Virtual Seminar - Thursdays in June - Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen - CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
2022-05-19 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-05-26 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-06-02 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-06-09 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-06-16 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-06-23 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-06-30 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-07-07 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) and 9 more dates
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent surrender, a behavior perspective on intake and adoptions, canine behavior evaluations and decisions-making, and behavior modification in the shelter.
Each session is 90 minutes, from 11am to 12:30pm Pacific Time every Thursday in June, beginning June 4th.
The topics are:

Advice to Resolve Common Behavior Problems in Dogs and Cats to Prevent Surrender – June 4th

Intake and Adoptions – A Behavior Perspective – June 11th

Canine Behavior Evaluations and Disposition Decision Making – June 18th

Behavior Modification in the Shelter – June 25th

Tuition for entire series:
$40 Staff & Volunteers of CalAnimals Member Organizations – Remember to sign into the Member Portal to receive member discount.
$55 non-members
Complete your registration today. You will be automatically enrolled in ALL 4 sessions. A unique code and password will be emailed to you. The link may not be shared.

6/4/2020 to 6/25/2020

When:
All Thursdays in June
11am-12:30pm

Where:
VIRTUAL – 4 ZOOM WEBINARS

Presenter:
Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC

Contact:
Kathy Anderson
Kathy@CalAnimals.org

REGISTER HERE: https://calanimals.site-ym.com/event/KelleyBollenWorkshopJune

Online Event - 6/2/22 - Live from the Ranch with Terry Ryan and Kayla Fratt - Karen Pryor Academy
2022-06-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event on Thursday, June 2, at 12:00 pm (PT) with special guests Terry Ryan and Kayla Fratt. The episode will include real-time training demos, audience Q & A, and so much more!
WEBSITE LINK: https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/#next

Online Event – 7/7/22 – Live from the Ranch with Dante Camacho – Karen Pryor Academy
2022-07-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event on Thursday, July 7, at 12:00 pm (PT) with special guest Dante Camacho. The episode will include real-time training demos, audience Q & A, and so much more!
WEBSITE LINK: https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/#next

Online Event - 7/12/22 - YouTube LIVE: Keep Moving Down the Path of Effective Pain Management: The Importance of Long(er) Duration Drugs - VETGirl
2022-07-12 09:00 - 09:30 | Virtual
What’s new with pain control?
In this complimentary, 30-minute, YouTube LIVE VETgirl webinar, Dr. Tammy Grubb, PhD, DACVAA will review the importance of pain pathway knowledge in building effective analgesic protocols, discuss the biggest gap in our current analgesic drugs and introduce a new, longer-duration opioid for post-operative pain relief.
NOTE: There is no registration required for this CE opportunity. Simply go to our YouTube Page where the webinar will be held LIVE at the time of the event!
Thanks to sponsorship from Elanco, this YouTube LIVE event is free to all! Earn RACE-approved CE when you watch it LIVE!
Not a VETgirl ELITE member? Get your learning on with the #1 veterinary CE resource – clinically relevant, practical, and accessible 24/7 on your own time! Don’t miss out – click HERE to join now!
*Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.
RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl
RACE Program number: 20-911306/911312
This program has been approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education.
WEBSITE LINK: https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/july-12-2022-youtube-live-keep-moving-down-the-path-of-effective-pain-management-the-importance-of-longer-duration-drugs/

Online Event – 7/16/22 – Online Feline Leukemia Day – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)
2022-07-16 07:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
The Community Cats Podcast is thrilled to announce that we will once again be holding our Online Feline Leukemia Day this year. Speakers from a wide range of fields from veterinarians to shelter specialists will bring you the latest information on Feline Leukemia studies, improvements in care, and suggestions to help you start and maintain policies and programs that will help you find homes for these special kitties.
The cost for registration is $25 but when you register before 12 p.m. EST on 6/16/22 the cost is just $20 for the full day of specialized learning opportunities!
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/events/2022-online-feline-leukemia-day/

