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Name: Webinar – 9/17/25 – Veterinarians Are the Heart: Your Role in Addressing Animal Cruelty in Your Community – HumaneVMA
Start: 2025-09-17T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-17T18:30:00-07:00
Location: Virtual

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Webinar – 9/17/25 – Veterinarians Are the Heart: Your Role in Addressing Animal Cruelty in Your Community – HumaneVMA

September 17 @ 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PDT

Free

Veterinarians are the Heart: Your Role in Addressing Animal Cruelty in Your Community

Presented by: Dr. Kris Otteman, DVM, ABVP, CAWA and Linda Fielder, CAWA

This webinar session will equip veterinary professionals with the knowledge and tools to recognize, document, and respond to signs of animal cruelty. Led by experts in veterinary forensics, animal welfare, and legal advocacy, the presentation explores the vital link between animal abuse and human violence and how veterinarians can play a pivotal role in protecting both animals and people. Don’t miss this opportunity to make a meaningful impact in your community.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the connection between animal cruelty and interpersonal violence
Alleviate concerns voiced by others about reporting animal cruelty including safety concerns
Articulate the differences between forensic veterinary medicine and traditional veterinary medicine
Identify what is considered relevant evidence in animal cruelty cases
Review resources available to find and understand laws in a specific geographic area
Create policies and procedures to prepare the practice to respond and report and be prepared when a case is suspected, or you are asked to assist in your community

WEBSITE LINK: https://humanevma.memberclicks.net/webinar-veterinarians-are-the-heart