Shelter Learniverse

Conference – 10/27/23 to 10/29/23 – Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference 2023 – Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations (fee applies)
2023-10-29 06:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oasis Hotel and Convention Center, 2546 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO, 65803, United States
Join us for the Midwest’s only regional conference designed exclusively for animal rescues and shelters! The 2023 Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference offers sessions for all levels of engagement while focusing on cutting-edge, lifesaving strategies. The conference offers an invaluable opportunity to network and form vital relationships with your colleagues. We come together to celebrate your victories and to find solutions to common problems, because collectively we can save more lives and have happier animals while doing it.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.missourianimals.org/aboutmasc

Online Meeting - Mondays - Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie - Maddie's Fund
2023-10-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
Who Should Join?
Executive directors, animal well-being leaders, shelter workers, pet support professionals, volunteers, rescue organizations and anyone who shares the common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
Win Ca$h for Attending!
Each month, Maddie’s Fund will be giving away up to $10,000 in grants. You can enter to win each time you attend a call or watch on-demand during the month by completing the giveaway drawing entry forms shared in the chat during the calls.
Register Today
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.
All calls are recorded and uploaded to the Community Conversations page on Maddie’s Pet Forum https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
Please note: All views expressed on these calls are not necessarily endorsed by Maddie’s Fund.
WEBSITE LINK: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations

Online Event – 11/1/23 – ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum – ASPCA and The AAWA
2023-11-01 09:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Don’t miss this FREE online event showcasing how to help vulnerable pets using data. Whether you love geeking out over data, want to help pets in your community—or both—you don’t want to miss the ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum online on November 1 from 12 – 5 p.m. ET. Last year, nearly 1000 of your colleagues registered for the Forum to explore new research results in community and shelter animal welfare.
Get access to cutting-edge research that supports your lifesaving work, including studies on:
• Taking up the Reins on Equine Welfare
• Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation Perspectives on Rez Dogs on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, U.S.A
• Why Didn’t They Do That? How Behavioral Economics Should Be Shaping How We Deliver Options to Our Clients
• Returning a shelter animal: The role of animal and owner characteristics
Attendees will leave with practical suggestions for applying what they’ve learned to benefit their communities and are eligible for CAWA and NACA credit!
Participate in a live Q&A with the researchers following the presentations.
The Research Forum is for anyone interested in advancing animal welfare, including veterinarians, shelter leadership, staff, and volunteers. Register here for free: aspca.org/researchforum
PS: Can’t attend live? Register anyway, and email you the recordings.
WEBSITE LINK: http://aspca.org/researchforum

Online Event - First Wednesday - The Journey You Own: A Deeper Dive Meeting Series - Maddie's Fund
2023-11-01 10:00 - 10:50 | Virtual
Are you ready to reignite your passion, reclaim your energy, and revolutionize your approach to work? It’s time to break free from the draining cycle of reactive responses and embrace a more dynamic and fulfilling path.
Discover practical strategies to create more space, incorporate contemplative practices into your life, and align personal values with your actions and activities, boosting your productivity while maintaining balance.
In this meeting series, Jyothi V. Robertson, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine) will guide you in exploring the concepts and practices covered in the Maddie’s University® course The Journey You Own: Practices for Wellbeing and Productivity https://maddies.fund/JourneyYouOwnMU
Participants may register once for all sessions and can attend any of the sessions. Each session is 50 minutes. The sessions will be recorded.
Meeting Dates and Times
Sep 6, 2023 10am PT | 12PM CT | 1PM ET
Oct 4, 2023 10am PT | 12PM CT | 1PM ET
Nov 1, 2023 10am PT | 12PM CT | 1PM ET
Dec 6, 2023 10am PT | 12PM CT | 1PM ET
Jan 3, 2024 10am PT | 12PM CT | 1PM ET
WEBSITE LINK: http://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcuiqrzwiGdPFkVuHuwEgvV7i3OiO9HLq#/registration

