Guest: Kelley Bollen, a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant with a master’s degree in Animal Behavior. Main question: What are the best ways to add enrichment to the lives of animals in a shelter?

Takeaways:

• Design an enrichment program that includes the different types of enrichment – social, sensory, physical and mental stimulation – for the dogs, cats, and other animals in your shelter.
• Schedule and track enrichment on a white board so you can be sure it’s happening every day.
• Engage volunteers in helping to make sure that enrichment is happening for the animals. Staff can get busy, and so volunteers can be a great asset in making sure enrichment is happening.

Links:

* Kelley Bollen Consulting

* Alive & Thriving animal behavior program for shelters

* Bonney's recommendation: The Goodman Center

* Comment on the podcast's Facebook page

Recorded pre-COVID.