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Access to Veterinary Care: A Critical Animal Welfare IssueMatt Bershadker
President and CEOASPCA
Gary Weitzman, DVM, MPH, CAWAPresident and CEOSan Diego Humane Society
Michael J. Blackwell, DVM, MPHDirectorProgram for Pet Health EquityCollege of Social WorkUniversity of Tennessee
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SAWA Annual ConferenceGary Weitzman, DVM, MPH, CAWANovember 14, 2017
Preserving the Bond:Access to Veterinary Care
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The Bond is Real
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What Happens When the Bond is Broken?
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Shelters Have a Unique Front RowSeat to the Bond Between Humans and Animals
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How Do We Intervene Here?
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RelinquishmentIntervention
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Number 1 Reason for Relinquishments?
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The Cost of Pet MaintenanceJournal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 2014National Council on Pet Population and Policy
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Not just for these populations
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It used to be just about S/N
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80% of pets living in poverty are unsterilized
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So…Where Do Shelters Fit In?
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Our Biggest Challenge: Access to Veterinary Care
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For Those Without Resources…
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And Those With…
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Private Veterinary Practice is Cost Prohibitive for Many
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Pet Insurance hasn’t come to the rescue
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Is Small Animal Veterinary Practice a 20th Century Invention?
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Shelters Have Taken Up This Challenge
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Shelter MedicineMedical Teaching ProgramsWellness ServicesVaccination/Microchip ClinicsSpay/Neuter ClinicsTNR ClinicsMobile ServicesMedical Hot LinesFull Service HospitalsSpecialty/Referral HospitalsEuthanasia Services
Todays Shelter Veterinary Services
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Spay/Neuter Services
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New Hospital floorplan
Emergency Services
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Specialized Surgeries
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Safety Net Programming
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PAWS Event
Community Vaccine and S/N Clinics
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We all have the same goals…
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Stop RelinquishmentsDue to Lack of Access to Veterinary Care
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So Where Do We Go from Here?
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Bridging the Divide
Discussions Began Feb 2013
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SAWA and AVMA Discussions
February 2013 Las VegasSeptember 2013 AtlantaNovember 2013 TempeFebruary 2014 Las VegasFebruary 2015 Las VegasMarch 2015 New OrleansJuly 2015 Boston AVMA ConventionNovember 2015 St. Petersburg
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Mutual SAWA and AVMA GoalsWork together on animal welfare issues
Achieve a mutually beneficial relationship with respectful dialogue
Communicate with AVMA and SAWA members to solve client and animal issues on a national level
Save lives and keep clients by working together
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HSUS Access to Care ForumAnimal Care EXPO New Orleans March 2015
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Accessibility of Care Summit Blacksburg, VA October 2015
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University of Tennessee Veterinary
Accessibility Program
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HSVMA Animal Welfare Symposium October 2017
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SAWA Annual Conference Miami November 13-15, 2017
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SAWA Veterinary Action Committee
SAWA-AVMA Task ForceEducation opportunitiesWork with AAVMC – Vet schoolsWork with AVMA – Private practitionersJoin with those who have already “bridged the gap:” Bayer, B-I, Purina, VCA, Hills, etc.
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But We Don’t Want To Do This Alone...
