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  • CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 6/29/21 – Tom Kremer on RTO-Focused Data Analysis – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

    CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 6/29/21 – Tom Kremer on RTO-Focused Data Analysis – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

    Some of you probably already saw Tom Kremer’s article in Frontiers journal, “A New Web-Based Tool for RTO-Focused Animal Shelter Data Analysis.” This Tuesday, June 29, Tom will show us how the team at Dallas Animal Services was able to use this tool to document where dogs were coming from in the community and how far from home they were found, providing robust support for the idea that most stray dogs are best served by efforts to reunite them with their families in the neighborhood of origin, ideally by helping finders to bypass a trip to the shelter for person and pet. Tom will give us some of the key insights from the study and answer questions about how this online tool can be adapted for use by any shelter.

    This might be a good one to invite your field officers to join, and also maybe the data geeks on your team. Hope you can join us, this should be fun!

    CASCAR room link: https://sheltermedicine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJQtdO-srDItyMz7xy-ZsncbcFa6s8kKZg

  • Webinar – 6/23/21 – Leadership During a Crisis – VETGirl (fee applies)

    Webinar – 6/23/21 – Leadership During a Crisis – VETGirl (fee applies)

    In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA reviews how to lead during a crisis. Whether it is a virus or a recession, being a leader isn’t always smooth sailing. Learn what leadership skills are required to lead during rough waters and how to work on them all the time even when things are going well.

    This 2021 leadership track course is approved by the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager Board as applicable toward the continuing education requirement for the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) program offered by the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA), CVPM Course Approval ID# 20-81.

    Not a VETgirl ELITE member? VETgirl ELITE members receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year ($249). That way, you know that you have flexibility to view any of our webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, leadership, practice management) and listen to our podcasts when you have time.

    All the webinars are recorded and can be viewed 24/7 after their release date for CE credit. If you’re watching the recording later on, don’t forget to take the CE quiz with it when you’re done to get your CE certificate!

    *Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.

    RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl, LLC
    RACE Provider number: 20
    RACE Program number: 757599/757601

    This program has been approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VETgirl (858.859.1838) for further questions.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/june-23-2021-leadership-during-a-crisis/

  • Online Event – 7/1/21 – Live from the Ranch – Ken Ramirez with Chirag Patel, Laura Monaco Torelli, Juliana DeWillems, and Jungle Jordan – Karen Pryor Academy

    Online Event – 7/1/21 – Live from the Ranch – Ken Ramirez with Chirag Patel, Laura Monaco Torelli, Juliana DeWillems, and Jungle Jordan – Karen Pryor Academy

    Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, July 1, at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Chirag Patel, Laura Monaco Torelli, Juliana DeWillems, and Jungle Jordan, who will share their tips for reaching the masses through social media, TV, news, radio, and more!

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/

  • Webinar – 7/10/21 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)

    Webinar – 7/10/21 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (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. Plus, you’ll receive a certificate of completion** after you attend.

    Access to local recordings and handouts can be found here—check to see if there are local resources for your area.

    **New York City-area attendees who earn their certificate will also qualify for free local TNR services, including spay/neuter, trap rentals, and expert hands-on assistance. If you are an NYC-area resident, you will receive access to a recorded session on how to access these NYC resources.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/product/neighborhood-cats-tnr-certification-workshop-july-10-2021/

  • Webinar – 7/8/21 – Building and Maintaining a Productive High Volume Foster Program That Serves the Animals YOU Need Help With – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    Webinar – 7/8/21 – Building and Maintaining a Productive High Volume Foster Program That Serves the Animals YOU Need Help With – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    Foster programs are a necessity in any animal shelter or rescue but creating and maintaining one that provides consistent positive output can be a challenge.  Foster homes reduce in-shelter population, reduce stress on staff and animals, and provide much needed real-life information about adoptable animals.  The challenge is creating a foster base that will consistently help with the animals your shelter needs help with; the medically challenged and/or behaviorally challenged population. What you will learn:

    • How to break down your foster program and rebuild it for success
    • The benefits of opening your foster program up to include all adoptable animals in your shelter and why that variety will help you sustain your program
    • How to streamline communication with foster parents

    Other Webinars in this Series Include:

    Or click here to view and register for other upcoming NACA  webinars on the JCH Platform.

