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 Conference – 3/26/24 to 3/28/24 – My Dog Is My Home Conference 2024: Together We Thrive – My Dog Is My Home (fee applies)

Virtual

My Dog Is My Home Presents (fee applies): This year's conference aims to create a virtual space where advocates, providers, policy makers, and people with lived experience can work hand in hand to redefine the landscape of care and transform pathways to housing for people and animals together.

$40 – $75

Webinar – 3/28/24 – Rescue Organization Essentials: California Laws, Resources, and More! – CalAnimals

Virtual

CalAnimals Presents: CalAnimals deeply appreciates the incredibly important work of rescue organizations throughout California. As adoption partners to shelters statewide, your success matters. Please join us for this important webinar to learn about state laws that affect your work, get the scoop on what’s happening with respect to insurance for rescues, and explore ideas that will help us get more pets into loving homes.

Free

Webinar – 3/28/24 – The Power of Pets: How Pet-friendly Domestic Violence Shelters Aid Healing, Build Morale, and Support Fundraising – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Virtual

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Join this interactive discussion to learn how creating a pet housing program not only removes a significant barrier to service, but also provides tremendous support in the healing process for people in crisis. You don’t have to be an animal lover to see how including pets in programming can have a powerful effect on everyone involved – from pets, to pet parents, to staff.

Free

Webinar – 3/28/24 – Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Changing How We Talk About Behavior Dogs and Cats – ASPCAPro

Virtual

ASPCAPro Presents: How we talk about the pets in our care matters. Whether counseling an adopter about the sassy cat they are interested in or talking with staff about the reactive behavior they observed in a new dog, the words we use will affect the pathway for that animal. Join our panel of experts as they dig into the issue of how we talk and think about some of our more challenging shelter animals. Panelists will share examples and tools with attendees that can be implemented quickly into daily operations.  

Free

Online Event – Fourth Thursdays – Maddie’s Monthly Behavior Connection – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Join us on the fourth Thursday of every month as we talk about dog and cat behavior - supporting pets in our community and animal shelters. Each month, we hear from speakers about topics of interest to our group, such as behavior medications, modifying animal behavior, assessing and improving animal welfare, and how organizations successfully provide behavior support to dogs and cats.

Free

Webinar – 3/28/24 – Exploring the HASS Playbook: Strategies for Supporting People and Pets – HASS

Virtual

HASS Presents: Heard about the HASS Playbook, but not sure how it can support your own community? Join Eliza Torres, Education and Implementation Manager, for an expert overview of the Playbook, the accompanying self-assessment tools, and how you can get started. Vincent Medley, Maddie’s® Director of Human Animal Support Services, will moderate. 

Free