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The Lifesaving Importance of Affordable and Accessible Veterinary Care
Matt BershadkerPresident and CEO, ASPCA
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The Lifesaving Importance of Affordable and Accessible Veterinary Care
1. Challenges Facing Low Income Pet Owners
2. The ASPCA Approach
3. Engaging Communities in Need: NYC, LA, and Miami
4. Next Steps in Keeping People & Pets Together
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Challenges Facing Low Income Pet Owners
1. Lack of affordable pet friendly housing
2. High shelter fees that prevent return to owner
3. Lack of co-housing for homeless pet owners and their pets
4. Inability to afford or access veterinary care and spay/neuter- In LA, 77% of owners relinquishing pets named lack of access to vet
care as the primary reason
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Challenges Facing Low Income Pet OwnersASPCA Pet Re-Homing Research
Key Findings:
1. More than 1 million pet owners re-home their pets every year
2. 40% would have kept pet with access to free or low-cost vet care
3. Low-income owners most impacted
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Challenges Facing Low Income Pet OwnersLess income doesn’t mean less love
While laws have evolved to where failure to meet needs can constitute cruelty…
1. Poverty can keep pet owners from being able to provide their animals with adequate vet care
2. Attachment to pets may be greater among the homeless
3. There’s no correlation between income and desire/commitment to provide necessary care
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Challenges Facing Low Income Pet OwnersNYC: Intake and Poverty
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Challenges Facing Low Income Pet OwnersLA: Intake and Poverty
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Challenges Facing Low Income Pet Owners:Miami: Intake and Poverty
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The ASPCA Approach – Keeping Pet Owners and their Pets Together
1. Community Medicine• Spay/Neuter• Primary Pet Care – Mobile and Stationary
2. ASPCA Hospital (urgent care)
3. Community Engagement Teams
4. Humane Alliance
5. Partnering with local veterinarians/Grants
6. Making public policy more compassionate, effective
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1. Spay/Neuter • 85,000 surgeries
2. Primary Pet Care• 15,000 services Exam Diagnostics & treatments, non-invasive Treatment for parasites, ear & eye infections, skin conditions Vaccinations Short term pain management Humane euthanasia Basic education
Community MedicineHigh Quality, High Volume Spay/Neuter and Primary Pet Care
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1. ASPCA Animal Hospital • 15,000 clients• Cruelty cases and low/no income only • ARC -- Animal Recovery Center
2. Community Engagement Teams • Shelter and in-field retention efforts
ASPCA Animal Hospital & Community Engagement Teams
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1. Increases access to - and delivers - low cost, high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter
2. Creates, maintains, & leverages networks of professionals
3. 153 clinics mentored nationwide
4. 1.25M surgeries per year
5. 500 students trained per year=14.5%
6. 300 veterinarians trained per year
7. 200 other, veterinary assistants, office managers
Humane AllianceTraining and influencing America’s veterinarians
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Partnerships with Local Veterinarians
2014 - 2017 Total # of Vet Partners Total # of Animals HelpedNYC 38 3,697LA 11 8,570
$3,100,000 in grants
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Changing Public Policy
• Supporting state “animal population control funds” – funding for S/N for low income pet owners
• Waiving fees that keep low income pet owners from reclaiming pets
• Ending and preventing mandatory spay/neuter laws (for non shelter animals)
• Ensuring access to low-cost spay/neuter services
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Lack of affordable option
Fines for lack of compliance
Inability to pay
Relinquishment
Changing Public PolicyThe Effects of Mandatory Spay/Neuter Laws
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Changing Public PolicyCase Study: Alabama Veterinary Board
• Alabama VMA was able to prevent legislative efforts to open access to spay/neuter resources
• Alabama State Vet Board was actively interfering with the operation of low cost spay/neuter clinic
• In 2017, ASPCA prepared a federal lawsuit against the Board
• Our lawsuit threat persuaded the Board and enabled S/N access
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Queens
Brooklyn
Bronx
Manhattan
Staten Island
Engaging Communities: New York City
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Downey
Baldwin
Downtown LA
Engaging Communities : Los Angeles
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Engaging Communities: Miami
ASPCA Veterinary Clinic at Liberty City Floor Plan
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Next Steps in Keeping Pets & People Together
1. Support/engage communities in safety net work
2. Provide community medicine/clinics/primary pet care for owners with limited resources
3. Fight for laws and policies that increase access to affordable vet care
4. Encourage private vet practitioners to get involved
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Achieving Health Equity
for All Pets
Michael J. Blackwell, DVM, MPHDirectorProgram for Pet Health EquityCollege of Social WorkUniversity of Tennessee
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Key Points
Pets as FamilyMajor Animal Welfare Crisis Affecting Pets
Making Choices
Aligned Veterinary
Care
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“Family” The Harris Poll® #41, July 16, 2015*
95% of pet owners consider their pets to be members of the family
45% of pet owners say they’ve frequently or occasionally bought birthday presents for their pets
31% say they frequently or occasionally cook especially for their pets
Today’s “family” is often a social unit consisting of humans and non-humans
*More Than Ever, Pets are Members of the Family (http://www.theharrispoll.com/health-and-life/Pets-are-Members-of-the-Family.html)
Vets for Pets of Homeless Owners –CAIT/UT
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Societal Behaviors Toward Pets
$69.36 billion (projected) 2017 expenditures (American Pet Products Association) Estimated Breakdown:
Food $29.69 billionSupplies/OTC Medicine $14.93 billionVet Care $16.62 billionLive animal purchases $ 2.01 billionOther Services $ 6.11 billion
Evolving animal welfare lawsCustody cases Trusts and estatesRestraining orders
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25 Million dogs and cats
20,914,766
0.669
13,991,979
1.85
25,885,160
Households participating in SNAP (Oct. 2017)
Avg. number of households with a dog or cat (AVMA)
SNAP households with a dog or cat
Avg. number of dogs or cats per household (AVMA)
SNAP Households with dogs and cats
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25 Million dogs and cats
What this number does not include:• Pets other than dogs or cats• Pets in middle class households with limited
discretionary funds
Assumptions:• Few or no preventive or sick care options available• Left to endure pain and suffering or pre-mature death• Relinquished to the animal sheltering system30-40% just need temporary help (Dr. Sara Pizano)
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Disenfranchisement
American story of the high costs of
health care
Struggling families unable to provide for veterinary care
Needs to be understood to find evidence-based
solutions
Alignment of resources can
establish a safety-net
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Should only the well-off have pets?
