Welcome to our Shelter Industry Events Calendar! Here, you’ll find a variety of webinars, learning opportunities, online meetings, and national events focused on animal sheltering and related interests. While some events are hosted by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, most are organized by other groups and agencies. Please note that being listed here doesn’t mean we’ve reviewed the material.

We’re here to provide you with a range of resources to help make your life easier. For more details about any event, feel free to contact the organizer directly (you’ll find their info in the event description). Know of any event that we are missing that you think should be shown here? EMAIL US at events@sheltermedportal.com

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Online Event – 11/13/24 – Camp Maddie: Pet-Inclusive Housing Edition – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

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!

Free

Webinar – 11/13/24 – Neonatal and Early Kittenhood Emergencies – National Kitten Coalition

Virtual

National Kitten Coalition Presents: This talk will discuss how to recognize, diagnose and make treatment recommendations for several types of emergencies including ocular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, parasitic, congenital and traumatic. These emergencies, while varying in levels of urgency as well as ease of treatment, all often involve a kitten that is just days to weeks old.

Free

Webinar – 11/14/24 – Maddie’s Insights: Beyond “Doing Better” – Using Behavior Data to Monitor Well-Being in Cats – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Safeguarding the well-being of cats is essential to the mission of any responsible animal shelter. Environmental enrichment and behavior modification are often key to this goal. Measuring response to these interventions is essential to ensure strategies are successful. This webinar will present 4 ordinal rating scales designed to evaluate different expressions of cat behavior/welfare on a 0–5 scale (modified Fear, Anxiety, and Stress score; Response to Petting score; Participation in Play score; and Food Intake Summary score) that have excellent interobserver agreement and reliability, and a few other tools to describe behavior in a quantitative way.

Free

Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Join us each Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET to receive support and learn about innovative ideas other organizations across the country are seeing success with. If you registered prior to May 2024 or are new to these meetings, please use this link to register:
https://maddies.fund/CommunityConvoRegistration2024

Free

Online Event – 11/19/24 – All Call: Exploring Promising Systems to Support People and Pets – California for All Animals

Virtual

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.

Free

Online Event – 11/21/24 – Maddie’s Monthly Behavior Connection – Dog-Dog Matchmaking: Setting Adopters and Their Dogs Up for Success – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

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.

Free

Webinar – 11/25/24 – Kitten Level Data Webinar with Dr. Julie Levy and The Kitten Lady – Shelter Animals Count

Virtual

Shelter Animals Count Presents: Join us for an insightful session focused on “Kitten Level Data” with renowned experts Dr. Julie Levy and Hannah Shaw (The Kitten Lady). In this webinar, we’ll explore the vital role of data in kitten care and shelter outcomes. Learn best practices for managing kitten intakes, pathway planning, and optimizing care, from intake to adoption, through data-driven approaches.

Free

Online Conference – 11/30/24 to 12/1/24 – POUNCE 2024: A Virtual Cat Behavior Conference – IAABC (fee applies)

Virtual

IAABC Presents (fee applies): Join us for Pounce! 2024, our annual two-day virtual conference on all things feline!!  Pounce is the cat event of the year, covering the most current research, theory, and practice in feline veterinary medicine, behavior, and training.  You won’t want to miss it!

$190

Online Conference – 11/30/24 to 12/1/24 – POUNCE 2024: A Virtual Cat Behavior Conference – IAABC (fee applies)

Virtual

IAABC Presents (fee applies): Join us for Pounce! 2024, our annual two-day virtual conference on all things feline!!  Pounce is the cat event of the year, covering the most current research, theory, and practice in feline veterinary medicine, behavior, and training.  You won’t want to miss it!

$190

Online Event – 12/3/24 – All Call: Fighting Hunger with Pet Food Pantries and Community Collaboration – California for All Animals

Virtual

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.

Free

Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Join us each Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET to receive support and learn about innovative ideas other organizations across the country are seeing success with. If you registered prior to May 2024 or are new to these meetings, please use this link to register:
https://maddies.fund/CommunityConvoRegistration2024

Free

Webinar – 1/9/25 – 2025: Overcoming Sheltering Setbacks – HASS

Virtual

HASS Presents: In this webinar, Lee Ann Shenefiel, program director for the Hays County Pet Resource Center, will share proven research, programming and free resources for your organization to unite with HASS in changing animal welfare industry setbacks to successes. Those who register for the live event will also receive information on registering for the office hours as well, and we encourage you to share the link directly with your staff!

Free

Webinar – 12/10/24 – Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease: Standardizing Protocols for Vaccination and Treatment – Fear Free

Virtual

Fear Free Presents: Variations in vaccination protocols against pathogens that cause canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD) can leave dogs vulnerable to infection. Understanding when to recommend non-core vaccines, such as Bordetella and canine influenza, as part of a dog’s core vaccine protocol is critical for comprehensive protection.

Free