2015 Summit Award Winner Lifetime Achievement

 

The Lifetime Achievement Summit recognizes an individual whose achievements have garnered the honor and respect of their peers in the Alliance for Urban Animals. This year our winner is...

James H. Bandow

James H. Bandow is being recognized for decades of service to the care & control sector of the Urban Animal Industry.

He was trained in small animal management in Europe and worked in small animal management in Germany, Denmark, the USA and Canada for 21 years. Prior to joining the animal care and control field in 1973, he owned and/or managed a number of animal production operations, and was involved in client training and product marketing and promotion. 

Mr. Bandow’s impressive resume includes:

• General Manager, City of Toronto Animal Control Services (1989 - 1999).
• Executive Director, Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (1984 -1989), Ottawa, Ont.
• General Manager, Hamilton SPCA ( 1980 -1984)
• Operations Supervisor, Investigator/Inspector, Hamilton SPCA (1973 - 1980)
• Owner/Operator of James H. Bandow & Associates (1989 - 2011) - providing consultation and training services to the animal care and control field in North America
• Executive Secretary of the Association of Animal Shelter Administrators of Ontario (1999-2007)
• Executive Director of Canadian Association for Humane Trapping (1999-2013)
• CAHT Representative to the National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice for Mink and Farmed Fox Development Committee (2012-2014).

Mr. Bandow has been involved in a variety of animal organizations and is an honourary member and past president of the Association of Animal Shelter Administrators of Ontario (AASAO). He is an honourary member and past president of the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA) in the USA, and, in fact, was the first Canadian Board member of the Society. Mr. Bandow is a past director of the Human Animal Bond Association of Canada (HABAC), as well as a current director of the Canadian Association for Humane Trapping (CAHT). He is a past member of the National Animal Control Association (NACA) in the USA, and of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers.

2015 Summit Awards - Lifetime Achievement

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual whose achievements has garnered the honor and respect of their peers in the Alliance for Urban Animals. Nominate someone today!

Previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement Summit Award:

• 2010 - Charles Simonds, CKC Foundation
• 2011 - Dr. Lynn Webster, MB
• 2012 - Bill Bruce City of Calgary
• 2013 - Paul Melanson for activities to establish a judicial framework for the protection of pets that in June 2010 resulted in legislation to license and regulate pet establishments in the province of New Brunswick.
• 2014 - Dr. Stephen Ettinger. Not only did Ettinger co-found the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, helped establish the Berkeley Veterinary Medical Group but he also published the "Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine," the gold standard in veterinary medical texts.

The Urban Animal program’s mission is to illuminate successful strategies for urban animals and to provide recognition for those who lead and innovate. The Summit Awards are an essential element of delivering on this mission. The Summits are presented annually using an academy style system of nominations followed by an open polling process.

For more information about the awards, process or merit criteria please visit Urban Animal.

A Lifetime of Urban Animal Achievement Celebrated

Keith Burgess, Paul Melanson

For more than a decade dedicated to the welfare of urban animals and communities, former New Brunswick Chief Animal Protection Officer, Paul Edward Melanson, received national recognition from his peers in the shape of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Summit Award. 

The Summit Award for Lifetime Achievement, sponsored by PetLynx, recognizes an individual who has earned the honour and respect of peers in the Urban Animal Industry for achievements in their field of endeavour. Melanson was presented personally with his award when the 2013 Summit Award Tour stopped in Cambridge, Ontario. 

Melanson joined the NBSPCA in 1999 as the organization was undergoing an intense period of renewal and professionalization. In 2000, after several years of negotiating with the Provincial Government, a revised provincial SPCA Act was proclaimed that gave the Society and its officers additional enforcement authority and responsibility. Melanson was recruited by the NBSPCA to become Chief APO (also with the title Chief Inspector) for the Province, a position he held until his retirement in 2012. 

"We had the privilege of working with Paul for many years and always appreciated his broad vision and tenacity to do what needed to be done.  Despite countless barriers Paul always stayed the course and achieved great things for the welfare of his staff and the animals of New Brunswick," Susan Dankert, PIJAC Canada.

During his tenure as Chief, Melanson implemented Standard Operating Procedures and specialized officer training, increased staff and animal safety and lobbied the provincial government for tougher animal protection legislation. Melanson worked  tirelessly to build relationships with the provincial police, RCMP, and crown prosecutors to fight for stronger animal protection legislation and better support for the NBSPCA. Despite severe financial challenges and a seemingly indifferent government, Melanson's efforts paid off when, in June 2010, the Province of New Brunswick introduced legislation to license and regulate pet establishments, a first in Canada.

           

Poll 3 WINNERS!

Poll 3 winners are.... 

Breeder 

Bundas Bengal Cattery with 60% of the votes

Communication 

Associate Veterinary Clinics – Dr. Jayne Takahashi with 33% of the votes

Homing 

Toronto Animal Services – James McLean with 42% of the votes

Lifetime Achievement 

Paul Melanson with 52% of the votes

CONGRATULATIONS to all Summit Award nominees and winners! 

Poll 3 Summit Awards Update - Current Leaders

The current leaders in Poll 3 of the 2013 YourSay™ Summit Awards are identified below. Those who haven't yet voted, can still honour industry nominees by clicking on the VOTE NOW link below:

Breeder
There are 5 Nominations in this category which features a tie:

30% Starstruck Labradors – Valina Pope
30% Bundas Bengal Cattery – Trysh  Tolhurst 

15% Tsar Shadow Karelians - Dawn Deeley

Communication
There are 5 Nominations in this category:

34% Associate Veterinary Clinics – Dr. Jayne Takahashi

22% American SPCA – Valerie Sheppard  

20% Bountiful Films – Helen Slinger

Homing
There are 7 Nominations in this category:

67% Toronto Animal Services – James McLean

9% Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society – Deanna Thompson
6% Meow Foundation - Debbie Nelson

Lifetime Achievement
There are 2 Nominations in this category:

70% Deborah Chalmers
30% Paul Melanson

VOTE NOW

Polls close Thursday, 10 October 2013. 

REVIEW NOMINATIONS

The 2013 Summit Awards will be presented during the Awards Gala on Friday, 18 October 2013. This event is open to the public.

Summit Award Update October 3rd

With only 7 days until the YourSay™ Summit Award Polls close. The current leaders for Survey 3 are:


Breeder:
There is an exciting tie between:
Bundas Bengals Cattery - Trysh Tolhurst and Starstruck Labradors - Valina Pope both with 26% of the vote

Communications:
Associate Veterinary Clinics - Dr. Jayne Takahashi with 28% of the vote

Homing:
Toronto Animal Services - James McLean with 41% of the vote

Lifetime Achievement:
Deborah Chalmers with 59% of the vote


The Polls close Thursday, 10 October 2013. 

Have YourSay™ VOTE NOW!

The 2013 Summit Awards will be presented during the Awards Gala on Friday, 18 October 2013. This event is open to the public.