Yes No
Deny “companionship with pets” to those who are less fortunate
Continue to ignore families in need
Choice 1
Establish a safety-net for the non-human members of the family
Choice 2
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Program for Pet Health Equity
MissionTo align resources to provide care for pets not adequately served by the current system.
VisionAll pets have access to veterinary care, including those in low-income households.
ObjectivesFoster, promote, and facilitate national collaboration and public policy development to remove barriers to veterinary care for all pets, through education, service, and social and public health research, in collaboration with strategic partners.
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Coverage Better insurance programs Better third-party support
Services Eliminate “care deserts” “Effective” vs “Gold standard” care
Timeliness Efficient in-take Pre-qualification?
Workforce Interprofessional (One Health) - Social services and public health Incentivizing veterinarians Mid-level veterinary care providers?
Achieving Health Equity for All Pets:Aligned Veterinary Care System
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Access to Veterinary Care:Barriers, Best Practices, and Public Policy(National study funded by Maddie’s Fund)
Pet Owners Poverty (<138% of FPL) Struggling (138 to 250% of FPL) Middle-class and up (>250% of FPL)
Veterinary Service Providers Private for-profit Nonprofit Animal control agencies
Commissioned by the Access to Veterinary Care Coalition (http://avcc.utk.edu)
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Short-Term Outcomes
• National Population Study• Identify primary barriers• Characterize what’s working• Provide a basis for public policies
• Seminal Report (By December 2018)
• Program for Pet Health Equity
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Intermediate-Term OutcomesEducation Scholarly reports and symposia Fellowship in Leadership and Public Policy
Service Collaboration with community-based projects National Registry of aligned veterinary care providers
Social and Public Health Research Impacts on families and veterinary care providers Public health risks and threats
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Long-Term Outcomes
Better coordination of resources Veterinary medicine and sheltering system
Social services and Public health
Veterinary care system that serves “all” familiesNew models for reaching underserved familiesPublic policies that form a safety-net
Pet health equityAll pets have an opportunity to receive veterinary care Leading Pet Health Indicators
High priority pet health issues and actions
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Aligned Veterinary
Care
Veterinary Medicine
Shelters and
Rescues
Social Services
Public Health
Policy Makers
Animal Welfare
Organizations
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Key Stakeholders1. Pets and their people
2. Veterinary, social services, and public health professionals
3. Animal shelters, rescues, and other animal welfare organizations
4. Federal, state, and local government
5. Corporations, foundations, and other support organizations
6. Private citizens
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Equity
Focus
Understand
Achieving Pet Health EquityAligned Veterinary Care System• Coverage• Services• Timeliness• Workforce
Center for Pet Health Equity• Education• Service• Social & Public Health Research
Access to Veterinary Care Report• Barriers• Best Practices• Public Policy
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Gary Weitzman, DVM, MPH, CAWAPresident and CEOSan Diego Humane Society
Matt BershadkerPresident and CEOASPCA
Michael J. Blackwell, DVM, MPHDirectorProgram for Pet Health EquityCollege of Social WorkUniversity of Tennessee