Online Event - 7/25/22 to 8/1/22 - Return to Home Challenge Registration Period - Maddie's Fund
2022-07-25 - 2022-08-01 | Virtual
At its core, the Return to Home Challenge is simple. Find a pet? Get it home. That home might be a cozy apartment, a house with a big yard or, if you’re a community cat, an abandoned lot.
For the month of October, 17 national organizations are inviting animal shelters and rescue organizations who handle lost/stray/at-large dogs and cats to elevate Return to Home (RTH) by creating a culture of return to home within their organization and community. In just 31 days, your organization can create or expand inclusive and diverse new programs or practices to make it easier for your community to help a lost pet or find a pet they have lost, and ultimately keep families together. Simple practices like microchipping, making information about lost pets easily accessible on your website and letting the community know what they should do if they find a cat can go a long way in keeping pets out of the shelter and getting them back into their homes.
Along with saving time, resources and shelter space to help those pets who really need it, you’ll have a chance at the $300,000 in grant prizes, thanks to Maddie’s Fund, Michelson Found Animals Foundation and Petco Love.
As with the previous Challenges, there will be plenty of help along the way. Resources from town halls, standard operating protocols, partnering with local businesses, creating flyers, photography tips and website best practices will be available. Additionally, four Zoom Huddles will be held with a diverse line-up of RTH experts. These Zoom events will bring you together with your peers who are successfully implementing RTH practices to share how they do it.
Note: This year we’ve expanded Return to Home to include the Return to Field/Shelter-neuter release (RTF/SNR) category in addition to the Return to Owner category on the Basic Data Matrix. Traditional trap-neuter-return, while invaluable to your community, is not included in this Challenge.
So, what do you say? Are you in? We hope so!
Learn more or register.
WEBSITE LINK: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/about-the-return-to-home-challenge#bme5a438b3-3d61-49e8-bb85-6ff62d1c6bcf

Online Event – 8/4/22 – Live from the Ranch: Changes in the Clicker Training Community – Karen Pryor Academy
2022-08-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event on Thursday, August 4, at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Alexandra Kurland, Emma Parsons, and Kathy Sdao to reflect on what we’ve learned and what’s changed in the clicker training community in the nearly twenty years since ClickerExpo began. The episode will include real-time training demos, audience Q&A, and more!
WEBSITE LINK: https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/#next

VIN/NAVAS Rounds - 8/11/22 - Pain Scales in Small Animals: Options and How to Use Them - VIN/VSPN
2022-08-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Verónica Salazar, LV, MS, PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, presents, “Pain Scales in Small Animals: Options and How to Use Them.”
Invite your staff to attend via VSPN.
Attend this session to earn 1 hour free CE credit.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vin.com/doc/?id=11028155

Online Event - 8/24/22 - Maddie's Candid Conversation with Elijah Brice-Middleton - Maddie's Fund
2022-08-24 12:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
Join us for a brand-new season of open, informal 30-minute conversations and Q+A with influential BIPOC leaders in our field. You will be inspired by each speaker’s pathway to promoting equity, inclusion and diversity in their daily work.
In our Season 2 premiere, Elijah Brice-Middleton, Director at Plainfield Area Humane Society (PAHS) in New Jersey, reveals the values and skills he uses to face challenges of being, in his words, “a brown face in a white world.” Maddie’s Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith hosts the discussion and Q+A.
Growing up in a household that cared for a menagerie of dogs, cats, snakes, monkeys, tarantulas and a bird named Diablo, Elijah learned early on to love all living creatures. That passion drove him to undergraduate degrees in behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology. On his way to a PhD in ecology, he realized something was missing. After a stint in the financial technologies sector on Wall Street, a happy, accidental interview led him into the field of animal well-being – and straight into the kennels of Animal Care Centers of New York. Now, as a leader at PAHS, he advocates cultivating the talents of his team so they have what they need to excel as professionals.
Afterwards, continue the conversation with Elijah on Maddie’s Pet Forum: https://maddies.fund/candidconvoElijahBriceMiddleton
The program will be recorded and made available on Maddie’s University for continuing education credit for both CAWA and NACA.
#Diversity,Equity,InclusionandJustice
WEBSITE LINK: https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudeyrrz0rEtDN1lxqOKJTMdzXAbcF11gA

Online Event - 8/24/22 - Ending The Puppy Mill Battle - The Bridge Club
2022-08-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Today, 2+ million puppies are bred in puppy mills/year. This has caused a fierce battle, including among veterinary professionals. It is the practices who see firsthand both inhumane and humane mill operations. This conversation is about finding true solutions for puppy mills.

