following the Human Animal Support <br /> Services(HASS)model. HASS launched in P <br /> 2020. <br /> • HASS is a community-centered model that <br /> works to keep pets with their families by <br /> providing support services for both humans <br /> and their pets. <br /> • Animal Services and Human/Social <br /> Services work together to serve people and <br /> pets. <br />