This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.

Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies.  Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained.  We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier.  For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).

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Online Course – 1/14/21–1/15/21 and 1/27/21–1/28/21 – Don’t Forget the Pets: Housing People and Pets – Red Rover

Virtual

Red Rover Presents: Join us for a “Don’t Forget the Pets: Housing People and Pets” training where we explore ways to create and sustain pet-friendly housing programs. The Don’t Forget the Pets training focuses on the power of collaboration and draws on the experiences of the presenters and the organizations we’ve worked with. Attendees are encouraged to share their successes and challenges with creating a pet-friendly program and our goal is to ensure that everyone leaves with concrete next steps.  

Free

Webinar – 1/28/21 – Continuing the Conversation on “The Lives and Deaths of Shelter Animals”: A Q&A with Katja M. Guenther – American Pets Alive!

Virtual

American Pets Alive! Presents: Join us January 28 at 5pm CST to continue our conversation with Katja M. Guenther, Ph.D. In this Q&A based webinar, we will continue to unpack Guenther's latest work, "The Lives and Deaths of Shelter Animals." An essential book for anyone working in animal shelters and Human Animal Support Services, Guenther writes about her vision for the "Humane Communities Revolution." Linking animal sheltering to human ideas about race, class, gender, ability, and species, Guenther explores internal hierarchies, breed discrimination, resistance, and agency.

Free

Town Hall – 1/28/21 – Out with the Old, In with the New: Switching Gears to Managed Intake – Best Friends

Virtual

Best Friends Presents: Join us for this town hall to learn how changing your intake procedures saves lives, keeps families together, and fosters a positive relationship with your community. This week's panelists will walk you through their experience implementing this program from kick-off to tracking your progress and managing distractors.

Free

Webinar – 1/28/21 – YouTube LIVE – Elevating Your Suturing & Knot Tying Techniques – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: Join us for a complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Ethicon YouTube LIVE event, where Dr. Lynetta Freeman, DACVS reviews core skills and enhanced maneuvers of suturing and knot tying for veterinary surgery. This will be a “hands-on” video-based webinar demonstrating the principle maneuvers of commonly used suturing and knot-tying techniques commonly used in veterinary medicine during surgery.

Free