WEBSITE LINK: https://www.thebridgeclub.com/events/ending-the-puppy-mill-battle

Online Event - 9/1/22 – Live from the Ranch with Teoti Anderson and Clarissa Black - Karen Pryor Academy
2022-09-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event on Thursday, September 1, at 12:00 pm (PT) with special guests Teoti Anderson and Clarissa Black. The episode will include real-time training demos, audience Q&A, and more!
WEBSITE LINK: https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/#this

Online Event - 9/7/22 - Return to Home Challenge Huddle 1 - Maddie's Fund
2022-09-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Please join us for 4 info-packed meetings with time for your questions. You need only register once and you’ll get a confirmation email with a single link you can use to log on each time.
All huddles start at 12n Pacific. They will be 20-minute presentations followed by 30 minutes for Q+A.
Wednesday, September 7
All animals in the community have identification / Animals are returned in the field rather than at the shelter
With Bobby Mann (Humane Rescue Alliance) and Adan Parra (El Paso Animal Services)
Bobby Mann Chief Programs Officer at Humane Rescue Alliance and adan parra Research & Management Assistant at El Paso Animal Services will be presenting on the first two Return to Home practices .
1. All animals in the community have identification

All animals leave the shelter microchipped and registered to both the chip manufacturer and Found Animals Registry whether adopted or Returned to Home
All animals are registered to Petco Love Lost
All animals leave the shelter wearing an ID tag and collar
All animals are given free or low-cost ID tags and collars when needed at the shelter or in the field
Organization offers microchipping to the public in a variety of ways (microchipping during open hours, community chipping/registration events and clinics, “Check-a-Chip” Event, individual outreach via Pets for Life-type programs)

2. Animals are returned in the field rather than at the shelter

Microchips are scanned in the field and searches are run in field (by officer or through dispatch, etc.)
Lost and found animals are posted on social media when staff receives call or finds animal
Neighbors and community are engaged immediately to help find owner
Ear-tipped cats are left in the field and not brought to the shelter (unless sick or injured) e. Signs are posted and door hangers are left for found animals​​

Upcoming:
Wednesday, September 14
Return to Home polices and lost/found techniques are marketed to the community / Technology is used to help reunite pets and owners
With Holly Reycraft (Castle of Dreams Animal Rescue Inc.), Aldwin Roman, CAWA (Charleston Animal Society) and Stefani Buzzard (Contra Costa County Animal Services)
Wednesday, September 21
Organization embraces a culture of Return to Home / Organization works with community to help facilitate Return to Homes
With Dyanna Uchiek (Portsmouth Humane) and Sandra Solis (Best Friends for Life (cats))
Wednesday, September 28
Regulations and laws encourage Return to Home / Other
With Glenda Davis (Animal Rez-Q, Inc.) and Mike Wheeler (Cabot Animal Support Services)
WEBSITE LINK: https://maddies.fund/RTHChallengeRegistration

VIN/IVAPM Rounds - 9/8/22 - Is It Pain or Behavioral: Using Digital Thermography to Aid in a Diagnosis - VIN/VSPN
2022-09-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Join Emily Levine, DVM, DACVB, as she presents “Is It Pain or Behavioral: Using Digital Thermography to Aid in a Diagnosis.”
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.vin.com/doc/?id=11073047

Online Event – 9/11/22 – Online Return to Home Day – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)
2022-09-11 07:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Join the CCP Community and an incredible group of expert presenters to explore what “home” means to a kitty, as well as the ways the animal welfare community can help cats find homes, stay in homes, and get back to their homes when they’ve wandered too far from the caretakers that love them.
The cost to attend this event is $25 and early bird pricing will be available.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/events/2022-return-to-home-day/
