Bridget and Sydney are joined by Spencer Conover of Pasco Animal Services to discuss how he and his team brought their shelter's animal success rate from 25% to 95%, what they've learned from focusing their attention on keeping animals out of shelters rather than what to do when they come in, the power of education and community engagement, and much more.Topics Include:How Spencer transitioned from sports journalism to animal welfareSeeing the need and becoming a cat personLeadership in rescueExperimenting with different programs and offeringsHow COVID revealed a new way to do rescueCommunity education and collaborationBuilding strong relationships between rescues and sheltersFinding the strategies that work well in your communityAnd other topics...Resources Mentioned:Blog: https://blog.cuddly.com/podcasts/preserve-the-human-animal-bond-pasco-animal-services/Website: pascocountyfl.net/408/Animal-ServicesWant to connect with us? Follow us on social media! Email: podcast@cuddly.comInstagram @welovecuddlyTwitter @welovecuddlyFacebook @welovecuddlyhttps://cuddly.com/