This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.
Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies. Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained. We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier. For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).
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Week of Events
Online Adoption Event – 6/5/20 to 6/7/20 – ASPCA National Adoption Weekend: #AdoptFromHome and Help More Animals
Thousands of dogs, cats, and horses are in foster homes and shelters across the country—and we want to help you get them into their adoptive…
Online Course – Begins 6/9/20 First Meeting 6/16/20 – 4 Week Online Course – Stress and the Animal in Front of You: The Impact of Stress on Behavior – IAABC
IAABC Presents: This 4 week course will help animal behavior consultants understand the impact of stress on animal behavior at each life stage and apply this information to working directly with those animals. See event listing for further details.
Meeting – 6/8/20 – Community Cats and Coronavirus Pop-Up Panel – Community Cats Podcast
Meeting – 6/8/20 – Community Cats and Coronavirus Pop-Up Panel – Community Cats Podcast
Community Cats Podcast Presents: A pop-up panel to discuss community cats and coronavirus. See event description and watch video by the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs on The Impact of COVID-19 on TNR.
California Shelters – CASCAR Weekly COVID-19 Check-In Call – link in CA Group Activity Feed
California Shelters – CASCAR Weekly COVID-19 Check-In Call – link in CA Group Activity Feed
UC Davis KSMP Presents: For California animal shelters - join us on Tuesdays at 10 AM for a weekly “California Shelters COVID-19 Check-In” Zoom meeting with Dr. Kate Hurley from KSMP. Zoom meeting registration link is posted in the Private California shelter’s group page.
Online Course – 6/9/20 – Common Soft Tissue Surgery Procedures – IVS
Online Course – 6/9/20 – Common Soft Tissue Surgery Procedures – IVS
IVS Presents: A 1 day online course in common soft tissue surgery procedures including - intestinal anastomosis, surgical management of canine cystic and urethral calculi, anal sacculectomy, surgical management of brachycephalic syndrome and surgical repair of diaphragmatic hernia.
Webinar – 6/9/20 – How Not to Be My Patient: A physician’s secrets for staying healthy and surviving any diagnosis and the healing power of fur, fins, and feathers – Fear Free and Virox
Webinar – 6/9/20 – How Not to Be My Patient: A physician’s secrets for staying healthy and surviving any diagnosis and the healing power of fur, fins, and feathers – Fear Free and Virox
Fear Free and Virox Present: We all need to learn more about how to protect and enhance our health during COVID-19 and beyond.
Shelter Medicine Rounds – 6/9/20 – Ideas, Commitments and Programs to Work Towards Anti-Racism in Your Organization – UW and UCD Shelter Medicine Programs
Shelter Medicine Rounds – 6/9/20 – Ideas, Commitments and Programs to Work Towards Anti-Racism in Your Organization – UW and UCD Shelter Medicine Programs
UW-Madison and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs Present: Shelter Medicine rounds - we want to give all of you an opportunity to share your ideas, commitments, and programs you have or are putting in place to work towards anti-racism in your organization. UW/UCD Shelter Medicine Programs just shared our commitments and you can find them here (see link in event description). Amanda and Gabrielle from Pets for Life will be joining us again and anyone is invited to this discussion so please feel free to forward to others.
Webinar – 6/10/20 – Responding to Calls and Concerns about Bats – HSUS
Webinar – 6/10/20 – Responding to Calls and Concerns about Bats – HSUS
HSUS Presents: This webinar will examine the lives of bats in our urban communities and provide important information on how to respond to the public’s concerns about potential zoonotic disease transmission. The presentation will also focus on providing helpful guidance for agency phone and field responses that humanely and effectively resolve conflicts with bats.
Webinar – 6/10/20 – Foster Centric Sheltering: Seven Guiding Principles – AmPa!
Webinar – 6/10/20 – Foster Centric Sheltering: Seven Guiding Principles – AmPa!
AmPa! Presents: What does it mean to be foster centric? What are the Seven Guiding Principles of foster care? Hear from the people who have elevated foster care from a sideline shelter program to a best practice.
Webinar – 6/11/20 – Chameleon Shelter Software 10 Minute Topics About Chameleon Basics – Chameleon
Webinar – 6/11/20 – Chameleon Shelter Software 10 Minute Topics About Chameleon Basics – Chameleon
Chameleon Shelter Software Presents: This week we’re going to cover some of the topics suggested by attendees of our previous webinars that fall into more of the “basics” category.