     

     

     

    The National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) was formed in 1978 for the express purpose of assisting its members to perform their duties in a professional manner. We believe only carefully selected and properly trained animal control personnel can correct community problems resulting from irresponsible animal ownership. NACA’s purpose is to preserve the Human/Animal Bond by insisting on responsible animal ownership.

     

    Presenters:

    Amy Yeager has been with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control for 16 years and currently serves as the Foster/Rescue Coordinator.  She manages a high volume, year-round foster program as well as works with local rescue partners to transport animals in and transport animals out.   During her career, she has also served as a Kennel Attendant, Field Enforcement Officer, and Customer Service Representative so she brings a wealth of working knowledge to the Foster/Rescue programs.  Amy has experience in completely breaking down and rebuilding foster programs to better fit the a

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/building-and-maintaining-a-productive-high-volume-foster-program-that-serves-the-animals-you-need-help-with/

  • Webinar – 7/15/21 – Moving Forward and Preparing for the Future: How Shelters Responded to COVID-19 – ASPCAPro

    Webinar – 7/15/21 – Moving Forward and Preparing for the Future: How Shelters Responded to COVID-19 – ASPCAPro

    Beginning in the Summer of 2020, the ASPCA and AdoptaPet.com asked animal welfare organizations to participate in a survey on how COVID-19 affected their foster programs and community outreach. Organizations answered questions about their preparedness and what they felt would permanently change after the pandemic. This webinar will review the intriguing findings and offer a roundtable discussion with panelists from 3 organizations about how they worked through the challenges of the pandemic and what insights they will carry forward as we move into the future, including which technologies they plan to continue using.

    Takeaways

    • Resources and ideas to thrive during any future local or large-scale crisis
    •  Practical tips for disaster preparedness
    • Policies and protocols implemented during COVID-19 that make sense to continue post-pandemic

    Suited For

    Shelter staff and volunteers.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/moving-forward-and-preparing-future-how-shelters-responded-covid-19

  • Online Event – 7/22/21 – The Roundtable: How Loud Can You Bark? Hellraising vs Fundraising – The AAWA

    Online Event – 7/22/21 – The Roundtable: How Loud Can You Bark? Hellraising vs Fundraising – The AAWA

    Big brands get to have the biggest voices and attention, while organizations doing the most good are often overlooked. Nonprofit social impact orgs such as animal shelters can’t compete with the $$$$ budgets big brands dedicated to media buying, production, talent, product, creative, etc. So how can animal welfare fundraisers and marketers raise hell together, to shake it up and find new and innovative ways to increase donor support and drive sustainable revenue?

    Hear from animal welfare leaders whose organizations have significantly increased engagement with their donors. Panelists will share their personal stories, lessons learned, and how partnership drove sustainable success, including how a shelter recently embarked on a 5-year plan to significantly increase its level of donor support.

    Both marketers and fundraisers will gain insights and inspiration to create effective strategies. Questions from the audience will follow the roundtable discussion.

    The Association’s Roundtable series features leaders discussing emerging and critical issues in animal welfare.

    Moderated by Jim Tedford, President and CEO, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement

    The Roundtable Guests:

    • Denise Wong, CEO, One & All
    • Stephanie Ladeira, Chief of Philanthropy & Community Development, Humane Society Silicon Valley
    • Angela Speed, Vice President of Communications, Wisconsin Humane Society

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/products/the-roundtable-how-loud-can-you-bark-hellraising-vs-fundraising

  • Online Course – 6/24/21 – VIRTUAL Wildland Fireline Safety Course – ResQFAST (fee applies)

    Online Course – 6/24/21 – VIRTUAL Wildland Fireline Safety Course – ResQFAST (fee applies)

