FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
And the Winners are…
Just Announced Recipients for the 2011 Summit Awards.
CALGARY, OCTOBER 21, 2011:
An initiative of PetLynx Corporation and its industry partners, the International Summit for Urban Animal Strategies (ISUAS) is a gathering of executive-level thought leaders from all four sectors of the companion animal industry – animal control/legislation, animal health/wellness, animal welfare and animal services. The Summit is designed to enable participants to advance state-of-the-art urban animal strategies and implement these strategies in their communities.
The 2011 Summit Award winners were determined by current ISUAS delegates and Alumnus in good standing, who cast their ballots via a confidential computerized voting system. Award winners were announced during the gala reception on Friday, October 21st, 2011.
“I have to say I was really impressed with the quality of the nominees for this year’s awards” declared Joe Mauro Summit Awards Committee Chair and master of ceremonies for the event. “Each year the bar is raised another level as the number of high calibre candidates grows; and made our job as a selection committee a tough one. Like the Academy Awards there can only be one winner in each category but the future of our communities is in good hands as exemplified by the commitment and innovative thinking of all our nominees.”
Learn more about the International Summit for Urban Animal Strategies and the awards program at www.tsuas.com
And the winners are;
Animal Homing – sponsored by: Iams Canada
Nominees must demonstrate innovation, commitment and extraordinary effort in homing animals through adoption, sale, return-to-owner, re-homing and/or fostering programs.
• Toronto Animal Services, ON
Animal Sheltering – sponsored by: Petsmart
Recognizes extraordinary efforts to address both the physical and psychological aspects of animal care for animals in shelters, pounds, retail outlets, kennels, veterinary clinics/hospitals, grooming shops and other facilities where animals are housed.
• City of Edmonton, AB
Animal Wellness - sponsored by: Pet Secure Pet Insurance
Recognizes a Nominee’s efforts to improve the overall levels of wellness for animals of pet families in a particular client base, community or industry sector.
• Alberta Spay and Neuter Task Force, AB
Communications
Recognizes outstanding achievement in the development and successful delivery of content, education, communications programs/strategies/initiatives and/or media involvement that promotes a better environment for pets and people locally, nationally or internationally.
• Nova Scotia SPCA
Community Collaboration
Recognizes programs, codes of conduct, best practices, or legislative framework delivered across multiple sectors of the companion animal industry that improve levels of service and care provided to animals and people in a community.
• Calgary Humane Society & Alberta Animal Services
Community Compliance
Acknowledges efforts to increase the overall level of compliance in a community using a broad definition of responsibility and/or related best practices and standards and/or National Codes of Conduct.
• Toronto Humane Society Trap, Neuter and Release, ON
Distinguished Service Provider
Recognition of innovative services, products or programs that make a positive impact in the lives of pets and people within a specific community or sector(s) of the companion animal industry.
• Calgary Humane Society, AB
Individual Achievement - sponsored by: Iams Canada
Honours the exceptional efforts of a person who is currently working or volunteering in the companion animal industry. These individuals demonstrate unwavering efforts to the improvement of industry collaboration and promoting responsible pet families.
• Michelle Lem - Community Veterinary Outreach, ON
Innovation
Recognizes excellence in a product, service or program that improves the overall health, wellness and/or quality of life of animals in pet families, a particular client base, a community or any industry sector(s).
• Animal Rescue Foundation, AB
Lifetime Achievement
Honours the outstanding efforts of an individual
who has retired from active involvement in the companion animal industry. The individual demonstrates exceptional
effort to improving industry collaboration and promoting responsible pet
families.
• Dr. Lynn Webster
Responsible Breeder
Recognizes an individual who demonstrates exceptional commitment of five or more years to producing, promoting and homing animals while exhibiting a high level of professionalism, commitment and responsibility
• Cathy Prothro - Dog Legislation Council of Canada, NS
Retail – sponsored by: Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada (PIJAC)
Special achievement in the area of Retailer is presented to a business most deserving based on its commitment to implementing in-store and community programs that enhance the experience of pets and people.
• Petland – Kamloops, BC
Congratulations to all!
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joe Mauro Summit Awards Chair
(p) 403.219.1088 (e) admin@tsuas.com
The Summits for Urban Animal Strategies [Summit] attract Executive Thought Leaders from North America's Companion Animal Industry to develop strategies that will create and sustain healthy communities for pets and people. Executive level discussion, networking and world class speakers facilitate the executive working sessions. The Annual Summit Awards are presented in conjunction with the Summit each October and bestow the recognition of industry peers upon individuals and organizations who are achieving success in each summit award category. The International Summit for Urban Animal Strategies will be held in Montebello, Quebec from 19 – 22 October 2011.
http://www.tsuas.com
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The companion animal value chain
The Summit Awards are focused on the value delivery area of the companion animal value chain. While the sponsors and allies who support and sponsor the Summits for Urban Animal Strategies are value providers (green ring) or members of the national and regional support groups (blue ring) all of the Summit Awards are focused on the value delivery area of the value chain (pink ring).
The value delivery area of the companion animal value chain is further divided into four sub-sectors, which are used to determine the merit basis of some of the Summit Awards. These sub-sectors are: Animal Control & Legislative Enforcement: includes bylaw enforcement agencies, licensing agencies and municipal agencies whose primary focus is to protect people from animals. Animal Welfare: includes humane societies, SPCA's and rescue groups whose primary focus is to protect animals from people.
Animal Health & Wellness: includes veterinary clinics, emergency hospitals, behaviour, chiropractic and therapeutic services and other service providers that focus on the health and wellness of animals.
Animal Services: includes all those service providers and value deliverers such as retailers, breeders, kennels, groomers, media, daycare and other services which are required by people and the animals they care for.
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