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  • Brand New Fear Free Course for Shelters! – Fear Free Housing and Environment

    Brand New Fear Free Course for Shelters! – Fear Free Housing and Environment

    Exciting news! Fear Free has just launched a brand-new bonus course: Fear Free Shelter Housing and Environment. (and it’s FREE)

    In this course, you will learn how to create a safe, comfortable, and Fear Free environment for shelter animals and understand how housing and environment impact the behavior, health, and wellbeing of shelter animals.

    This course contains three one-hour modules, which need to be taken in consecutive order.

    Part A: The Physical Environment

    • Learn essential shelter housing considerations, including maintaining a variety of housing styles
    • Understand why separating animals into a variety of different housing wards is beneficial
    • Learn how to prevent or reduce crowding and reduce average length of stay for animals

    Part B: Housing Facilities

    • Discover ways to reduce stress in shelter dogs and cats by adjusting their housing areas
    • Learn valuable tips for providing hiding spots and perches for cats and comfortable resting areas for dogs
    • Understand the benefits and challenges with each of the different styles of housing for dogs and cats

    Part C: The Emotional Environment

    • Describe the pros and cons of animals having roommates in their enclosures
    • Learn what an emotionally healthy routine looks like for shelter dogs and cats
    • Understand important considerations for group housing cats

    Fear Free Shelters Graduates can find this course by logging in at fearfreeshelters.com and navigating to Bonus Courses. Haven’t taken the Fear Free Shelter Program yet? Sign up for free today!

    Take the Course
  • Online Conference – 9/12/20 to 9/14/20 – IVECCs – Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (fee applies)

    Online Conference – 9/12/20 to 9/14/20 – IVECCs – Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (fee applies)

    IVECCS 2020 | A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE
    SEPTEMBER 12th-14th

    REGISTRATION CLOSES SEPT. 14th!

    In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, after careful deliberation, the VECCS board has decided to have an all virtual IVECCS 2020 experience. View the video below from our new CEO for more details on the exciting offering we have planned for all our valued constituents; members, attendees, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors and partners alike.

    We thank you all, in advance, for trusting VECCS to bring you a first-class virtual IVECCS in this unprecedented time.

    Also, please note, many live tracks will be recorded and available after the live conference.
    All live and on-demand sessions are RACE Certified.

    IMPORTANT DATES

    AUGUST 23rd, 2020
    REGISTRATION DEADLINE TO
    RECEIVE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE CONFERENCE*
    (*book, online or flash drive, not guaranteed for international shipping)

    AUGUST 31st, 2020
    REGISTRATION DEADLINE TO
    RECEIVE MDR BOOKS BEFORE CONFERENCE*
    (*not guaranteed for international shipping) 

    SEPTEMBER 14th, 2020
    REGISTRATION CLOSES*
    (*whether you plan to attend the live or on-demand sessions)

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.veccs.org/iveccs2020/

  • Webinar – 9/9/20 – Leverage Your Nonprofit Profile to Achieve Funding Success This Giving Season – Candid Learning

    Webinar – 9/9/20 – Leverage Your Nonprofit Profile to Achieve Funding Success This Giving Season – Candid Learning

    About

    Gear up for the 2020 Giving Season! The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges, but we’re here to help you navigate and achieve funding success. 

    Join us to learn how to optimize your GuideStar Nonprofit Profile to reach millions of potential donors – including 200+ charitable websites, dozens of private foundations, and all major U.S. based donor-advised funds – and prepare for Giving Season.

    By updating your GuideStar Nonprofit Profile and earning your Seals of Transparency, you’ll provide fresh information to GuideStar’s 10 million+ unique visitors, as well as the millions more who visit our partner sites, such as Facebook, AmazonSmile, and Network for Good.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.candid.org/training/2020-09-09-leverage-your-nonprofit-profile-to-achieve-funding-success-this-giving-season/

  • Online Conference – 9/16/20 – Build Better Relationships (With Donors) – Network for Good

    Online Conference – 9/16/20 – Build Better Relationships (With Donors) – Network for Good

    Virtual Conference: Build Better Relationships

    Wednesday, September 16th 11:30am-4:30pm ET

    Join our upcoming webinar to learn how to take your donor relationships to the next level. We’ll tackle all the relationships that impact your nonprofit including technology, social media, communication, marketing, the board, and more!
    We’ll cover:
    • How to create a tech-life balance to foster better relationships
    • How to build relationships with key stakeholders
    • How to foster diversity, equity and inclusion
    • How to develop a marketing strategy to create connection

    If you’re unable to attend the entire conference, register and we’ll send you the materials afterwards.

    SCHEDULE:

    11:30-12pm ET: What’s Next for Fundraising?

    Kimberly O’Donnell, Lead Fundraising Coach, Network for GoodPeter Hart, Product Manager, Network for Good

    12-12:45pm ET: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Terri Broussard Williams, Founder and President, Movement Maker Collective

    1-1:45pm ET: Building Relationships with Key Stakeholders

    Jennifer Basten, Chief Development Officer, Austin Opera

    2-2:45pm ET: Creating a Tech-Life Balance: Conquering Virtual Exhaustion

    Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Speaker, and Author

    Meico Marquette Whitlock, Founder and CEO, Mindful Techie

    3-3:45pm ET: Creating Connection with Communication Strategy

    Beth Brodovsky, President, Iris Creative

    4-4:30pm ET: Donor Engagements: Personal and Appropriate Communication

    Kimberly O’Donnell, Lead Fundraising Coach, Network for GoodPeter Hart, Product Manager, Network for Good

     

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learn.networkforgood.com/20200916-virtual-conference-donor-relationships-goals.html

  • Online Event – 9/10/20 – Ken Ramirez and Melissa Millett – Talking About Cat and Dog Trick Training – Karen Pryor Academy

    Online Event – 9/10/20 – Ken Ramirez and Melissa Millett – Talking About Cat and Dog Trick Training – Karen Pryor Academy

    LIVE FROM THE RANCH

    Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, September 10 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Melissa Millett, founder and head trainer of The Ultimutts, as well as her two cats, to talk about cat and dog trick training, with live demos!