    You will be introduced to & gain knowledge of the basic incident management organization, general wildland safety and the basics of fire behavior. Review & discuss current issues/concerns in the wildland, risk management and entrapment avoidance. Review forecasts and assessments for the upcoming fire season. You must check with your organization for acceptance of the course to comply with your agencies guidelines. This course is required by Sonoma County to become an Animal Disaster Service Worker.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.resqfast.com/event-info/virtual-fireline-safety-course-1-5

  • Online Course – Starts 7/25/21- Fundamentals of Animal Behavior and Learning – IAABC (fee applies)

    Online Course – Starts 7/25/21- Fundamentals of Animal Behavior and Learning – IAABC (fee applies)

    This course will help you:

    • Think scientifically about animal training and behavior consulting for all species.
    • Understand and break training into component principles.
    • Understand environmental events that maintain behavior.
    • Increase your ability to be humane and effective.
    • Understand how labels such as “aggressive” or “submissive” cloud our thinking and our work.
    • Consider what we are describing when we say an animal is “confident,” “creative,” “a problem solver,” and how we should approach those learners.
    • See the common principles at play in different animals & species.
    • Become a more effective and humane trainer by cutting through the jargon and directly assessing behavior.

    Duration: 4 weeks

    Instructor: JoAnna Platzer, B.Sc. & Dr. Erica Feuerbacher

    Course Activities, Objectives, & Assessment

    Online Lectures: Each week there will be several short videos (10-20 minutes each; typically 60-90 minutes total per week) that will discuss the topics for that week.

    Online Readings with Reading Guides: Each week you will have a scientific reading with a guide to help you navigate the reading. The paper will exemplify the principles being discussed that week.

    Online Assignments: During Weeks 1-3, you will have 1-2 short online assignments each week. Some of these will entail you giving an example and then giving feedback on examples provided by a few of your fellow students.

    Online posts: During Weeks 2-4 you will post two questions, comments or reflections relevant to the material from the previous week to the discussion forum. You will also respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts from that week (= a total of four posts per week). Your questions and responses will be graded based on their thoughtfulness and completeness.

    Final Project: During Week 4, you will complete a final project/paper in which you will synthesize the topics covered to cohesively analyze and scientifically critique publicly available training videos and handouts.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://iaabcfoundation.org/courses_webinars/fundamentals-of-animal-behavior-and-learning/

  • Online Course – 7/7/21 – ACO Seminar Series – Best Friends

    Online Course – 7/7/21 – ACO Seminar Series – Best Friends

    Community Engagement: The Lifesaving Philosophy
    9-10:30am (PST): Register for this course here.
    The term “community engagement” gets thrown around a lot, as if it is  something that an officer can do if they have a few extra minutes.  To  unlock the full potential of community engagement, however, we must  start thinking of it as less of a project and more of a state of mind.  This lifesaving philosophy will not only help save the lives of animals  but could potentially save an officer’s life as well.  In this course  you will learn how embracing community engagement as a mindset can, and  will, increase lifesaving efforts and officer safety.

    Advanced Return to Owner in the Field: Beyond the Scanner
    11am-12:30pm (PST): Register for this course here.
    Animal control officers are playing a much larger role today in the  reduction of shelter intake by choosing to identify and return stray dogs to their families without bringing them into the shelter, but all  too often officers stop looking for an owner was they find that the animal has no ID tags or microchip. This workshop highlights successful  efforts from agencies across the country that have shown to  significantly increase the field RTO rate for those animals without  obvious identification.

    Community Cats: Mitigating Feline Nuisance
    11:00am-12:30pm (PST): Register for this course here.
    This session will cover how to respond to residents who don’t want  community cats, also known as feral, stray or free-roaming cats, on  their property. We’ll discuss strategic placement of deterrents,  de-escalation techniques and information sharing regarding the long-term  effectiveness of managing populations of community cats after  sterilization.

    CE Units will be provided by Best Friends after viewing each session.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.calanimals.org/education-and-training