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  • April 2026

  • Thu 16

    Webinar – 4/16/26 – Maddie’s Insights – Fur-ever starts now: Supporting dogs and adopters post-adoption – Maddie’s Fund

    April 16 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: In 2018, Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, launched a post-adoption support program. Adopters from any UK Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre receive follow-up calls about their dog’s health and behavior at 2 days, 2 weeks, and 4 months after adoption. This presentation reviews the program’s methodology and participant cohort, highlights the most common adopter-reported concerns, examines use of behavior support (and reasons it’s declined), and explores return-to-kennel rates, including when and why dogs are returned.

    Free
  • Thu 16
    Real-World Answers for Everyday Animal Welfare Challenges

    Webinar – 4/16/26 – Ask Us Anything: Real-World Answers for Everyday Animal Welfare Challenges – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    April 16 @ 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM PDT
    Virtual

    NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present: Join us for an open Q&A session designed for animal welfare professionals at every stage of their careers. Our expert panel — representing municipal agencies, nonprofits, rural programs, and large-scale operations — will tackle your toughest questions, from staffing and funding to intake, public pressure, and field enforcement. Bring your challenges, get practical solutions.

    Free
  • Sat 18
    Feline Behavior Summit 2026

    Online Event – 4/18/26 – Feline Behavior Summit 2026 – Community Cats Central (small fee applies)

    April 18 @ 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Virtual

    Community Cats Central Presents (small fee applies): Join Community Cats Central for an exciting virtual summit designed to deepen your understanding of feline behavior and improve your ability to support cats in your home, shelter, or rescue organization. This event features some of the animal welfare industry’s most trusted authorities on feline behavior, who will lead a variety of workshops covering a wide range of cat behavior concerns.

    $25
  • Mon 20
    Maddie's Fund Weekly Community Conversations

    Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

    April 20 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: Join us each Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET to receive support and learn about innovative ideas other organizations across the country are seeing success with. If you registered prior to July 2025 or are new to these meetings, please use this link to register:
    https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration2025

    Free
  • Wed 22
    Rethinking Retroviruses: FeLV and FIV Testing Updates

    Webinar – 4/22/26 – Rethinking Retroviruses: FeLV and FIV Testing Updates – Best Friends

    April 22 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Virtual

    Best Friends Presents: This session will equip shelter veterinarians and staff with the most current, evidence-based guidance on FeLV and FIV testing, interpretation, and management in the shelter setting. Participants will explore updated diagnostic recommendations, common testing challenges, and practical approaches for integrating testing into daily shelter operations. The session will also highlight strategies that support efficient population flow, informed decision-making, and strong lifesaving outcomes.

    Free
  • Thu 23

    Webinar – Fourth Thursdays – HASS Connect – HASS

    April 23 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT Webinar – Fourth Thursdays – HASS Connect – HASS
    Virtual

    HASS Presents: You are invited every fourth Thursday of the month, to join fellow leaders from national, government, and non-profit animal welfare organizations for a strategic roundtable discussion focused on the most pressing challenges facing our field. From staffing shortages and volunteer engagement to community trust, and the evolving role of shelters, this session invites candid dialogue, shared learning, and collaborative problem-solving.

    Free
  • Thu 23
    Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection

    Online Event – 4/23/26 – Maddie’s Monthly Behavior Connection: The Cypress Protocol – Maddie’s Fund

    April 23 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT Online Event – Fourth Thursdays – Maddie’s Monthly Behavior Connection – Maddie’s Fund
    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: When reactive dogs are confronted with their triggers at every turn in the shelter setting, how do we make progress? This presentation will go over a special shelter dog, Cypress, and the multifaceted approach his shelter team took to help him overcome his reactivity and find his way into a home. His case created what his shelter now calls the “Cypress Protocol” and has helped many dogs in the shelter setting succeed.

    Free
  • Fri 24
    IAABC 2026 Conference in Burlington, VT

    Conference – 4/24/26 to 4/26/26 – IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference 2026 – IAABC (fee applies)

    April 24 @ 5:00 AM – 2:15 PM PDT Conference – 4//26 – IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference 2026 – IAABC (fee applies)
    Virtual

    IAABC Presents (fee applies): Join animal welfare professionals at the 2026 IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference. This conference features a dedicated Shelter Track on Saturday, April 25, with sessions on behavior assessment, welfare optimization, and enrichment strategies. Explore 40+ evidence-based sessions across species.

    See event info
  • Sat 25
    IAABC 2026 Conference in Burlington, VT

    Conference – 4/24/26 to 4/26/26 – IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference 2026 – IAABC (fee applies)

    April 25 @ 5:00 AM – 2:15 PM PDT Conference – 4//26 – IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference 2026 – IAABC (fee applies)
    Virtual

    IAABC Presents (fee applies): Join animal welfare professionals at the 2026 IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference. This conference features a dedicated Shelter Track on Saturday, April 25, with sessions on behavior assessment, welfare optimization, and enrichment strategies. Explore 40+ evidence-based sessions across species.

