Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

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.

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.

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!

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.

The Community Cats Podcast Presents: Trying to catch the last cat in your colony who isn’t fixed? Got a wily feral who just won’t go into a box trap, no matter how much you spend on roasted chicken? How about catching a litter of kittens all at once—with their mom? All these tough trapping situations and more can be solved if you know how to use a drop trap! Join Neighborhood Cats, co-designers of the first commercially available drop trap, as they discuss how to use this invaluable tool. Plus tips and tricks for advanced drop trappers, too.

VetGirl and Zoetis Present: (Free to all) – Join us for a free VETgirl–Zoetis webinar by Dr. Stephan Carey, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), as he reviews the coughing dog and what you need to know. This lecture will review clinical signs, etiology, treatment and identification/diagnosis of etiological agents such as Canine Influenza Virus and Bordetella . We will also discuss potential public health implications associated with influenza infection in dogs. Preventative care will also be briefly reviewed.

AmPa! Presents: A live webinar event featuring Return to Owner expert and innovator, Gina Knepp of Michelson Found Animals Foundation. Gina will review the most recent best practices and recommendations from the national organization dedicated to getting more pets reunited with their owners.