my name is dr. Stephen Hansen my passion is animals
is animals
is animals more specifically the health and welfare
more specifically the health and welfare
more specifically the health and welfare of our companion animals and their
of our companion animals and their
of our companion animals and their interaction with society it’s all about
interaction with society it’s all about
interaction with society it’s all about the human animal bond I love solving
the human animal bond I love solving
the human animal bond I love solving problems I love solving problems that
problems I love solving problems that
problems I love solving problems that require an entire community to come
require an entire community to come
require an entire community to come together to find a solution in which
together to find a solution in which
together to find a solution in which community members have to ask how can I
community members have to ask how can I
community members have to ask how can I be part of the solution that problem in
be part of the solution that problem in
be part of the solution that problem in 2013 was the seemingly endless flow of
2013 was the seemingly endless flow of
2013 was the seemingly endless flow of companion animals into Maricopa County
companion animals into Maricopa County
companion animals into Maricopa County shelters tens of thousands of animals
shelters tens of thousands of animals
shelters tens of thousands of animals for decades with less than half making
for decades with less than half making
for decades with less than half making it out alive
it out alive
it out alive less than half making it out alive so
less than half making it out alive so
less than half making it out alive so I’d like to take you on a journey close
I’d like to take you on a journey close
I’d like to take you on a journey close your eyes and see smell and hear what
your eyes and see smell and hear what
your eyes and see smell and hear what comes to mind as I describe a
comes to mind as I describe a
comes to mind as I describe a traditional animal shelter
traditional animal shelter
traditional animal shelter this is a shelter that could be
this is a shelter that could be
this is a shelter that could be operating in our community today or in
operating in our community today or in
operating in our community today or in hundreds of other communities at this
hundreds of other communities at this
hundreds of other communities at this very minute across the country so
very minute across the country so
very minute across the country so imagine that you get into your car you
imagine that you get into your car you
imagine that you get into your car you drive across town to a neighborhood that
drive across town to a neighborhood that
drive across town to a neighborhood that you probably would not visit for any
you probably would not visit for any
you probably would not visit for any other reason you walk into the kennel
other reason you walk into the kennel
other reason you walk into the kennel building a rusty metal door behind you
building a rusty metal door behind you
building a rusty metal door behind you slams the lights are dim the dog barking
slams the lights are dim the dog barking
slams the lights are dim the dog barking is so loud it’s almost deafening as you
is so loud it’s almost deafening as you
is so loud it’s almost deafening as you walk down a seemingly endless row of
walk down a seemingly endless row of
walk down a seemingly endless row of chain-link rusty kennels you realize the
chain-link rusty kennels you realize the
chain-link rusty kennels you realize the floor is moist and wet the air is heavy
floor is moist and wet the air is heavy
floor is moist and wet the air is heavy and you smell an odor as a cleaning crew
and you smell an odor as a cleaning crew
and you smell an odor as a cleaning crew is doing their level best to take care
is doing their level best to take care
is doing their level best to take care of these animals in this situation you
of these animals in this situation you
of these animals in this situation you continue walking and you stop by a
continue walking and you stop by a
continue walking and you stop by a kennel and you look down and there’s an
kennel and you look down and there’s an
kennel and you look down and there’s an adult boxer laying there on a towel and
adult boxer laying there on a towel and
adult boxer laying there on a towel and he raises his head and he looks up at
he raises his head and he looks up at
he raises his head and he looks up at you he’s got a tumor the size of a
you he’s got a tumor the size of a
you he’s got a tumor the size of a grapefruit hanging from the side of his
grapefruit hanging from the side of his
grapefruit hanging from the side of his neck you get a pit in your stomach you
neck you get a pit in your stomach you
neck you get a pit in your stomach you continue walking on a few candles down
continue walking on a few candles down
continue walking on a few candles down stop and you do the same thing again and
stop and you do the same thing again and
stop and you do the same thing again and you take a look and there’s a German
you take a look and there’s a German
you take a look and there’s a German Shepherd they’re a rather handsome
Shepherd they’re a rather handsome
Shepherd they’re a rather handsome German Shepherd the German Shepherd sits
German Shepherd the German Shepherd sits
German Shepherd the German Shepherd sits up takes a look at you and you realize
up takes a look at you and you realize
up takes a look at you and you realize his eyes are glassed over he’s blind
his eyes are glassed over he’s blind
his eyes are glassed over he’s blind he’s trying to figure out what’s
he’s trying to figure out what’s
he’s trying to figure out what’s happened to him by listening to the
