Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

The AAWA Presents: Participants will gain the tools and messaging needed to organize grassroots and local support for a policy initiative. Participants will learn the basics of advocacy, how to put together a campaign, and what types of tools are needed for success.

Cal Animals and Petco Foundation Present: Come learn more about Finding Rover and how you can help reunite more lost pets to bring them home!

CEVA Presents: Low Stress Curbside Service – a behavior event featuring Valarie Tynes, DVM, Dipl. ACVB

National Kitten Coalition Presents: What do you do when you find a kitten that has been found outside exposed to the elements?  What issues do you need to address immediately before you ever offer a kitten a bottle? In this free webinar from The National Kitten Coalition, we’ll discuss how to recognize hypo- and hyperthermia, hypoglycemia, dehydration and more, and get you the information you need to start intervening for your kitten right away.

Massachusetts Animal Coalition Presents: The nature of animal work means that we are susceptible to compassion fatigue.  This includes the moral stress that is an unavoidable part of this work. And trauma – both personal and occupational – can play a role in how we react to stressful situations.  It helps to understand what compassion fatigue is and how it can creep into our daily work. Each attendee should come out of this presentation with a better understanding of his/herself and his/her role at the shelter and in the larger animal welfare community. Specific tools will be provided for creating a plan for working toward balance and emotional health in a very difficult field.  There will be a 15-minute Q&A discussion at the end.

The AAWA Presents: As the veterinarian shortage increases, finding a veterinarian is becoming like finding a unicorn. A recent study estimates there will be a shortage of 10,000 veterinarians in the next 10 years in the US. With such stiff competition, it’s even more important to make your organization stand out when hiring. This webinar will cover the types of compensation and benefit packages that attract veterinarians, honest but enticing job descriptions, interviewing, and more.

Maddie’s Fund Presents: Join us for the sixth huddle of the No Place Like Home Challenge on Thursday, February 18 (1pm PST)! This interactive huddle will include a total of 20 minutes of presentation time and 20 minutes for Q&A. Topic: Organization works with community to help facilitate Return to Homes

Training Matters Presents (fee applies): We have assembled an expert group to talk about how they work with scared animals in a species with which they specialize. In this online seminar, Debbie Jacobs will talk about dogs, Michelle Martiya about horses, Katenna Jones about cats, and Emily Strong about birds. These ladies will discuss the behavioral profile of the fearful animals they often see, that is the behaviors they exhibit and their typical history. The presenters will then talk about how they work through specific behavior challenges, highlighting what may be different about working through the situation with a dog, horse, cat or bird in terms of management, safety, reinforcement delivery, and other aspects of the training process.