CalAnimals Presents: We’ll discuss strategic placement of deterrents, de-escalation techniques and information sharing regarding the long-term effectiveness of managing populations of community cats after sterilization. Attendees will leave this session with talking points to the most common complaints and solutions for scenarios in which cats are causing a nuisance.

Virox and Shelters United Present: Join Fear Free Founder Dr. Marty Becker and Mal Schwartz, Founder of Shelters United, as they discuss protocols on empathy that shelters and rescues can use to help keep pets happy and to make them more adoptable to increase their chances of finding a happy and healthy furever home.

HASS Presents: In a time of great challenges—in animal welfare, and beyond—HASS provides a collaborative, community-centric path for preserving families and saving animals’ lives. Learn how you can be a part of it.

Best Friends Presents: During this town hall our expert panel will discuss ways to build up your foster program using recruitment and retention strategies, and share tips on how to utilize your fosters in unique ways to maximize lifesaving. We’ll also share details about the Maddie’s Fund We Foster Challenge, kicking off later this month.

Think Anesthesia Presents: This presentation covers the importance of performing anesthetic dental procedures in patients with underlying conditions.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour VETgirl webinar, Dr. Michael Jaffe, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS reviews the challenges of performing orthopedic exams on cats. Tune in to learn several of the most common orthopedic injuries seen in our feline friends, including osteoarthritis, cranial cruciate ligament injuries, patellar luxations, and traumatic injuries.

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: Reactivity on the part of dogs living in shelters is a rampant issue that can contribute to behavioral deterioration, increased length of stay, and even loss of life. From a misdiagnosis of “aggression” to dogs whose reactive behavior escalates to problematic and potentially unsafe levels, learning how to help dogs suffering from reactivity issues is a crucial need shared by our entire industry.

VIN/VSPN Presents (free for VIN members): J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (LAIM), presents this week’s Tuesday Topic, “Antibiotics 101: Basic Principles of Antibiotic Use, Selection, and Susceptibility Testing.”

Network for Good Presents: Nonprofits know that social media can have the power to engage communities and build support for their missions. But it’s so time-consuming to stay on top of the trends and the ever-shifting sands of social media. Nonprofit digital marketing expert Julia Campbell will show you exactly how in this training. If you feel like social media is taking over your entire day and taking away from your other responsibilities, this session is for you!

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 30-minute, VETgirl–Merck Animal Health YouTube LIVE, Dr. Craig Prior, BVSC, CVJ discusses the risk of leptospirosis in humans and animals. Tune in to learn about all things lepto, from how worried you really have to be, to recognizing clinical signs, to treating and preventing it in your patients and staff!

CalAnimals Presents: Attendees will leave this session prepared to have conversations with the public about when and why it is best to leave kittens with mom, assessing kittens to determine if they have been abandoned, when one should step up to help kittens and what that help should look like, and lastly how to properly age young kittens.

PPG Presents (fee applies): As someone who loves animals or who works in the animal field you may commonly experience compassion fatigue. Compassion Fatigue is a real problem in the animal welfare field and we need to be aware of it.

NACA Presents: During this webinar, we’ll discuss why it is so hard to let a volunteer go, reasons why it is a liability to continue working with a bad volunteer, communication instead of confrontation, the importance of documentation, the steps to take before reaching the point of termination and the role of exit interviews with volunteers.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): The six week course, Worked Up, condensed into need-to-know basics. You’ll learn how to ask your dog if he is able to work, and how to help him if he says no. This is useful for all dog sports, and all dogs whose responses tend toward the barky-spinny-crazy type!

GoodPup Presents: In this webinar participants will learn a number of simple, effective practices that can help them to better care for themselves and their staff, so that they can keep making an impact for animals during this challenging time.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): Dr. Sally Ryan reviews how to deal with unprofessional or disruptive behavior from veterinarians and veterinary staff. Tune in to learn critical coaching procedures for dealing with disruptive or unprofessional behaviors and strategies for managing progressive discipline in the veterinary clinic.

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: At Dogs Playing for Life’s Stranger Danger webinar, hosted by Aimee Sadler, CEO and Founder of DPFL, you will learn how to work with dogs that are wary of strangers by building their confidence and helping them develop new skills which will enable them to meet new people (and potential adopters) happily and successfully!

Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge Presents: Join the co-founder of the Million Cat Challenge and one of the inspirations behind the Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge in imagining and creating a world in which every single shelter is able to provide every animal at risk with the Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time to the Right Outcome.