Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

Shelter Animals Count Presents: Join us for a data-packed session featuring the latest data from Shelter Animals Count, highlights from Hill’s 2025 State of the Shelter Report, and new animal-level data insights and survey analysis from the year.

CalAnimals Presents: Join us for a live webinar led by Kristen Hassen of Outcomes Consulting Group, designed specifically for animal shelter professionals. This interactive, fast-paced session will teach you how to easily integrate AI into operations to save time, streamline processes, and improve outcomes. Whether you’re just getting started with AI or looking to expand your AI toolkit, this session will provide actionable insights and real-world examples to help your team work smarter and save more lives.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): What does “arousal” have to do with aggressive behaviors in dogs? In some cases, arousal can be the catalyst for an intense, aggressive response, and can be directed at something a dog may not even be focused on. We may also see cases where a dog in a highly aroused state “spills over” into aggressive behavior. Mike will first define this often-controversial topic and discuss why it is crucial to consider arousal as a factor in aggression cases. Prevention, management, and behavior change strategies will be highlighted!

Best Friends Presents: Learn how medical and behavioral data can be transformed into powerful tools to prevent disease, improve welfare, reduce length of stay, and guide evidence-based decisions. Discover practical strategies to turn numbers into impact — and data into lives saved.

HASS Presents: Join us for a webinar featuring Dr. Josh Fisher, Director, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control.

Maddie’s Fund Presents: The animal welfare field has been discussing low-barrier adoption processes as a best practice for more than a decade, yet recent research by Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity has found that BIPOC families are still more likely than white families to be denied during the adoption process. The findings highlight the critical need to move discussions from “low-barrier adoptions” to “making pet ownership accessible to all.” Attendees will learn about the prevalence and impact of shelter/rescue adoption discrimination in four U.S. cities and solutions for increasing access to pet ownership for BIPOC families.