California for All Animals Presents: Register for Part 2 of our conversation on addressing gaps in Emotional Support Animal (ESA) documentation and protection for vulnerable communities! HEART LA’s Zaira Bernal (Paralegal) and Diana Cruz (Program Director/Law Clerk) will return to the All Call on October 1 for a conversation on addressing landlord resistance to ESA protections. What do you need to know to advance disability justice and help people and pets at risk of eviction stay together in your community? Submit your questions for the presenters.

Maddie’s Fund Presents: This presentation, based on surveys of over 900 foster volunteers, identifies the factors related to volunteer satisfaction and their intention to continue providing foster care.  It examines the emotional needs of volunteers, the types of support that they would most like to see provided by their organizations, and the shelter and rescue practices that lead to greater satisfaction among foster care volunteers.

Karen Pryor Academy Presents: On the Live From The Ranch, Kiki Yablon will join Ken Ramirez to discuss a new approach to loose-leash walking. Rather than just walking by your side, in this method, a dog and a person move through space together, almost like they were off-leash, interacting with each other and the world in ways both parties find enriching.

California for All Animals Presents: Pasadena Humane Director of Placement Izzy Nidetz will explore proven solutions for getting large dogs into foster and adoptive homes through creative, results-driven programs. Join the call and leave with actionable ideas for implementing or enhancing programs to improve outcomes for large dogs in your own community!

HASS Presents: Sign up here to join us for a follow-up session to learn more and ask questions about HASS data, research, and progress. You will also hear more about what one pilot director, Mike Wheeler from Cabot Animal Support Services, is doing in Arkansas to make it the HASS capital of the world!

Maddie’s Fund Presents: This presentation will explain the overlap between play and predatory behavior in cats, and why some cats take their predatory behavior too far. I’ll discuss how to distinguish play aggression from other forms of feline aggression. I’ll also present several humane ways to help prevent and stop play aggressive behavior, while channeling all of that feline energy in positive directions!

The AAWA Presents: This roundtable features panelists who share the realities of sustaining a workforce with employees from various backgrounds, needs, and experiences. This discussion is especially for hiring managers, leaders, and committees who are interested in learning about resources that can help empower, support, and maintain a diverse workforce.

ASPCA and The AAWA Present: Don’t miss this FREE online event showcasing how to help vulnerable pets using data. Whether you love geeking out over data, want to help pets in your community—or both—you don’t want to miss the ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum online on October 30 from 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET.

California for All Animals Presents: Raquel Bernaldo and Deja Johnson will share Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter’s (FAAS) community-centric, mutual aid approaches to supporting and working alongside Alameda community members. You’ll also hear how FAAS integrates and leverages veterinary social work in animal shelter and community engagement operations. Submit your questions for Raquel and Deja in advance at this link: https://airtable.com/appQOIwW8GobjfB1H/shrz0VQhJJ1h3l9U8

Maddie’s Fund Presents: With every shelter stuffed to bursting, finding fosters and adopters is crucial. For some pets this is simple, but others are harder to place. In this workshop, we’ll discuss your favorite long stay pets to identify strategies for marketing them to fosters and adopters. This workshop is not just for foster staff– it’s open to anyone who is interested in marketing pets who are harder to place!

Maddie’s Fund Presents: By embracing pet-inclusive policies, we can help families stay together and create neighborhoods where pets are valued as part of the family. At the end of this free half-day event, presenters will share a collection of resources to help you apply what you learn in your own organization and community. Come make new friends and help make housing accessible to all members of the family!

California for All Animals Presents: At the 11/19 All Call, we’ll explore how we can integrate public health models into our work. Rachel Rae Williams will lead us in discovering and applying promising systems designed to achieve health equity in order to design programming that prioritizes the well-being of people, pets, and the planet.

Maddie’s Fund Presents: From quick body language cues, to tips and tricks for integration, to having tough conversations – maybe the dog they chose isn’t a good fit! – Certified Professional Dog Trainer Sam Wolfman will guide you through the do’s and don’ts to help you get more comfortable and have more success in dog to dog matchmaking.

California for All Animals Presents: Join Jorge Delgado and Cel Jimenez from the Humane Society of Sonoma County for our last All Call of the year! We’ll discuss strategies for building a sustainable pet food pantry and how to create support among food banks and pet food pantries to fight hunger in our communities.