Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

CalAnimals Presents: As follow up to the 2023 Access to Veterinary Care in CA Shelters survey, which documented the degree and impact of the veterinary shortage on shelter welfare and lifesaving, Drs. Kate Hurley and Jennifer Scarlett conducted a follow up survey to understand what factors attract (and repel) veterinarians from working in shelters

Maddie’s Fund Presents: Neonatal kitten care has seen significant advancements over the last decade. Join Dr. Julie Levy and Marnie Russ for a review of these changes and clarification about feeding schedules, weaning age, temperature regulation, euthanasia rates, medical interventions, combining litters, socialization, and adoption. Come away knowing how you and your shelter can provide neonatal kittens with the best possible care.

Best Friends Presents: As the demands of animal welfare continue to intensify, it becomes crucial to recognize and address the toll it can take on the people working tirelessly behind the scenes. Often, organizations make it the individual’s responsibility to solve this challenge by providing self-care tips or meditation apps. While these are helpful tools, the vital topic of how to find staff well-being solutions organization-wide is often overlooked. We’re addressing exactly that in this live webinar.

HSVMA Presents: Attendees will learn about the most immediate concerns that pet parents have when their dog or cat has had a limb amputation. The goal is to encourage discussion before and after surgery, in order to facilitate a smoother recovery with less emotional burden on the pet parent as well as the veterinary team.

CalAnimals Presents: Taught by CalAnimals Disaster Program Manager Ryan Soulsby and Principal Consultant John Peaveler of Humane Innovations, this course provides an overview of preparedness and response, including the unique challenges faced by Animal Care and Control Professionals.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Join us as we discuss different types of bias and how they unconsciously invade your decisions and actions on and off the job. Learn to identify 5-8 different bias types, understand how bias and cynicism can play off of each other, and more.

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: Learn about all the ways in which DPFL Playgroups are transforming shelters all across the country! This webinar (formerly offered in three parts) will cover the Why, the What, and the How of playgroups. Attendees will be introduced to dynamic video examples and impactful data and experiences from some of the over 350 shelters who have embraced the power of letting shelter dogs play!

CalAnimals Presents: The Checklist is designed to help local animal welfare agencies by providing ideas for protocols, contracts, networking, and support during a disaster. Please join us as we take a refreshing look at the Checklist and drive into the updates.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Having explored the structural and penological underpinnings of this model in an earlier session, we focus here on how programs like this can be set up and function in other jurisdictions for the ultimate benefit of individual defendants and their families, rescued animals, and the community as a whole.

PPG Presents (fee applies): Intermittent reinforcement is a common method used in positive dog training. Intermittent reinforcement can be a great method but we also need to look at the other side of intermittent reinforcement.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): In this webinar we discuss the myriad of reasons why our dog may not respond to our first cue when cued to perform a behavior, including; lack of understanding, enjoying an alternative behavior, lack of adequate motivation, arousal in excess of optimal levels, physical discomfort (present or anticipated), mental / emotional discomfort (present or anticipated), fatigue (physical / mental), and situations when the behavior is perceived as too “high effort”.