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Name: Online Event – 6/17/26 – Shelter Med LIVE: You Can Handle It! Humane Techniques and Tools for Shelter Med Procedures – UC Davis KSMP
Start: 2026-06-17T16:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-17T17:00:00-07:00
Location: Virtual

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Online Event – 6/17/26 – Shelter Med LIVE: You Can Handle It! Humane Techniques and Tools for Shelter Med Procedures – UC Davis KSMP

June 17 @ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

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Free

Animals’ fear, anxiety, and stress coming into the shelter can turn an exam, vaccinations, or the euthanasia experience into a tense, even traumatic, ordeal for all involved, compromising care, safety, and efficiency. With often little information about an animal’s history and the need to balance safety with population health, solid humane handling techniques and tools are foundational for medical teams.

When that 70-pound dog won’t stop spinning and snapping, or the senior cat wants to lash out from the crate, is your team prepared to respond in a way that won’t cause lasting trauma to the animals or the team? In this episode of Shelter Med LIVE, relief shelter veterinarian Dr. Michelle Gaston and Humane Innovations founder John Peaveler join host Dr. Jenn Bennett to share tips and techniques for humane handling and behavior management in high-stress shelter situations.

You’ll leave this conversation knowing:

Techniques for defensive handling/protected contact that may differ from what you were taught in veterinary school
Equipment and safety tools help protect staff while minimizing the impact to the animal’s experience
How the veterinarian’s leadership role impacts shelter handling culture and why strategic support is essential for medical teams
How investment in proper humane handling training and equipment helps the shelter’s bottom line – it just makes good financial and people sense!

About Shelter Med LIVE

Shelter medicine bridges gaps in veterinary care access, ensuring animals are sterilized, vaccinated, and have the medical treatment they need before going home to the people and communities who care for them. Shelter Med LIVE is the place where vet professionals connect around what it takes to make shelter medicine happen every day—from intake triage to MacGyvering creative fixes. Every third Wednesday, join your UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program host Dr. Jenn Bennett and special guests for real talk and real solutions.

Ask questions (or send them in ahead of time). This isn’t a lecture—it’s a conversation for everyone who wants to talk shop about shelter medicine. Kick back and recharge with your colleagues in the middle of a long week.

This event has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit by CAWA and NACA.

Can’t make it live? Register to receive the recording and resources after the event, accessible through the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program Shelter Learniverse, #ThanksToMaddie!

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