    See event info
  • Sun 26
    IAABC 2026 Conference in Burlington, VT

    Conference – 4/24/26 to 4/26/26 – IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference 2026 – IAABC (fee applies)

    April 26 @ 5:00 AM – 2:15 PM PDT Conference – 4//26 – IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference 2026 – IAABC (fee applies)
    Virtual

    IAABC Presents (fee applies): Join animal welfare professionals at the 2026 IAABC Foundation Animal Behavior Conference. This conference features a dedicated Shelter Track on Saturday, April 25, with sessions on behavior assessment, welfare optimization, and enrichment strategies. Explore 40+ evidence-based sessions across species.

    See event info
  • Mon 27
    Lost & Found: They Don’t Have to Be Shelter Bound!

    Webinar – 4/27/26 – Lost & Found: They Don’t Have to Be Shelter Bound! – CalAnimals

    April 27 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Virtual

    CalAnimals Presents: You won’t want to miss this important webinar to learn about proactive strategies that helped Washoe County Regional Animal Services achieve Return to Home RTH success of 63% of dogs and 8% of cats.

    Free
  • Mon 27
    Maddie's Fund Weekly Community Conversations

    Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

    April 27 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: Join us each Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET to receive support and learn about innovative ideas other organizations across the country are seeing success with. If you registered prior to July 2025 or are new to these meetings, please use this link to register:
    https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration2025

    Free
  • May 2026

  • Fri 1
    First Fridays: AI for Animal Welfare Professionals Collaboration Calls

    Online Event – First Fridays – First Fridays: AI for Animal Welfare Professionals Collaboration Calls – Outcomes for Pets Consulting

    May 1 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT Online Event – First Fridays – First Fridays: AI for Animal Welfare Professionals Collaboration Calls – Outcomes for Pets Consulting
    Virtual

    Outcomes for Pets Consulting Presents: Please join us every first Friday of the month to discuss AI use in animal shelters, share new AI developments, and join your peers in discussing creative solutions to common problems.

    Free
  • Mon 4
    Maddie's Fund Weekly Community Conversations

    Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

    May 4 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: Join us each Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET to receive support and learn about innovative ideas other organizations across the country are seeing success with. If you registered prior to July 2025 or are new to these meetings, please use this link to register:
    https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration2025

    Free
  • Thu 7
    Maddie's Monthly Foster Connection

    Online Event – First Thursdays – Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection – Maddie’s Fund

    May 7 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST Online Event – First Thursdays – Maddie’s Monthly Foster Connection – Maddie’s Fund
    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: Join us on the first Thursday of every month to discuss successful foster innovations and programs, collaborate with others in the field, answer questions and talk through complex foster-related issues.

    Free
  • Mon 11
    CARE: The Gathering 2026

    Conference – 5/11/26 to 5/13/26 – The Gathering 2026 – CARE (fee applies)

    May 11 @ 5:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT Conference – 5/11/26 to 5/13/26 – The Gathering 2026 – CARE (fee applies)
    The Study at University City 20 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    CARE Presents (fee applies): Across three days, The Gathering creates space to examine how the Animal Welfare and Animal Protection fields have caused harm through exclusion, bias, and inequitable practices — and to collectively build pathways toward reform that honor both people and animals.

    $325
  • Mon 11
    Maddie's Fund Weekly Community Conversations

    Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

    May 11 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund
    Virtual

    Maddie’s Fund Presents: Join us each Monday at 11am PT/2pm ET to receive support and learn about innovative ideas other organizations across the country are seeing success with. If you registered prior to July 2025 or are new to these meetings, please use this link to register:
    https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration2025

    Free
  • Tue 12
    CARE: The Gathering 2026

    Conference – 5/11/26 to 5/13/26 – The Gathering 2026 – CARE (fee applies)

    May 12 @ 5:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT Conference – 5/11/26 to 5/13/26 – The Gathering 2026 – CARE (fee applies)
    The Study at University City 20 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    CARE Presents (fee applies): Across three days, The Gathering creates space to examine how the Animal Welfare and Animal Protection fields have caused harm through exclusion, bias, and inequitable practices — and to collectively build pathways toward reform that honor both people and animals.

    $325
  • Wed 13
    CARE: The Gathering 2026

    Conference – 5/11/26 to 5/13/26 – The Gathering 2026 – CARE (fee applies)

    May 13 @ 5:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT Conference – 5/11/26 to 5/13/26 – The Gathering 2026 – CARE (fee applies)
    The Study at University City 20 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    CARE Presents (fee applies): Across three days, The Gathering creates space to examine how the Animal Welfare and Animal Protection fields have caused harm through exclusion, bias, and inequitable practices — and to collectively build pathways toward reform that honor both people and animals.

    $325
  • Wed 13
    Brown dog sits peacefully with eyes nearly closed

    Online Event – Monthly – Journey You Own Meditation Gathering – JYO

    May 13 @ 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM PDT
    Virtual

    JYO Presents: The guided meditations happen every month and typically run 30-45 minutes. All are welcome to these very low-key sessions, with videos on or off, whatever feels most comfortable to you. No speaking is necessary unless you’d like to share at the end of the session.

    Free
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