This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.

Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies.  Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained.  We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier.  For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).

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Webinar – 7/8/21 – Building and Maintaining a Productive High Volume Foster Program That Serves the Animals YOU Need Help With – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Virtual

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: In this webinar you will learn how to break down your foster program and rebuild it for success, the benefits of opening your foster program up to include all adoptable animals in your shelter and why that variety will help you sustain your program, and more.

Free

Webinar – 7/8/21 – Fetch the Best – Preparing for Itchy Pet Awareness Month! – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Dana Liska, DACVD reviews how to treat the pruritic patient. Tune in to learn how to manage your allergic dermatitis patients from initial onset of itch and the diagnostic work up, how APOQUEL can be used short-term for inflammation and flares, and long-term for maintenance therapy by sharing key efficacy and updated safety data.

Free

Webinar – 7/8/21 – From Cue to Conversation: Deep Dive into the Look At That (LAT) game and its baby sister, LATTE – FDSA (fee applies)

Virtual

FDSA Presents (fee applies): Join Leslie as she tells you all about her revolutionary Look at That game and her new twist on it, LATTE. One of the most popular Control Unleashed games, LAT teaches dogs to focus around distractions and triggers; LATTE teaches dogs to chill out around those things without the working focus piece.

$19.95

Online Course – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – Feline techniques: How I manage common problems. Live from San Diego – IVS (fee applies)

Virtual

IVS Presents (fee applies): In this course Drs. Michael Lappin and Susan Little will cover topics such as the successful management of urethral obstruction in cats, understanding feline idiopathic cystitis, management of upper respiratory infections, local antibiotic therapy, and more.

$275 – $295

Online Conference – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – 2021 ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference – Maddie’s Fund (fee applies)

Virtual

ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Presents (fee applies): The 2021 conference will feature content and key takeaways aimed at engineering our new normal together. A wide range of workshops will be offered with information you can immediately put to use, including the role of social work in animal welfare, behavior modification in a shelter setting, a live necropsy demonstration, and a session on thriving in challenging work.

$25 – $100

Online Conference – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – 2021 ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference – Maddie’s Fund (fee applies)

Virtual

ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Presents (fee applies): The 2021 conference will feature content and key takeaways aimed at engineering our new normal together. A wide range of workshops will be offered with information you can immediately put to use, including the role of social work in animal welfare, behavior modification in a shelter setting, a live necropsy demonstration, and a session on thriving in challenging work.

$25 – $100

Online Course – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – Feline techniques: How I manage common problems. Live from San Diego – IVS (fee applies)

Virtual

IVS Presents (fee applies): In this course Drs. Michael Lappin and Susan Little will cover topics such as the successful management of urethral obstruction in cats, understanding feline idiopathic cystitis, management of upper respiratory infections, local antibiotic therapy, and more.

$275 – $295

Online Conference – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – 2021 ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference – Maddie’s Fund (fee applies)

Virtual

ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Presents (fee applies): The 2021 conference will feature content and key takeaways aimed at engineering our new normal together. A wide range of workshops will be offered with information you can immediately put to use, including the role of social work in animal welfare, behavior modification in a shelter setting, a live necropsy demonstration, and a session on thriving in challenging work.

$25 – $100

Online Course – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – Feline techniques: How I manage common problems. Live from San Diego – IVS (fee applies)

Virtual

IVS Presents (fee applies): In this course Drs. Michael Lappin and Susan Little will cover topics such as the successful management of urethral obstruction in cats, understanding feline idiopathic cystitis, management of upper respiratory infections, local antibiotic therapy, and more.

$275 – $295

Online Meeting – Mondays – Shelter and Rescue Support Call – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

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.

Free

Webinar – 7/12/21 – Can Being a Little More Human Make a Difference? – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

PPG Presents (fee applies): In order to make small yet fundamental changes to our dog training we must, at times, be prepared to change some of our plans and our techniques. For this webinar I would like you to open you mind, and remember something that Admiral Grace Hooper once said, "The most damaging phrase in the language is … ‘It’s always been done this way.’" 

$25 – $35

Webinar – Solving Problems with Raccoons – 7/13/21 – HSUS

Virtual

HSUS Presents: While perspectives about raccoons will range from charming inhabitant to source of conflict, raccoons will remain a quintessential part of urban living. This webinar will discuss the life cycle and yearly patterns of raccoons, including mating, raising young, and seasonal foraging that will help better equip you to address and resolve the conflicts that people experience with them.

Free

CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 7/13/21 – An Extra Special CASCAR! – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

Virtual

KSMP Presents: While Governor Newsom hasn’t yet signed the budget, all signs are looking like we'll have 50M things to talk about, Tuesday, July 13th, with California shelters that want to learn more about the historic California for All Dogs and Cats journey we're about to embark upon!!! We want to make sure every voice is heard so please take a moment to invite a California shelter friend you don't often see in CASCAR, and especially those you maybe haven't seen at all. 

Free

Online Conference – 7/14/21 – #OpenForGood Virtual Conference – Network for Good

Virtual

Network for Good Presents: The #OpenForGood Virtual Conference is for organizations that had to close their doors, pivot their missions, expand their operations, or struggle to stay afloat.
We’re bringing together a group of leaders in the nonprofit space to dive into the learnings, takeaways, and changes nonprofits must understand to continue staying #OpenForGood. Learn everything from running virtual events and auctions, future-proofing your social media strategy, donor organization, digital communications, and more.

Free

Online Event – 7/14/21 – YouTube LIVE: Managing the Increase Caseload Stress – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: Thanks to the adoption of pandemic puppies and COVID kittens, all veterinary hospitals worldwide have seen a record setting increase in veterinary patient appointments and cases. All hospitals were short staffed prior to the pandemic, which has added to the stress of the increase in cases. So, how can we survive? Join us for a complimentary, 30-minute VETgirl YouTube LIVE event, where Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC) and Megan Brashear CVT, VTS (ECC) talk about how to help our hospitals and ourselves.

Free

Zoom Meeting – 2nd Wednesdays – Safe Space for LGBTQIA+ Animal Welfare Professionals – The AAWA

Virtual

The AAWA Presents: Join us every 2nd Wednesday of the month for the Safe Space Group for LGBTQIA+ Zoom meeting, aiming to bring people together in a positive and non-judgmental environment where we can fully express our individuality, shared experiences, and perspectives.

Free