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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Grant Opportunity – 9/15/22 to 10/15/22 – Sniptember Spay/Neuter Grants – California for All Animals

Virtual

California for All Animals Presents: Let's grow our spay/neuter capacity together, California! Respond to this request for proposals during Sniptember, a 30-day spay/neuter grant blitz to continue the effort to build back our surgery capacity and relieve the bottlenecks that are keeping animals in our shelters for too long. The grant portal will be open September 15–October 15.

Free

Online Course – 9/15/22 – Breaking Happy: A Sustainable Path to Well-Being – The AAWA (fee applies)

Virtual

The AAWA Presents (fee applies): This three-hour live, interactive session presented by Josh Vaisman will introduce participants to positive psychology, the scientific study of human flourishing.  We’ll explore the challenges of the "Cult of Happiness" and lay out an evidence-based approach for a more nuanced, psychologically healthier path to well-being.

$99 – $149

Webinar – 9/15/22 – Can’t Stop/Won’t Stop: Hope, Futility, and Ethics in Veterinary Practice – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour VETgirl webinar, VETgirl’s Chief Happiness Officer, Jeannine Moga, MA, MSW, LCSW explores the “challenge zone” of futility in veterinary practice as it relates to treatment decision-making, moral distress, and the skills required to effectively – and compassionately –navigate ethical dilemmas that push the boundaries of care.

Free – $50