UW-Madison and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs Present: Weekly National Shelter Medicine Rounds. Topics will vary. Currently rounds are being held on Tuesdays at 1 PM Pacific, 3 PM Central. They will return to the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at some point in the future.
ShelterLuv and AdoptAPet.com Present: Guest speaker, April Harris—Director of Animal Welfare Insights from Adopt-a-Pet.com—will be presenting potential adopter search trends and associated insights. The Shelterluv team will then discuss how to set up an automated integration with Adopt-a-Pet.com and other third-party animal aggregators. You don’t have to be a Shelterluv user to join this session!
ASPCAPro Presents: As a result of COVID-19, your shelter or rescue may be expecting to receive an influx of undersocialized kittens in the coming months. Want to know how to help these undersocialized kittens get adopted? Join us as we cover how the ASPCA Adoption Center and Kitten Nursery have leveraged their foster volunteer pool and trained them to work with fearful kittens using scientifically proven techniques. This webinar will take a deep dive into the “Lion Tamers” program with a spotlight on behavior best practices. We will also provide tools and resources for how to provide training, support and guidance to foster volunteers.
The AAWA Presents: People are difficult for a variety of reasons. Some of those reasons are universal and apply to all people (like the responses of those who feel threatened or injured – remember: hurt people hurt other people). Some reasons are particular to a group of people, like those who externalize the causes of their misfortune onto others, or people who have a mental illness like paranoia. Some reasons for being difficult are particular to a person, like an individual who has a difficult personality style.
Maddie’s Fund/Million Cat Challenge Present: “Opening up does not mean the outbreak is winding down. It means there is space for you in the ICU.” – Dr. Scott Weese. Re-opening shelters and services brings the risk of COVID-19 resurgence. A holistic strategy is needed to implement new measures and change the internal culture so that staff understand and buy in to this prolonged “new normal.” The Toronto Humane Society’s new strategy, designed to keep staff and public safe, provide a roadmap for reopening that can be customized for shelters and clinics everywhere.
AmPa! Presents: Foster On Deck is a tool that allows foster parents to indicate when they are able to foster and provide information about the age and populations of animals they are able to care for. Foster parents are in complete control of all of their information and are able to edit as necessary. Giving foster staff up-to-date information on who is able to be matched with what animal.
VETGirl Presents: Free to Members ($50 for non-members) – In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Sally Ryan, DVM will review positive thinking. In this webinar, Dr. Ryan will review the neuroscience behind stress development and review how our thoughts and emotions affect the process. Learn how to build a positive thought life to help us manage stress and achieve both physical and mental health.
Pet Tutor Presents: Deborah Jones, Susan Garrett and Jamie Popper – discuss the use of remote reinforcement in training.
CalAnimals Presents: Did you know you can save more lives just by performing pediatric spay and neuter? That, by spaying and neutering kittens at 6 weeks of age instead of 8 weeks of age can lower your length of stay by 20% (or more), thereby increasing your life-saving capacity?
Chameleon Shelter Software Presents: Join us for a 90-minute overview of the tag window where we discuss the concepts of linking owners to animals, the nuts and bolts of using the Tag/Link Window, and the basics of storing pet licenses. This is the first class in a 3-part licensing series intended to help you become more efficient at licensing and generate revenue.
Virox Presents: This talk will explore how global changes, including climate change, globalization and urbanization will affect zoonotic diseases risks and management and propose general strategies to prepare for unanticipated zoonotic disease events. The talk will discuss how knowledge partnerships are critical to better anticipate and prepare for changes in zoonotic disease epidemiology and risks.
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 […]
Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, June 25 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Theresa McKeon to talk TAGteach and the myriad of applications of this invaluable teaching tool. Your TAG point is… tune in!
PetCo Foundation Presents: You’re invited! Tune in to Petco Foundation’s Foster Party on Thursday, June 25 at 3 PM CST to celebrate fosters across the country and play virtual party games for a chance to win prizes from Petco Foundation + BOBS from Skechers. Immediately following the Foster Party, stay tuned for the premiere of Shelter Me TV’s newest episode about fostering during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Best Friends Presents: Best Friends 2019 National Dataset- Join us for a deep dive into our brand-new national dataset to learn about our collective lifesaving progress towards No-Kill 2025.
VETGirl Presents: (Free to VETGirl members $50 for non-members) – In this lecture, learn how to make the best choices for your veterinary behavior patients. In this webinar, attendees will understand how to make practical, outcome based decisions when prescribing medications, understand the outcomes associated with the most commonly used psychotropic medications, and understand how to apply these concepts in clinical practice through case based learning.
Viticus Group Animal Health Presents: The stress level of our clients, our team members, and ourselves might be at an all-time high right now, and unfortunately, people can feel pretty brazen about what they write online. As a veterinary professional, how do you deal with an attack against your character by email, social media, or negative online review?
AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie’s Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You’ll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie’s Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.
AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie’s Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You’ll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie’s Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.
AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie’s Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You’ll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie’s Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.
