HASS Presents: Stray pet intake is overwhelming animal shelters and there is a rising need for solutions to get those pets back home. Join industry experts from three HASS pilot shelters—Cincinnati Animal CARE, Greenville County Animal Care, and San Diego Humane Society, to learn about their pet reunification programs and how their efforts can be replicated where you live to get more lost pets home.

PPG Presents (fee applies): This presentation will explore how important animal management messages can be spread through an animal behaviour lens, provide examples of where and how trainers can collaborate with local government agencies, and showcase opportunities to share responsible pet ownership messages through their own work.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present:

The Bridge Club Presents: Back by popular demand, our annual review of the legislative efforts that are changing veterinary medicine across the country. We will go state by state on major issues of title protection, new schools, virtual care and more. Don't miss out on this one!

National Kitten Coalition Presents: This talk will discuss how to recognize, diagnose and make treatment recommendations for several types of emergencies including ocular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, parasitic, congenital and traumatic. These emergencies, while varying in levels of urgency as well as ease of treatment, all often involve a kitten that is just days to weeks old.

Maddie's Fund Presents: Safeguarding the well-being of cats is essential to the mission of any responsible animal shelter. Environmental enrichment and behavior modification are often key to this goal. Measuring response to these interventions is essential to ensure strategies are successful. This webinar will present 4 ordinal rating scales designed to evaluate different expressions of cat behavior/welfare on a 0–5 scale (modified Fear, Anxiety, and Stress score; Response to Petting score; Participation in Play score; and Food Intake Summary score) that have excellent interobserver agreement and reliability, and a few other tools to describe behavior in a quantitative way.

HASS Presents: What are leaders of community-centered programs in Baltimore and Dallas learning as they work with people and pets beyond the shelter? Hear from them on the many issues they face and the questions their experience has raised.

Community Cats Podcast Presents: Find out how to deal with these and many more colony caretaking challenges from Neighborhood Cats with their 20 years of experience dealing with all things community cat. Come and share your battle-worn secrets too!

Shelter Animals Count Presents: Join us for an insightful session focused on “Kitten Level Data” with renowned experts Dr. Julie Levy and Hannah Shaw (The Kitten Lady). In this webinar, we’ll explore the vital role of data in kitten care and shelter outcomes. Learn best practices for managing kitten intakes, pathway planning, and optimizing care, from intake to adoption, through data-driven approaches.