Episode 25 – Shelters Going Through Hell with Jim Tedford of AAWA
Jim Tedford has been actively engaged in the animal welfare movement for more than 35 years. He currently serves as President & CEO for The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (formerly known as the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators), a professional association of leaders in the fields of animal welfare and animal care & control. Tedford has been CEO for animal welfare organizations in New York, Louisiana and Tennessee. He served as a regional director for The Humane Society of the United States. He spent a number of years on the for-profit side working with direct response marketing agencies and a pet products manufacturer. Jim has presented at national and regional conferences on various animal welfare issues, organizational development and not-for-profit management. Tedford received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from the University of Tennessee. Jim and his wife, Ann, share their home with two high-energy terriers, a macaw and a 30-year-old quarter horse.
Jim joins Mandy to discuss difficulties in animal sheltering and other animal welfare topics.