happened to him by listening to the
happened to him by listening to the incessant barking going on around him
incessant barking going on around him
incessant barking going on around him now you’re really not feeling very good
now you’re really not feeling very good
now you’re really not feeling very good you continue walking until you find a
you continue walking until you find a
you continue walking until you find a group of cats in this kennel you see a
group of cats in this kennel you see a
group of cats in this kennel you see a litter a litter of kittens that were
litter a litter of kittens that were
litter a litter of kittens that were pulled from a dumpster the day before
pulled from a dumpster the day before
pulled from a dumpster the day before this has been quite a visit for you you
this has been quite a visit for you you
this has been quite a visit for you you realize that the animals here are lost
realize that the animals here are lost
realize that the animals here are lost lonely confused and scared they don’t
lonely confused and scared they don’t
lonely confused and scared they don’t know what’s next for them okay so how
know what’s next for them okay so how
know what’s next for them okay so how many of you when you imagine this
many of you when you imagine this
many of you when you imagine this scenario this traditional shelter that’s
scenario this traditional shelter that’s
scenario this traditional shelter that’s opened by the hundreds across the
opened by the hundreds across the
opened by the hundreds across the country today wish that you could rescue
country today wish that you could rescue
country today wish that you could rescue every animal in this situation most of
every animal in this situation most of
every animal in this situation most of you probably at least half of you have
you probably at least half of you have
you probably at least half of you have got pets at home and those that have
got pets at home and those that have
got pets at home and those that have pets at home probably have more than one
pets at home probably have more than one
pets at home probably have more than one so you understand the human-animal bond
so you understand the human-animal bond
so you understand the human-animal bond well in 2012 national shelter estimates
well in 2012 national shelter estimates
well in 2012 national shelter estimates but intake at animal shelters at about 8
but intake at animal shelters at about 8
but intake at animal shelters at about 8 million animals in 2012 with less than
million animals in 2012 with less than
million animals in 2012 with less than half making it out alive
half making it out alive
half making it out alive very similar to maricopa county less
very similar to maricopa county less
very similar to maricopa county less than half living under those conditions
than half living under those conditions
than half living under those conditions not making it out alive so I’m here
not making it out alive so I’m here
not making it out alive so I’m here today to tell you that there is a
today to tell you that there is a
today to tell you that there is a groundswell of change across the animal
groundswell of change across the animal
groundswell of change across the animal welfare industry progressive shelters
welfare industry progressive shelters
welfare industry progressive shelters across the country who are willing to
across the country who are willing to
across the country who are willing to ask the question how can I do something
ask the question how can I do something
ask the question how can I do something different how can I do the right thing
different how can I do the right thing
different how can I do the right thing for these animals what is it going to
for these animals what is it going to
for these animals what is it going to take to change and a community that
take to change and a community that
take to change and a community that comes together and says what can we do
comes together and says what can we do
comes together and says what can we do to help these progressive shelters are
to help these progressive shelters are
to help these progressive shelters are experiencing plummeting euthanasia
experiencing plummeting euthanasia
experiencing plummeting euthanasia numbers so now I’d like to take you on a
numbers so now I’d like to take you on a
numbers so now I’d like to take you on a different journey in this journey you
different journey in this journey you
different journey in this journey you enter the shelter of the future this is
enter the shelter of the future this is
enter the shelter of the future this is a progressive animal shelter in which
a progressive animal shelter in which
a progressive animal shelter in which everything that happens in this shelter
everything that happens in this shelter
everything that happens in this shelter is where you can see it nothing happens
is where you can see it nothing happens
is where you can see it nothing happens behind closed doors a journey through
behind closed doors a journey through
behind closed doors a journey through this shelter
this shelter
this shelter results in Happy Tails as you walk in
results in Happy Tails as you walk in
results in Happy Tails as you walk in you look across and you see a cat
you look across and you see a cat
you look across and you see a cat community room and you walk over and you
community room and you walk over and you
community room and you walk over and you watch cats lazily taking it easy for the
watch cats lazily taking it easy for the
watch cats lazily taking it easy for the day these cats are being watched after
day these cats are being watched after
day these cats are being watched after in a very very friendly social manner
in a very very friendly social manner
