Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

Maddie’s Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare workers and volunteers. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

Animal Care & Control Association of Tennessee Presents (fee applies): Join us for an educational conference that brings together animal control officers, humane investigators, animal care staff, shelter managers/executive directors, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, rescue workers, and animal advocates from throughout the State of Tennessee and other areas of the Southeast for an opportunity to learn, network and discover new methods, tools and services for improving their ability to help animals. 

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: Learn about all the ways in which DPFL Playgroups are transforming shelters all across the country! In this first of three webinars, we will present powerful examples of how playgroups can not only enhance the quality of life for your shelter dogs but how focusing on their quality of life through enrichment can lead to game-changing benefits to your shelter’s everyday operations.

Adisa Presents: In this highly-interactive session, we will explore the needs and issues you—as a leader of volunteers—need to plan for and brainstorm strategies for re-engaging volunteers safely while reimagining the roles volunteers play in our organizations to ensure they are best positioned to help us meet our missions.

ABS Presents (fee may apply): This will be the second ABS annual meeting to be held in virtual format. While we all miss the pleasures of meeting our colleagues in person during the annual meeting, the virtual format offers undeniable benefits in terms of accessibility, inclusivity, and engagement with our world-wide community of animal behaviorists.

Animal Care & Control Association of Tennessee Presents (fee applies): Join us for an educational conference that brings together animal control officers, humane investigators, animal care staff, shelter managers/executive directors, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, rescue workers, and animal advocates from throughout the State of Tennessee and other areas of the Southeast for an opportunity to learn, network and discover new methods, tools and services for improving their ability to help animals. 

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Have you had too much success with animal cruelty case investigation and prosecution, and just really want to mess one up? Are you tired of keeping track of your evidence, interviewing the right witnesses in the right manner, and keeping up with important case law developments? Would you just love to gain a reputation with your local prosecutor for incompetence? Oregon Animal Cruelty Deputy District Attorney Jake Kamins will tell you the ten best ways to accomplish these dubious goals.

Network for Good Presents: Is success in the nonprofit sector a transient, hard-to-define combination of hard work, judgment and good luck? Or do all successful organizations follow similar patterns that, once understood, are predictable and repeatable? In this webinar we’ll discuss the stages in the nonprofit lifecycle, sharing specific, inspired advice on how to drive your nonprofit forward and create more impact.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This webinar will delve into what truly happens to wild animals after they’re trapped and moved out of the home ranges they are familiar with and into unknown habitat. We will also discuss strategies that offer sound alternatives to capture and removal.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies): Jaime Maher, CVT, VTS (AA, ECC) reviews anesthesia considerations for different organ systems. Tune in to learn how to optimize your patient for anesthesia, even in emergency situations, and what key monitoring parameters to focus on in certain disease processes.

VIN/AAFP Presents: Robin Downing, DVM, MS, DAAPM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRP, discusses “Cats, Pain, and Fear: An Unholy Triumvirate.”

ABS Presents (fee may apply): This will be the second ABS annual meeting to be held in virtual format. While we all miss the pleasures of meeting our colleagues in person during the annual meeting, the virtual format offers undeniable benefits in terms of accessibility, inclusivity, and engagement with our world-wide community of animal behaviorists.

AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie’s Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You’ll join AmPA! and HASS Staff and industry leaders, but, more importantly, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.

ABS Presents (fee may apply): This will be the second ABS annual meeting to be held in virtual format. While we all miss the pleasures of meeting our colleagues in person during the annual meeting, the virtual format offers undeniable benefits in terms of accessibility, inclusivity, and engagement with our world-wide community of animal behaviorists.

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 surrender, a behavior perspective on intake and adoptions, canine behavior evaluations and decisions-making, and behavior modification in the shelter. Each session is 90 minutes, from 11am to 12:30pm Pacific Time […]

Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, August 5, at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will take you through the steps trainers need to create their own practical training program. The episode will feature many live training demos, and you’ll be able to follow along from home with your own dog and ask questions along the way. Whether you are a professional or just starting out, you won’t want to miss Ken’s creative and thoughtful approach to teach trainers how to train!

The AAWA Presents: Frustrated by stories of housing-related pet surrenders? Looking for ways your organization can help advocate for pet-inclusive housing solutions? Join our panel of policy professionals to learn about how various stakeholders are advancing initiatives to make cities more pet-friendly. Discover how your organization can take actions in your community.

Black DVM Network Presents: BlackDVM Network Community Sessions give our members the chance to meet each other and share experiences. We’re here on the first Thursday of each month, join us any time!

ABS Presents (fee may apply): This will be the second ABS annual meeting to be held in virtual format. While we all miss the pleasures of meeting our colleagues in person during the annual meeting, the virtual format offers undeniable benefits in terms of accessibility, inclusivity, and engagement with our world-wide community of animal behaviorists.

ACVB Presents (fee applies): Please join us for our virtual VBS on Friday, August 6! This is a full day of informative presentations on various topics of animal behavior. We will kick off the event at 10am EDT and conclude at 6:15pm EDT. We look forward to having you join us for the day.

VDOS Presents: This webinar will introduce you to the world of small animal dentistry and oral surgery. It will explain what equipment, instruments, materials, knowledge and practical skills are needed to become profitable in the most lucrative discipline of veterinary medicine.

Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Learn what TNR is, why it works, and how to get started. Our expert instructors will teach you the best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management.