Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

VETGirl Presents:

PPG Presents (fee applies): This webinar looks at how we can create successful behaviour modification plans in challenging environments. From shelters to busy households, learn how to work around challenges.

Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you deeply committed to ensuring that cats remain in their cherished homes? Step into the role of a certified Surrender Prevention Specialist and become a catalyst for positive change in the lives of our feline friends.

Dogs Playing for Life Presents (fee applies): At DPFL’s Stranger Danger webinar, you will learn how to work with dogs that are wary of strangers by building their confidence and helping them to develop the skills to meet new people (and potential adopters) happily and successfully! Even for the private dog trainer or dog owner, the skills taught in this webinar will help support your stranger danger dog to expand their comfort level when meeting new people at home!

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This webinar will offer tips on how to handle living under scrutiny and making sure your case is not jeopardized by it.  We will discuss jury voir dire, opening and closing statements, and witness preparation with these considerations in mind.

Maddie’s Fund Presents: Debra Olmedo and Greg Miller of the ASPCA will provide an overview of recent research aimed at identifying ways to increase awareness and engagement in kitten fostering programs among residents of areas with high intake of kittens to animal shelters. They will discuss the project methodology, what they learned about awareness, interest, and concerns related to fostering, and what opportunities this research highlighted for increasing fostering program engagement. 

HASS Presents: Over the last several months, HASS collaborated with a selection of HASS pilot shelters to identify any lingering shelter operation barriers to positive adoption outcomes as part of a formal Competitive Pet Placement (CPP) project. Join Kate McHugh-Westfall, Embedded Data and Implementation Coordinator, for an overview of this impactful project, including how preliminary foot traffic data informed barrier-busting solutions.

California for All Animals Presents: The one-hour call is a dedicated space to share and learn from each other. Popular topics include initiatives that create a more inclusive culture for both staff and community, programs that keep pets with their people, industry trends, research studies, as well as the hard stuff, like what’s not working or what is particularly difficult during times of scarcity.