in a very very friendly social manner and they will be adopted by the end of
and they will be adopted by the end of
and they will be adopted by the end of the day you continue walking and you
the day you continue walking and you
the day you continue walking and you look in another glassed-in area and you
look in another glassed-in area and you
look in another glassed-in area and you see a nursery in this nursery there are
see a nursery in this nursery there are
see a nursery in this nursery there are volunteers and staff members who are
volunteers and staff members who are
volunteers and staff members who are working like clockwork in an
working like clockwork in an
working like clockwork in an assembly-line fashion
assembly-line fashion
assembly-line fashion feeding bottle baby kittens every two
feeding bottle baby kittens every two
feeding bottle baby kittens every two hours 24/7 the kittens in this nursery
hours 24/7 the kittens in this nursery
hours 24/7 the kittens in this nursery will be adopted our traditional shelter
will be adopted our traditional shelter
will be adopted our traditional shelter does not have the resources to save
does not have the resources to save
does not have the resources to save these kittens and they would all be
these kittens and they would all be
these kittens and they would all be euthanized as you’re standing there
euthanized as you’re standing there
euthanized as you’re standing there taking this all in you look outside and
taking this all in you look outside and
taking this all in you look outside and you see a green play yard and what might
you see a green play yard and what might
you see a green play yard and what might have been in the past a rusty chain-link
have been in the past a rusty chain-link
have been in the past a rusty chain-link fence but instead these are a group of
fence but instead these are a group of
fence but instead these are a group of dogs from a hoarding case these dogs
dogs from a hoarding case these dogs
dogs from a hoarding case these dogs originally were withdrawn they didn’t
originally were withdrawn they didn’t
originally were withdrawn they didn’t know how to deal with people and they
know how to deal with people and they
know how to deal with people and they didn’t know how to deal well with other
didn’t know how to deal well with other
didn’t know how to deal well with other dogs but there’s a professional team of
dogs but there’s a professional team of
dogs but there’s a professional team of behaviorist who are working with these
behaviorist who are working with these
behaviorist who are working with these dogs to not look not look after just
dogs to not look not look after just
dogs to not look not look after just their daily needs but their welfare
their daily needs but their welfare
their daily needs but their welfare which is much more important these dogs
which is much more important these dogs
which is much more important these dogs will be socialized with other dogs and
will be socialized with other dogs and
will be socialized with other dogs and with people unlike the dogs in our
with people unlike the dogs in our
with people unlike the dogs in our traditional shelter who will break with
traditional shelter who will break with
traditional shelter who will break with kennel stress which is what happens when
kennel stress which is what happens when
kennel stress which is what happens when incessant barking causes a dog to
incessant barking causes a dog to
incessant barking causes a dog to withdraw that dog becomes almost
withdraw that dog becomes almost
withdraw that dog becomes almost impossible to adopt these dogs will find
impossible to adopt these dogs will find
impossible to adopt these dogs will find homes they will be rehabilitated by this
homes they will be rehabilitated by this
homes they will be rehabilitated by this amazing behavior team that was willing
amazing behavior team that was willing
amazing behavior team that was willing to challenge how we could actually
to challenge how we could actually
to challenge how we could actually manage dogs that were not a hundred
manage dogs that were not a hundred
manage dogs that were not a hundred percent perfect to start with so now
percent perfect to start with so now
percent perfect to start with so now you’re getting a little bit excited you
you’re getting a little bit excited you
you’re getting a little bit excited you continue on in this shelter and you come
continue on in this shelter and you come
continue on in this shelter and you come across another glassed-in area this is
across another glassed-in area this is
across another glassed-in area this is the surgical suite area miracles here do
the surgical suite area miracles here do
the surgical suite area miracles here do not happen behind closed doors
not happen behind closed doors
not happen behind closed doors large and small miracles happen every
large and small miracles happen every
large and small miracles happen every day as veterinarians in the community
day as veterinarians in the community
day as veterinarians in the community challenge with a thought they knew about
challenge with a thought they knew about
challenge with a thought they knew about animal shelters as you’re standing there
animal shelters as you’re standing there
animal shelters as you’re standing there a group of
a group of
a group of kids come up this is a field trip for
kids come up this is a field trip for
kids come up this is a field trip for the community they’re training
the community they’re training
the community they’re training veterinarians on the techniques of high
veterinarians on the techniques of high
veterinarians on the techniques of high volume spay and neuter it’s a teaching
volume spay and neuter it’s a teaching
