Bridget and Sydney are joined by Kristen Hassen of American Pets Alive! to discuss reimagining the animal welfare system to better meet the needs of animals and communities.Topics Include:Questioning our current shelter system. Human Animal Support Services (HASS). Focusing our limited resources on the optimization of our largest shelters. Integrating our largest shelters with social services agencies such as hospitals. The relationship between housing restrictions and pet surrenders, how to destigmatize pet surrenders, the silver linings of COVID, the future of animal welfare, daring to do things differently, and much more.Resources Mentioned:https://americanpetsalive.org/https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/CUDDLY Blog – https://bit.ly/3vLOyLkWant to connect with us? Follow us on social media!Email – podcast@cuddly.comInstagram @welovecuddlyTwitter @welovecuddlyFacebook @welovecuddlyhttps://cuddly.com/