Mike Keiley: Director, Adoption Centers and Programs, MSPCA Interim Executive Director, NEAS NEFHS Board Member   The MSPCA is one of the oldest and most respected humane organizations in the country, as well as a thought leader in progressive animal welfare practices. While our goal to protect and serve the largest number of animals possible... Read More

When the world effectively shut down around us last year, there was little notice for the NEFHS to make alternate plans for our Annual Conference we had worked so hard to prepare in the prior year. It was with great sadness we chose to cancel the event and we spent the coming months feeling more... Read More

By Jamie Garabedian, community relations manager, Northeast Animal Shelter As animal welfare organizations, we all use social media for obvious reasons — be it posting cute photos of adoptable pets, or sharing happy endings. While it’s important to use these tools to promote the animals in our care, we can maximize the value of social... Read More

Dear New England, The NEFHS has served as a platform to discuss important issues impacting the field of animal welfare for decades. We have hosted tense conversations regarding cat transports, open adoptions, and euthanasia decisions. Despite our track record of tackling difficult issues, not once have we facilitated a conversation to address the lack of... Read More

Katie Kozikowski, New England Federation Board Member The New England Federation of Humane Societies has been around for decades (actually, at this point, close to a century!) and as an ACO, when you read the name “….Federation of Humane Societies”, your first thought might be, ‘oh this must be a Shelter worker’s conference’….but boy would... Read More

By: Hannah Orenstein, Advisor, NE Fed Animal Control Supervisor, TJO Imagine taking the accumulated hair from every brush you have ever owned, rolling it into a giant, tangled mass, gluing it around your body and walking around like that for years. Sounds pretty awful, right? Right! This form of neglect in dogs, a lack of... Read More

By: Karina King, NEFHS Board Member Have you ever thought “I’ll never be able to go to a conference! My group is too small, and never has money to send people to conferences.”? This is your year! Scholarships for the New England Federation of Humane Societies’ annual conference are NEW & IMPROVED for 2019, thanks... Read More

By Kerry Garofano, New England Federation Board Member When I joined the New England Federation of Humane Societies (NEFHS) Advisory Council last year, sure, there was a volunteer job description, but I really had no idea what I was in store for. With an animal welfare background but a career trajectory that had steered me to the (very necessary)... Read More