volume spay and neuter it’s a teaching hospital as you’re standing there you
hospital as you’re standing there you
hospital as you’re standing there you hear commotion behind you and you turn
hear commotion behind you and you turn
hear commotion behind you and you turn around and you see a boxer this is a
around and you see a boxer this is a
around and you see a boxer this is a boxer that we imagine out in our
boxer that we imagine out in our
boxer that we imagine out in our traditional shelter this boxer has been
traditional shelter this boxer has been
traditional shelter this boxer has been saved by these veterinarians in this
saved by these veterinarians in this
saved by these veterinarians in this shelter of the future this progressive
shelter of the future this progressive
shelter of the future this progressive shelter his tumor was removed he spent
shelter his tumor was removed he spent
shelter his tumor was removed he spent two weeks in a foster home while his
two weeks in a foster home while his
two weeks in a foster home while his wounds were healing getting better
wounds were healing getting better
wounds were healing getting better socialized and coming out of his shell
socialized and coming out of his shell
socialized and coming out of his shell he was adopted you notice these dragging
he was adopted you notice these dragging
he was adopted you notice these dragging his person behind him moving quickly
his person behind him moving quickly
his person behind him moving quickly from the Dopson area making a beeline to
from the Dopson area making a beeline to
from the Dopson area making a beeline to the door he knows he has hit the jackpot
the door he knows he has hit the jackpot
the door he knows he has hit the jackpot his life has changed forever
his life has changed forever
his life has changed forever and that German Shepherd that we talked
and that German Shepherd that we talked
and that German Shepherd that we talked about his name is Brian Brian was
about his name is Brian Brian was
about his name is Brian Brian was adopted it took one person to change
adopted it took one person to change
adopted it took one person to change Brian’s life Brian was not going to be
Brian’s life Brian was not going to be
Brian’s life Brian was not going to be an easy dog but you can imagine all he
an easy dog but you can imagine all he
an easy dog but you can imagine all he had to do was learn where the furniture
had to do was learn where the furniture
had to do was learn where the furniture was so that first week was probably
was so that first week was probably
was so that first week was probably pretty exciting as he’s running into
pretty exciting as he’s running into
pretty exciting as he’s running into everything but he has become a wonderful
everything but he has become a wonderful
everything but he has become a wonderful wonderful dog so everything changes when
wonderful dog so everything changes when
wonderful dog so everything changes when the community comes together and asks
the community comes together and asks
the community comes together and asks how they can be part of the solution you
how they can be part of the solution you
how they can be part of the solution you might ask is this actually a dream the
might ask is this actually a dream the
might ask is this actually a dream the reality is that there are progressive
reality is that there are progressive
reality is that there are progressive shelters around the country that have
shelters around the country that have
shelters around the country that have made an enormous difference in the lives
made an enormous difference in the lives
made an enormous difference in the lives of animals in their community
of animals in their community
of animals in their community for example San Francisco is probably
for example San Francisco is probably
for example San Francisco is probably the safest place in the country to be a
the safest place in the country to be a
the safest place in the country to be a homeless pet the San Francisco Humane
homeless pet the San Francisco Humane
homeless pet the San Francisco Humane Society provides two veterinary
Society provides two veterinary
Society provides two veterinary hospitals that provided 85,000 physical
hospitals that provided 85,000 physical
hospitals that provided 85,000 physical exams to animals to people that don’t
exams to animals to people that don’t
exams to animals to people that don’t have a lot of money to pay for their
have a lot of money to pay for their
have a lot of money to pay for their care the humane alliance in Asheville
care the humane alliance in Asheville
care the humane alliance in Asheville North Carolina is a teaching hospital
North Carolina is a teaching hospital
North Carolina is a teaching hospital for veterinarians to learn spay and
for veterinarians to learn spay and
for veterinarians to learn spay and neuter techniques so that they can go
neuter techniques so that they can go
neuter techniques so that they can go out into other shelters and help ensure
out into other shelters and help ensure
out into other shelters and help ensure that these populations are kept under
that these populations are kept under
that these populations are kept under control and then one of my favorites San
control and then one of my favorites San
control and then one of my favorites San Diego the sandy
Diego the sandy
Diego the sandy Humane Society runs one of the best
Humane Society runs one of the best
Humane Society runs one of the best kitten nurseries in the world they
kitten nurseries in the world they
kitten nurseries in the world they treated 4000 kittens last year and they
treated 4000 kittens last year and they
treated 4000 kittens last year and they were all adopted so this shelter of the
