Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Learn what TNR is, why it works, and how to get started. Our expert instructors will teach you the best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Plus, you’ll receive a certificate of completion after you attend.
VIN Presents: Explore the neurological benefits of mindfulness meditation and learn how the practice enhances our professional and personal relationships.
Mindful Vet Med Presents: This session will include brief practices as well as an overview of mindfulness as it relates to the animal welfare field. We will take a look at the challenges and frustrations we face which can lead to things like compassion fatigue and burn out, and which can also leave us questioning ourselves and even our ability to move forward. Come join us for an evening of connection and possibility as we explore opportunities to move through our busy days with more space and less reactivity.
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare workers and volunteers. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
Humane Canada/PetSmart Charities of Canada Present (fee applies): The National Animal Welfare Conference is a MUST attend event if you are involved in animal welfare. It has been the biggest and best-attended animal welfare conference in Canada since 2014. In 2021 we are expecting to welcome over 1000 attendees online from across Canada and abroad.
VIN/NAVAS Presents (for VIN members): A discussion about The Mystery of the Deceased Kittens, presented by Emilia Wong Gordon, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
NEFHS Presents (small fee applies): The 75th New England Federation of Humane Societies Conference will be an exciting online experience April 6 – 8, 2021. You’ll get the most riveting speakers addressing the industry’s forefront issues, live Q&A with speakers, networking opportunities, an exhibit hall and more. The conference is an annual professional development and community-building event organized by New England Federation of Humane Societies. The collection of speakers is sure to inspire. The opportunities to learn and network are endless. The conference features practical information and current topics on animal welfare and also provides continuing education credits.
KSMP Presents: Join us this week at CASCAR as we talk about how we can turn our creativity and resilience towards sustaining the positive changes that have come out of the pandemic and meet the challenges associated with re-opening and recovery.
Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations Presents: In this session, Urgent Dog Case Manager Rachel Jones will share why you should be transparent and open to challenging discussions, the processes that she has created to support urgent dogs, and what you can be doing now to begin saving more lives.
VIN/AAFP Presents (for VIN members): A discussion of handling challenging cats with new and simple techniques, presented by Ilona Rodan, DVM, DAVBP
CalAnimals and Maddie’s Fund Present (fee applies): The 2021 Virtual Animal Care Conference will feature 4 learning tracks, 20+ education sessions, over 30 knowledgeable speakers, and 2 days of exhibitors showcasing the latest industry products. This yearly event brings together animal control officers, humane officers, animal care attendants, behaviorists, humane educators, shelter directors, veterinarians, RVTS, customer service representatives, all law enforcement personnel, and other animal-sheltering professionals.
Mindful Vet Med Presents: This session will include brief practices as well as an overview of mindfulness as it relates to the animal welfare field. We will take a look at the challenges and frustrations we face which can lead to things like compassion fatigue and burn out, and which can also leave us questioning ourselves and even our ability to move forward. Come join us for an evening of connection and possibility as we explore opportunities to move through our busy days with more space and less reactivity.
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 AmPA! and HASS Staff and 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.
The Bridge Club Presents: The VVCA joins us to share what the future truly looks like in virtual care. Join us for a conversation on the future of Veterinary Virtual Care with an overview from Mark Cushing and a panel discussion led by Audrey Wystrach.
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Short term foster programs are an easy way to reduce kennel stress as well as increase the visibility of your adoptable dogs in the community. Lowered kennel stress equals happier dogs, higher adoption numbers, and lower euthanasia rates. Recruit your community to help you market adoptable dogs in a fun and productive way. The best part of these programs are that often the foster parent ends up adopting their short-term foster pet!
HSUS Presents: Does your agency or organization get calls about birds and squirrels fallen out of nests, very young raccoons seen without mom, or fawns and baby rabbits alone in fields or backyards? Whether or not you respond to these types of calls or refer them to a wildlife rehabilitator, this webinar will help you determine and achieve the best outcome for these animals. (Spoiler alert: many of these baby animals are probably not actually orphaned!) Learn how to know when intervention is necessary, how to reunite dependent young with their parents whenever possible, and how to best work with wildlife rehabilitators when reuniting is not possible.
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 […]
Best Friends Presents: Join us on Thursday, April 8 at 6:00 PM Eastern time, as we meet with three Friends of the Network vendors who are working hard to provide services to help advance the important work being done in the animal welfare industry. They will share how their services can help elevate your lifesaving work using technology. Each offers a unique service such as app-based dog training, online fundraising and website creation.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Elanco webinar, Dr. Audrey Cook, BVM&S, DACVIM reviews what impacts food intake in dogs and cats with chronic diseases, and what you can do about it! Learn a logical approach to managing your hyporexic patients, along with a review of pharmacological interventions that can help.
National Kitten Coalition Presents (small fee applies): NKCKittenNurseryConference/2021 will take place online on three Saturdays this Spring. Each day will feature a different panel of kitten nursery experts.