Online Event - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays - Discover Your Best Life at Hatching Hour: Meaningful Conversations, Lasting Change - Hatching
2023-11-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Discover Your Best Life at Hatching Hour: Meaningful Conversations, Lasting Change! Looking to enrich your life, personally and professionally? Hatching Hour is your community. Our online gatherings serve up expert insights, compelling stories, and actionable wisdom to help you #LiveBetter and #WorkBetter.
Dive deep into transformative mindsets, tap in to your potential, and chart your journey towards a life filled with intention—all for free.
Elevate, inspire, transform. Start your next chapter with Hatching Hour. Your future self will thank you. Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrc-yrqTwoEtUp4AzxOVdkbn59y7qpspQm#/registration
About José Ocaño:
José Ocaño has spent more than 15 years working to preserve and support the human-animal bond. Self-awareness, personal accountability, and relationship cultivation have been foundational as Jose navigates his career and life outside of work. At his first job with one of the largest animal shelters in the Arizona, Jose learned the importance of developing emotional intelligence, communication, and people skills to build meaningful relationships that inspire and motivate people to work better together. In 2017, after a decade of working to transform that organization, Jose joined Best Friends Animal Society, a national nonprofit organization where he served as the first Senior Director of People and Culture.
At Best Friends, Jose was responsible for leading dynamic teams, including Human Resources, Learning and Staff Development, Employee Experience, and Organizational Culture initiatives, and served as a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Leadership Team. Through collaboration, change, and innovative management, Jose and his team stewarded a workplace culture that was employee- and value-centric. These efforts positioned Best Friends to win multiple Top Workplace Awards since 2020.
In 2023, Jose launched Hatching, a company centered around helping people #LiveBetter and #WorkBetter. Hatching’s vision is to create a more peaceful world by helping people live with more compassion, gratitude, and self-worth. The goal of Hatching is to help people and organizations leverage their unique experiences and potential to make the workplace an environment where people can thrive. Jose believes that, together, we will make the world a better place by leading with intention, authenticity, and personal accountability.
WEBSITE LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrc-yrqTwoEtUp4AzxOVdkbn59y7qpspQm#/registration

Webinar - 11/2/23 - The Arrival Skill Set: Using Control Unleashed Patterns to Acclimate in a New Environment - FDSA (fee applies)
2023-11-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Does your dog struggle with entering a new environment? Are they anxious, aroused, reactive or shut down? Whether your dog is delighted, nervous or upset to be there, Control Unleashed patterns can help. The CU conversational training developed by Leslie McDevitt offers a different approach to acclimation.
This webinar is an introduction to using CU language on the road with your dog. No prior CU training is necessary. Join Julie Daniels, Certified Control Unleashed Instructor (CCUI) to learn how she teaches, uses, and combines CU patterns to help dogs feel safe and empowered as they arrive and settle in.
Note: This webinar is back by popular demand. Please check your webinar library before purchasing to avoid duplicate purchases.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

Webinar - 11/2/23 - Let’s Talk About Pet Cancer - Moose's March
2023-11-02 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Moose’s March, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about pet cancer and offering unwavering support to pets and their pet parents, and Pets Are Family, invite you to take a proactive step in your pet’s well-being. On Thursday, November 2, at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Moose’s March will host an engaging and empowering webinar called “Let’s Talk About Pet Cancer” on Early Pet Cancer Detection. This enlightening virtual event sponsored by Volition Veterinary will be conducted via Zoom.
Moose’s March is thrilled to invite pet owners, animal lovers, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and anyone concerned about pet health to join this enlightening webinar. The event will be hosted by Steve Dale, a renowned figure in the world of pet advocacy and education.
During this webinar, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a candid discussion on the critical issue of pet cancer. The distinguished panel of experts joining Dale includes:

Dr. Thomas Buttera
Dr. Rebecca Timmons
David Stansfield
Kristin Wuhrman
Tricia Montgomery, Founder of Moose’s March

The experts will delve into the importance of early cancer detection in pets, offering valuable insights and expertise on this pressing matter. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions and participate in meaningful conversations with fellow pet parents, veterinarians, and veterinary technicians.
Tricia Montgomery, Founder of Moose’s March, says the event is just a small part of this passion project to memorialize her late PitBull Moose, who died of cancer in 2022.”Empowering pet parents with knowledge is at the heart of our mission. Join us in this webinar to take charge of your pet’s health and be part of a community dedicated to pet well-being.” To register for the event, visit this link.
WEBSITE LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DCJxOOFOQl-mKHNjAkRLyQ

Online Event –11/4/23 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)
2023-11-04 11:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Our expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works. We’ll cover getting along with neighbors, preparations for trapping, trapping itself (including entire colonies at once), feeding, providing winter shelter, and more. Take advantage of the interactive format, extensive handouts, and video footage of actual projects. Attendees will receive a certificate after taking a short quiz and gain access to an ongoing Facebook group for networking with other TNR activists. Instructed by Susan Richmond, executive director, and Bryan Kortis, national programs director.
Session duration is 2.5 hours, followed by an optional 15-minute Q&A session.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/events/the-neighborhood-cats-tnr-certification-workshop-nov-2023/