were all adopted so this shelter of the
were all adopted so this shelter of the future is a shelter that ends in Happy
future is a shelter that ends in Happy
future is a shelter that ends in Happy Tails so my commitment to animal welfare
Tails so my commitment to animal welfare
Tails so my commitment to animal welfare started when I was very young as you can
started when I was very young as you can
started when I was very young as you can imagine you’re probably not surprised I
imagine you’re probably not surprised I
imagine you’re probably not surprised I had just about every type of pet every
had just about every type of pet every
had just about every type of pet every type of pet that you could imagine but
type of pet that you could imagine but
type of pet that you could imagine but mostly we had dogs so I want to tell you
mostly we had dogs so I want to tell you
mostly we had dogs so I want to tell you a story about a dog of mine named brandy
a story about a dog of mine named brandy
a story about a dog of mine named brandy I was a teenager I lived in the Midwest
I was a teenager I lived in the Midwest
I was a teenager I lived in the Midwest I used to let brandy out to go to the
I used to let brandy out to go to the
I used to let brandy out to go to the bathroom at night before I went to bed
bathroom at night before I went to bed
bathroom at night before I went to bed small-town Midwest she wandered the
small-town Midwest she wandered the
small-town Midwest she wandered the neighborhood I would never admit that I
neighborhood I would never admit that I
neighborhood I would never admit that I guess I just did I would never recommend
guess I just did I would never recommend
guess I just did I would never recommend that but that’s what I used to do so one
that but that’s what I used to do so one
that but that’s what I used to do so one bitter cold Midwestern night I let her
bitter cold Midwestern night I let her
bitter cold Midwestern night I let her out back to go to the bathroom as I
out back to go to the bathroom as I
out back to go to the bathroom as I always did as I had done many many times
always did as I had done many many times
always did as I had done many many times before and many many times thereafter I
before and many many times thereafter I
before and many many times thereafter I came back a few minutes later expecting
came back a few minutes later expecting
came back a few minutes later expecting to find her at the back door because it
to find her at the back door because it
to find her at the back door because it was bitter cold and she’s usually there
was bitter cold and she’s usually there
was bitter cold and she’s usually there waiting to get back in well she’s not
waiting to get back in well she’s not
waiting to get back in well she’s not there I call her and she doesn’t come
there I call her and she doesn’t come
there I call her and she doesn’t come and I hear a dog barking up the street
and I hear a dog barking up the street
and I hear a dog barking up the street so you can imagine as a teenager my
so you can imagine as a teenager my
so you can imagine as a teenager my first response was there’s no way that’s
first response was there’s no way that’s
first response was there’s no way that’s my dog so I closed the door and I come
my dog so I closed the door and I come
my dog so I closed the door and I come back a few minutes later and she’s still
back a few minutes later and she’s still
back a few minutes later and she’s still not there this is not normal and I hear
not there this is not normal and I hear
not there this is not normal and I hear another dog barking so I bundle up at
another dog barking so I bundle up at
another dog barking so I bundle up at runs up the street as I’m walking up the
runs up the street as I’m walking up the
runs up the street as I’m walking up the street I see yes brandy barking in a
street I see yes brandy barking in a
street I see yes brandy barking in a figure standing by a mailbox at the curb
figure standing by a mailbox at the curb
figure standing by a mailbox at the curb and I’m thinking oh my god what has my
and I’m thinking oh my god what has my
and I’m thinking oh my god what has my dog done now I could tell you stories
dog done now I could tell you stories
dog done now I could tell you stories about this dog so I walk up and brandy
about this dog so I walk up and brandy
about this dog so I walk up and brandy stops barking and I realize that she’s
stops barking and I realize that she’s
stops barking and I realize that she’s sitting next to an elderly neighbor of
sitting next to an elderly neighbor of
sitting next to an elderly neighbor of ours a very old woman that had lived up
ours a very old woman that had lived up
ours a very old woman that had lived up the street that honestly I had never
the street that honestly I had never
the street that honestly I had never talked to no surprise as a teenager so
talked to no surprise as a teenager so
talked to no surprise as a teenager so she tells me she had forgotten to get
she tells me she had forgotten to get
she tells me she had forgotten to get her mail and it was bedtime and she
her mail and it was bedtime and she
her mail and it was bedtime and she decided to
decided to
decided to her mail she walked down her steep steep
her mail she walked down her steep steep
her mail she walked down her steep steep driveway in her robe late at night and
driveway in her robe late at night and
driveway in her robe late at night and was afraid to go back up the driveway so
was afraid to go back up the driveway so
was afraid to go back up the driveway so she was just standing there so Brandi
she was just standing there so Brandi
she was just standing there so Brandi and I walked her up into the house where
and I walked her up into the house where
