Week of Events
Online Event – 3/14/22 – BIPOC-Led Organization Grant Application Period Opens – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund is introducing a new grant opportunity to support the operations of U.S.-based Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-led government agencies or nonprofit animal welfare or veterinary medicine organizations. Grants will range from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on community size, organization size and demographics and impact the organization has in their community.
Seminar – 3/11/22 to 3/13/22 – CVMA Spring Seminar in Yosemite – CVMA (fee applies)
CVMA Presents (fee applies): This very popular seminar combines three one-half day seminar sessions at the Yosemite Valley Lodge with afternoons free to enjoy the wonders of Yosemite National Park. Join your colleagues in learning from some of the best speakers and have afternoons free to explore all that Yosemite has to offer.
Online Meeting – Mondays – Shelter and Rescue Support Call – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund
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.
Webinar – 3/15/22 – Trauma Informed Care in Animal Welfare: The future of staff and community wellbeing – HSUS
HSUS Presents: In this two part webinar, participants will learn Trauma-Informed Care principles and how to apply them internally with staff and volunteers, and externally through engagement with their community.
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 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 […]
Webinar – 3/17/22 – What Vintage is that Hot Dog? Identifying High Value Reinforcers with Moira Hechenleitner – FDSA (fee applies)
FDSA Presents (fee applies): The value of a reinforcement is often proportionally inverse to how challenging is a situation, and there are not only individual preferences, but also different perceptions of how challenging a determine stimulus can be.
Webinar – 3/17/22 – CPR in the Anesthetized Patient: What’s different? – VETGirl (fee applies)
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl anesthesia webinar, Dr. Jane Quandt, DACVAA, DACVECC discusses how and when to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the anesthetized patient, what are the early warning signs of impending arrest.
Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare leaders. 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.
Webinar – 3/18/22 – Alfaxalone: An Update to the Advancement in Injectable Anesthesia – Think Anesthesia
Think Anesthesia Presents: This presentation will focus on the safety, versatility, and reliability of alfaxalone, an intravenous anesthetic for dogs and cats. We will discuss the clinical application of Alfaxan® Multidose in a variety of cases, including healthy, compromised, and special populations.
Webinar – 3/19/22 – Trapper Tips & Tricks – Community Cats Podcast and Neighborhood Cats
Community Cats Podcast and Neighborhood Cats Present: Whether it’s putting in a clear rear door, using Spam as bait, wrapping your trap with green garden netting, or training a cat to enter a trap, you’re bound to learn something new that will improve your trapping success.