Webinar – 5/20/25 – Unleash the Power of Pet Reunification – CalAnimals

Virtual

CalAnimals Presents: Join Gina Knepp from Petco Love and Sarah Aguilar, Director Santa Barbara County Animal Services Division, for an engaging session that will transform your approach to lost pet recovery! Discover the exciting enhancements of the Love Lost platform, packed with innovative features designed to bridge the gap between shelters and community members. Whether you are new to the platform or a seasoned user, this session promises valuable insights on maximizing its potential.

Free

Webinar Series – 5/20/25 – Doors Wide Open – Successful Program Profiles: Neighborhood Pets and their Community-Centered Well-Being for People and Pets – Open Door Veterinary Collective

Virtual

Open Door Veterinary Collective Presents: Join Open Door Veterinary Collective for lively conversations as we explore innovative and practical solutions that organizations are using to address barriers to accessing pet care and resources in their communities. This webcast highlights how Neighborhood Pets offers adaptable strategies for innovative community building in support of human and pet well-being!

Free

Online Event – 5/20/25 – All Call: Helping Paws and People – Food and Resource Pantry Programming – California for All Animals

Virtual

California for All Animals Presents: As food banks face funding cuts, communities are mobilizing to ensure individuals and families have access to food without judgment. At the next community of practice at the All Call, Laura Lampley, Miguel Ruelas, Jorge Delgado, and Cel Jimenez will share Pasadena Humane and Humane Society of Sonoma County’s approaches to multicultural community engagement and supporting pet guardians experiencing food insecurity.

Free

Webinar – 5/20/25 – Healthy Humans, Happy Pets Part 1 – Physical Wellbeing: The Foundation of Health – Fear Free Shelters

Virtual

Fear Free Shelters Presents: Join Fear Free Shelters for a webinar with Melyssa Allen, MA, NBC-HWC, DipACLM, as we explore the six pillars of lifestyle medicine and their role in supporting wellbeing. We’ll focus on the core behaviors of nutrition, physical activity, and sleep, and how they influence not only our physical health but the quality of care we provide to pets every day.

Free

Webinar – 5/20/25 – Gatekeeping Care: The Intersection of Spay/Neuter and the Myth of “Responsible Pet Ownership” – MCVMA

Virtual

MCVMA Presents: Join MCVMA and shelter medicine professionals for an open panel discussion on the recently released WSAVA guidelines on pet sterilization and the broader, ongoing debate around spay/neuter practices. We’ll explore the implications of these guidelines for access to care, equity in veterinary medicine, and how structural bias shapes the way we define and approach “responsible pet ownership.” This conversation aims to bring diverse perspectives to a complex issue impacting communities, veterinarians, and the animals we serve.

Free