Webinar – 6/11/20 – Training as Enrichment – Fear Free
Webinar – 6/11/20 – Training as Enrichment – Fear Free
Fear Free Presents: You asked, and we will answer! Fear Free Head Trainer Mikkel Becker and Education Manager Lori Chamberland will discuss some of the most common questions we’ve received from previous Fear Free training webinars.
Virtual Seminar – Thursdays in June – Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen – CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
Virtual Seminar – Thursdays in June – Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen – CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent…
Webinar – 6/11/20 – The Increased Value of Employee Engagement in our Covid-19 World – Virox and Oculus
Webinar – 6/11/20 – The Increased Value of Employee Engagement in our Covid-19 World – Virox and Oculus
Virox and Oculus Present: As businesses struggle to find a path to business growth and profitability from the effects of Covid-19 we need to focus even more in developing employee engagement. Disengaged employees are a cause of decreased morale, productivity, profitability and increased employee turnover, burnout and client complaints.
Webinar – 6/11/20 – Cultivating Donors in a Time of Crisis – GrantSpace
Webinar – 6/11/20 – Cultivating Donors in a Time of Crisis – GrantSpace
We cannot deny the reality that the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and associated economic fallout has had a tremendous impact on the nonprofit sector—from cancelled fundraisers…
National Shelter Medicine Rounds – 6/11/20 – Supporting Communities and Dismantling Structural Inequities – UW and UCD Shelter Medicine Programs
National Shelter Medicine Rounds – 6/11/20 – Supporting Communities and Dismantling Structural Inequities – UW and UCD Shelter Medicine Programs
From: National Shelter Medicine Rounds Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:51:09 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: National Shelter Medicine Rounds Subject: National Shelter Medicine Rounds Thursday…
Online Event – 6/11/20 – Chirag Patel Discussing Animal Choice and Control as well as Positive Reinforcement Principles and Husbandry – Karen Pryor Academy
Online Event – 6/11/20 – Chirag Patel Discussing Animal Choice and Control as well as Positive Reinforcement Principles and Husbandry – Karen Pryor Academy
Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Chirag Patel discussing animal choice and control and why Chirag considers that "husbandry is his dog sport". Live from The Ranch and hosed by Ken Ramirez, KPCT's Chief Training Officer.
Online Meeting – 6/11/20 – Best Friends COVID-19 Town Hall – Moving Beyond Bias with Care: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Animal Welfare – Best Friends
Online Meeting – 6/11/20 – Best Friends COVID-19 Town Hall – Moving Beyond Bias with Care: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Animal Welfare – Best Friends
Best Friends Presents: A COVID-19 Town Hall meeting. Moving Beyond Bias with Care: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Animal Welfare Town Hall- Join us for a discussion with animal welfare leader and president of Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE), James Evans. Joined by Best Friends CEO Julie Castle, James will talk about how the animal welfare movement got to where we are today and how we move forward.
Online Conference – 6/12/20 to 6/14/20 – Online Kitten Conference – National Kitten Coalition
Online Conference – 6/12/20 to 6/14/20 – Online Kitten Conference – National Kitten Coalition
2020 Online Kitten Conference, June 12-14 Join amazing speakers and fellow attendees for more than two full days of informative sessions on a variety of kitten-related topics.…
Online Conference – 6/12/20 to 6/14/20 – Online Kitten Conference – National Kitten Coalition
Online Conference – 6/12/20 to 6/14/20 – Online Kitten Conference – National Kitten Coalition
2020 Online Kitten Conference, June 12-14 Join amazing speakers and fellow attendees for more than two full days of informative sessions on a variety of kitten-related topics.…
Online Event – 6/13/20 – Enrichment Program Development: How playgroups fit – SPA Workshop Session 1 – Shelter Playgroup Alliance
Online Event – 6/13/20 – Enrichment Program Development: How playgroups fit – SPA Workshop Session 1 – Shelter Playgroup Alliance
Shelter Playgroup Alliance Presents: This is the first of a four-part workshop series on the implementation of inter-dog playgroups in shelters. During this first session we will review the components of a shelter enrichment program and discuss how inter-dog playgroups play a role.