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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Conference – 9/10/21 to 9/12/21 – Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference – Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations

Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center 2601 S Providence Rd, Columbia, MO, United States

Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations Presents: Join us for the Midwest’s only regional conference designed exclusively for animal rescues and shelters! The 2021 Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference will take place at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Columbia, MO on September 10-12, 2021. The conference offers sessions for all levels of engagement while focusing on cutting-edge, lifesaving strategies.

Webinar – 9/11/21 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

Virtual

Community Cats Podcast Presents (fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Our expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works. We'll cover getting along with neighbors, preparations for trapping, trapping itself (including entire colonies at once), feeding, providing winter shelter, and more.

$10

Conference – 9/10/21 to 9/12/21 – Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference – Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations

Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center 2601 S Providence Rd, Columbia, MO, United States

Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations Presents: Join us for the Midwest’s only regional conference designed exclusively for animal rescues and shelters! The 2021 Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference will take place at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Columbia, MO on September 10-12, 2021. The conference offers sessions for all levels of engagement while focusing on cutting-edge, lifesaving strategies.

Online Course – 9/12/21 to 9/14/21 – California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) – CVMA (fee applies)

Virtual

CVMA Presents (fee applies): The California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) is a 3-day virtual course offering a total of 27 CEU hours designed to meet the requirements of the California Curriculum for qualified veterinarians to obtain a permanent veterinary license in California without taking the state board examination.

$595 – $650

Online Course – Starts 9/13/21 – Feline Behavior Solutions: Teaching Foundation Behaviors for Modifying Behavior – IAABC (fee applies)

Virtual

IAABC Presents (fee applies): Modification of any problematic or unwanted behavior requires mechanical skill, knowledge of species-specific behavior, and experience with a variety of strategies and techniques. This course will provide opportunities for anyone who works with cats to gain all of that, and more. Each of the five weeks is packed with information that can be directly and immediately applied to a variety of cat behavior cases, from aggression to anxiety and from fighting to fear.

$174 – $324

Online Course – 9/12/21 to 9/14/21 – California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) – CVMA (fee applies)

Virtual

CVMA Presents (fee applies): The California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) is a 3-day virtual course offering a total of 27 CEU hours designed to meet the requirements of the California Curriculum for qualified veterinarians to obtain a permanent veterinary license in California without taking the state board examination.

$595 – $650

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 – 9/13/21 – Imagination and Creativity – Dr. Robert Hewings BSc. MA. D/Prof – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

PPG Presents (fee applies): The objectives for this webinar will encourage the candidates to think about and address the following: How can we avoid frustration in our training? How can we empower our dogs to commence problem solving? How can we ‘spice up our training’ keeping our students and their dogs wanting more?

$25 – $35

Online Course – 9/12/21 to 9/14/21 – California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) – CVMA (fee applies)

Virtual

CVMA Presents (fee applies): The California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) is a 3-day virtual course offering a total of 27 CEU hours designed to meet the requirements of the California Curriculum for qualified veterinarians to obtain a permanent veterinary license in California without taking the state board examination.

$595 – $650

Online Event – 9/14/21 – YouTube LIVE: Lepto Cliff Notes – Screen, Test and Treat Leptospirosis Better in Small Animal Practice – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: Join us for a complimentary, 30-minute VETgirl–Merck Animal Health YouTube LIVE event, where Dr. Natalie Marks reviews all you need to know about canine leptospirosis! Tune in to learn what breeds get it, what lab abnormalities are “classic” for it and which ones we might miss, and how to rapidly recognize and treat leptospirosis! Learn all things lepto over lunch!

Free

Webinar – 9/14/21 – Protecting Your Pets and Wildlife from Traps – HSUS

Virtual

HSUS Presents: Most pet owners and animal care professionals think that traps ( foot-traps/snares/body-grip/cage traps) are a danger for only a few winter months of the year for fur trapping. This workshop will start by defining the dangers that can be out there 24/7/365. We will cover what they look like; where to expect to find them and how to remove your pet or other animals that might become caught, and more.

Free

Online Event – 9/14/21 – Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Akisha Townsend Eaton – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: In this discussion with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Akisha Townsend Eaton shares her story from multiple angles. She speaks of how the work of animal lifesaving and animal protection policy are interwoven and how ultimately all social policy can work together - especially in removing barriers created by systemic bias.

Free

Webinar – 9/15/21 – 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 – 9/15/21 – A Playbook Approach to Saving Lives in Animal Shelters – Rescue Disinfectants and Shelters United

Virtual

Shelters United and Rescue Disinfectants Present: Dr. Sara Pizano has worked with more than 100 shelters all over the country, from small rural facilities to large urban shelters. In this webinar, she'll walk you through the steps each shelter, whether public or private and regardless of resources, can take to help and save more cats and dogs. Her focus will be on how just a little change in perspective can make a big life-saving difference.​​​​​​​

Free

Webinar – 9/15/21 – The Role of Veterinarians in the Emerging Field of Wildlife Fertility Control – HSVMA

Virtual

HSVMA Presents: Due to the growing public opposition to the use of traditional, lethal methods for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts, wildlife managers are now exploring the use of innovative, nonlethal fertility control methods for managing wildlife populations. This presentation will illustrate the important roles that veterinarians are playing in the development and advancement of this emerging field of wildlife management.   

Free