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21 January 2016

Dr. Ardra Cole Accepts Innovator Award

The 2015 Innovator of the Year, Dr. Ardra Cole, received the award based on her work with Elder Dog Canada.

The primary goal of Elder Dog Canada is to support and maintain the relationship between a senior human and their companion animals who, more often than not, are also seniors. It’s all about the relationship between people and dogs; particularly seniors. Breaking that down, the goal is to help seniors keep their dogs with them at home as they live independently and to maintain their (seniors and dogs) health and well-being.

The Innovation Showcase was launched in 2013 to discover innovative projects that could be replicated across the Urban Animal industry.

The 2015 IRED Scholarship Competition was made possible with grants from:

18 December 2015

2015 Innovation Showcase Winner

The Innovation Showcase was launched in 2013 to discover innovative projects that could be replicated across the Urban Animal industry. The top FOUR innovators are awarded the status of ‘Mentor’. The 2015 innovator of the year is…

Dr. Ardra Cole

Dr. Cole received a score of 7.63 or 84.8% to win the Innovation Showcase.

Dr. Cole is the founder of ElderDog Canada, an organization that supports and maintains the relationship between senior citizens and their dogs. ElderDog also supports older dogs that have had their lives disrupted due to illness, relocation, or death of their human companion.

Dr. Cole is a university professor that currently works as a Senior Administrator at a university; she has been a university faculty member for 25 years. Dr. Cole volunteered for Therapeutic Paws of Canada with her dog Tattoo (now passed on) and they regularly visited palliative care patients. Currently Dr. Cole is an Evaluator of prospective dog volunteers and their humans.

The 2015 IRED Scholarship Competition was made possible with grants from:

17 December 2015

2015 Emerging Leader

The Emerging Leader Scholarships were launched in 2010 to illuminate the up and coming leaders in the pet industry. The goal is to grant these emerging leaders the opportunity to network with current leaders and gain executive insight into their sector. The Emerging Leader program illuminates future leaders for the benefit of organizations who wish to hire emerging talent. The winner this year is…

Kelsey Birtch

Kelsey received a score of 7.56 or 84% to win the Emerging Leader category.

She was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1986. Animals formed a big part of her life until she graduated from New Westminster High School in 2004. Around this time, Kelsey volunteered with the New Westminster Police Department in their Crime Prevention Unit and started working at a doggie daycare in Burnaby where she was responsible for upwards of 40 dogs a day. Concurrently, she attended Simon Fraser University from 2004-2010 and received her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Criminology. From there she moved onto the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as an Auxiliary Animal Care Attendant for the City of Vancouver and Maple Ridge respectively. In October 2014, Kelsey was recruited by the City of Vancouver as the first full-time Animal Services Licensing Liaison in British Columbia. Learn more about Kelsey here.

The 2015 IRED Scholarship Competition was made possible with grants from:

16 December 2015

2015 Research Posters - Winner

Research Posters, introduced in 2014, deliver evidence supporting the improvement of the pet experience in urban communities. The Poster program provides students with an opportunity to distribute information beyond the research environment and share important evidence with members of the Alliance for Urban Animals. The winner this year is…

Dr. Tyler Flockhart

Dr. Flockhart received a score of 8.54 or 94.8% to win the Research Posters category.

He is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Guelph that is studying feline overpopulation and its management. Flockhart is performing research to answer several critical questions, including how to determine the actual population of feral cats. He is developing a population model for cats and is tracking feral cats in Toronto and Guelph to examine their movements. Flockhart’s research should provide crucial information on feral cat populations and successful management of Canada’s feral felines. Find more information about his work here.

The 2015 IRED Scholarship Competition was made possible with grants from:

15 December 2015

2015 Digital Journalist

The Digital Journalist category was introduced to the Urban Animal program in 2015. The intent of the Digital Journalist category is to illuminate those who deliver digital images and information to audiences in urban municipalities. These individuals are instrumental in the development of public opinion, culture and behaviours for a healthy, wholesome environment for Urban Animals (human and non-human). The winner this year is…

Dr. Rebecca Ledger

Dr. Ledger received a score of 7.6 or 84.4% to win the Digital Journalist category.

She writes for the Vancouver Sun about animal welfare issues including animal legislation, pet care/health, and animal behaviour. Her articles may also be found in the National Post, the Leader Post, the Calgary Herald, The Star Phoenix, The Windsor Star, the Montreal Gazette and the Ottawa Citizen. Dr. Ledger is also active on her Twitter account and is in the process of creating her Animal Behaviour and Welfare Consulting website.

Dr. Ledger is a Faculty Member at Langara College, teaching Basic and Advanced courses in animal behaviour, animal welfare, animal law and business. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of London, her Masters Degree in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare from the University of Edinburgh (The Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies) and her Doctorate in the assessment and treatment of behavioural disorders in shelter dogs from Brunel University.

Learn more about Dr. Ledger here.

The 2015 IRED Scholarship Competition was made possible with grants from:

14 December 2015

2015 IRED Winners Revealed Through InfoStream

Urban Animal is pleased to advise the completion of the 2015 Innovation, Research, Emerging Leader and Digital Journalist (IRED) Scholarship programs. Urban Animal has engaged CW Communications to complete this project. During the next four days the 2015 IRED winners will be revealed each day using InfoStream. The awards will then be delivered to the winners in each category.

Presented by the Urban Animal Foundation, IRED and Summit Award Scholarships provide current and future leaders of the Urban Animal industry with an opportunity to share their knowledge and expertise with the thought leaders of North American agencies and organizations.

Fourteen finalists were selected from a field of 36 applicants based on scores from the Urban Animal Adjudicator Panels at four regional and one virtual event between April and June 2015. These adjudication scores were then used to determine the winners in each category.