Webinar – 10/10/24 – Maddie’s Insights: Behavioral Euthanasia: Just the Facts! – Maddie’s Fund

Maddie’s^® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. In October, Miranda Hitchcock, MS, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA will be discussing factors associated with behavioral euthanasia in pet dogs.

Behavioral euthanasia is a sensitive topic with a wide variety of personal thoughts and emotions. But what do we actually know about it? How often does it happen, and why? Do we have data we can use to make decisions? Where can we turn for information? This talk will walk you through the existing (and pending!) research on behavioral euthanasia to help us separate fact from fiction. There will be time for your questions.

Register here: https://maddies.fund/MIwebcastsRegister

What you’ll come away with:

• An understanding of the history of research on behavioral euthanasia and the gaps
• A summary of the 2024 paper “Factors Associated with Behavioral Euthanasia in Pet Dogs” and learn about the methods used (and why)
• The types of behaviors that led to euthanasia in this study, and the information we can (and can’t) use from it to make decisions
• The main findings of the study, including pieces that agree or disagree with previous literature
• The limitations of research like this, and the potential for future study
• Takeaways for pet professionals based on this research and resources available for folks in this situation

Can’t attend live? Register anyway and you will get a link to the recording after the webcast.

This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association. It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize the Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) approval.

Maddie’s Pet Forum discussion thread https://maddies.fund/MIwebcastBehavioralEuthanasia

About Guest Speaker: Miranda Hitchcock (she/her), MS Applied Animal Behavior, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, Fear Free Certified

Miranda is the co-founder and executive director of Every Dog Behavior and Training, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing inclusive, accessible dog training and behavior resources.

She began working with dogs as a volunteer at an animal shelter and fell down the rabbit hole of behavior. She moved to Austin for a Maddie’s Executive Leadership Fellowship with two of Austin’s shelters before becoming the operations manager at the municipal animal shelter.

Miranda left sheltering to found Every Dog in 2019, taking her behavior and leadership expertise to the nonprofit world. She is a certified dog trainer and multi-certified dog behavior consultant. She holds a master’s degree in applied animal Behavior and Welfare from Virginia Tech. In 2024, her first research paper on behavioral euthanasia was published in the journal Frontiers of Veterinary Science.

When not working, Miranda loves rock climbing, listening to fantasy audiobooks, and snuggling with her pittie, Nina.

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