and I walked her up into the house where she was safe parted ways and we went
she was safe parted ways and we went
she was safe parted ways and we went about our business
about our business
about our business so fast forward 2013 I’m a veterinarian
so fast forward 2013 I’m a veterinarian
so fast forward 2013 I’m a veterinarian how many unique veterinarian I also have
how many unique veterinarian I also have
how many unique veterinarian I also have an MBA and one of 45 veterinarians in
an MBA and one of 45 veterinarians in
an MBA and one of 45 veterinarians in the world who were board certified by
the world who were board certified by
the world who were board certified by the American College of animal welfare
the American College of animal welfare
the American College of animal welfare in 2013 I left New York City after 16
in 2013 I left New York City after 16
in 2013 I left New York City after 16 years with the ASPCA moved across the
years with the ASPCA moved across the
years with the ASPCA moved across the country to Phoenix Arizona why you might
country to Phoenix Arizona why you might
country to Phoenix Arizona why you might ask
ask
ask would you leave New York City and go to
would you leave New York City and go to
would you leave New York City and go to Phoenix Arizona besides the fact it’s
Phoenix Arizona besides the fact it’s
Phoenix Arizona besides the fact it’s beautiful here
beautiful here
beautiful here the reason was in 2013 maricopa county
the reason was in 2013 maricopa county
the reason was in 2013 maricopa county was considered one of the worst places
was considered one of the worst places
was considered one of the worst places in the country to be a homeless pet one
in the country to be a homeless pet one
in the country to be a homeless pet one of the worst places in the country to be
of the worst places in the country to be
of the worst places in the country to be a homeless pet i had to find out for
a homeless pet i had to find out for
a homeless pet i had to find out for myself
myself
myself well i can tell you that it was fast
well i can tell you that it was fast
well i can tell you that it was fast forward three and a half years later
forward three and a half years later
forward three and a half years later after embracing with a community after a
after embracing with a community after a
after embracing with a community after a massive amount of change after turning
massive amount of change after turning
massive amount of change after turning the ship upside down instead of turning
the ship upside down instead of turning
the ship upside down instead of turning it around I can tell you that just like
it around I can tell you that just like
it around I can tell you that just like progressive communities like San
progressive communities like San
progressive communities like San Francisco Asheville North Carolina and
Francisco Asheville North Carolina and
Francisco Asheville North Carolina and San Diego we were able to change the
San Diego we were able to change the
San Diego we were able to change the paradigm for animals in our shelter when
paradigm for animals in our shelter when
paradigm for animals in our shelter when a community comes together and says how
a community comes together and says how
a community comes together and says how can I make a difference we’re able to
can I make a difference we’re able to
can I make a difference we’re able to reduce euthanasia by 84 percent 84
reduce euthanasia by 84 percent 84
reduce euthanasia by 84 percent 84 percent all it takes is somebody willing
percent all it takes is somebody willing
percent all it takes is somebody willing to question the status quo willing to
to question the status quo willing to
to question the status quo willing to decide that the shelter of the past is
decide that the shelter of the past is
decide that the shelter of the past is not acceptable for the future when a
not acceptable for the future when a
not acceptable for the future when a community is willing to ask what can I
community is willing to ask what can I
community is willing to ask what can I do to help just like the dog that we
do to help just like the dog that we
do to help just like the dog that we remove the tumor Gus well Gus had a
remove the tumor Gus well Gus had a
remove the tumor Gus well Gus had a foster that took him home for two weeks
foster that took him home for two weeks
foster that took him home for two weeks while his wounds healed one of the most
while his wounds healed one of the most
while his wounds healed one of the most important thing that a community can do
important thing that a community can do
important thing that a community can do nowadays
nowadays
nowadays has helped their shelters by fostering
has helped their shelters by fostering
has helped their shelters by fostering sick animals it’s a short period of time
sick animals it’s a short period of time
sick animals it’s a short period of time they will be adopted the animal shelter
they will be adopted the animal shelter
they will be adopted the animal shelter of the past the animal shelter that
of the past the animal shelter that
of the past the animal shelter that you’ve all visited the animal shelter
you’ve all visited the animal shelter
you’ve all visited the animal shelter that is open at this very minute by the
that is open at this very minute by the
that is open at this very minute by the hundreds across the country is rapidly
hundreds across the country is rapidly
hundreds across the country is rapidly becoming obsolete and what’s to come
becoming obsolete and what’s to come
becoming obsolete and what’s to come is truly magical thank you
is truly magical thank you
is truly magical thank you [Applause]
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