    Ken Ramirez

    Ken is the EVP and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training, co-leading the company with Aaron Clayton. Ken oversees the vision for, and development of, training education programs. You will usually find Ken teaching at a ClickerExpo conference, leading a course at the Karen Pryor National Training Center (The Ranch), or teaching one of the Karen Pryor Academy courses.

    A 40+ year veteran of animal care and training, Ken is a biologist and behaviorist who has supervised the development care and training of more than 40,000 species. He has worked with organizations across the globe to improve animal training, program effectiveness, and animal health and welfare. Ken’s diverse body of contributions includes designing and implementing conservation projects for elephant protection and spearheading projects to train everything from komodo dragons to butterflies. Ken’s extensive canine work includes working with trainers, organizations, and federal and state agencies on training procedures for topics including aggression, search-and-rescue, and scent detection.

    Ken has written/edited two successful books, taught at a major university, hosted two successful seasons of the television series Talk to the Animals, and was EVP of animal care and training at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. When he’s not doing cool stuff with animals and people, you might find Ken at a NY theater or at any movie screening.

    Melissa Millett

    Founder and head trainer of In Dogs We Trust and The Ultimutts, Melissa Millett has taught thousands of family pets. As an animal expert, she has been featured internationally as well as on every major Canadian TV network, including Breakfast Television (Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary), CP24, Global News, CTV (Toronto, Vancouver), Animal Planet, The Pet Network, and more. Melissa is the host of the popular television show Doggy House Calls and the spin-off series Doggy Diaries in cities across Canada.

    Melissa is known internationally as an advanced trick trainer and performer with Ultimutts. A few of the Ultimutts have been featured internationally on: Good Morning America, The Rick Mercer Report, The Family Channel, CBC, and Cineplex Theatres. Bella the Boston terrier has traveled across the country with Ripley’s Believe it or Not! to promote her appearance in the 2016 publication. Jellybean the deaf Australian cattle dog made it to the semifinals of the Facebook Watch show World’s Most Amazing Dog, receiving 36 million views and coming very close to winning $100,000 USD!

    Melissa has partnered with Animal Coordinator Kirk Jarrett to provide an elite service for animals in film and TV. Most notably, the team co-trained the cats for Stephen King’s 2019 Pet Sematary and worked on a 2019 Super Bowl commercial as well as commercials for Duracell, Yoplait, and Gund. Past clients have included Paramount, Netflix, Warner Brothers, and more!

    Learn more about Melissa and Ultimutts on her website or Facebook page.

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

  • Webinar – 9/29/20 – Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Just-in-Time Tune-Ups to Get Animals Adopted – ASPCAPro

    Webinar – 9/29/20 – Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Just-in-Time Tune-Ups to Get Animals Adopted – ASPCAPro

    Shelter Behavior Roundtable: Just-in-Time Tune-Ups to Get Animals Adopted

    Date:
     –  EDT
    REGISTER
    About this Webinar

    Want to help your shelter animals get ready for adoption? Join our expert panel to discuss best practices for tweaking behavior to help shelter dogs and cats find new homes. Adoption ambassadors will be on deck for advice on how foster parents can help make your shelter animals appeal to potential adopters.

    Takeaways

    • Helping your adoption ambassadors show off a dog or cats best qualities
    • Prepping dogs for Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
    • Understanding the research behind “adoption magic”

    Suited For

    Animal behavior and shelter professionals.

    CAN’T JOIN LIVE?

    Register now and you’ll be notified when the recording is available.

    REGISTER
    ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:

     

    rachel maso with two dogs

    Rachel Maso

    CPDT-KA Director of Behavior, The ASPCA Adoption Center

     

    courtney with a large cat

    Courtney Gumienny

    Director of Adoptions, Charleston Animal Society

     

    Kelly with dog

    Kelly DiCicco

    Manager, Adoptions Promotions, ASPCA

     

    Donya Satriale

    Director of Behavior, Charleston Animal Society

     

    emily with a dog

    Emily Patterson-Kane

    Ph.D., Director, Research, ASPCA

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/shelter-behavior-roundtable-just-time-tune-ups-get-animals-adopted

  • Webinar – 9/9/20 – Perioperative Considerations in Dentistry – VDOS (fee applies)

    Webinar – 9/9/20 – Perioperative Considerations in Dentistry – VDOS (fee applies)

    Perioperative Considerations in Dentistry

    Unsure about whether something is normal or abnormal in the mouth? Ever heard about postoperative blindness or trigeminocardiac reflex? Do you know how to make a tape muzzle or place a feeding tube?

    Time & Location

    Sep 09, 1:00 PM – 2:50 PM EDT
    Webinar

    About the Event

    This VDOS webinar will review the most common perioperative complications during dental and oral surgery procedures, including neurological deficits, tracheal injury, oral/oropharyngeal edema, iatrogenic foreign body, ocular and orbital injury, trigeminocardiac reflex, bleeding, emphysema and embolism, and vomiting and regurgitation. Fabrication of tape muzzles and placement of feeding tubes will also be discussed. The didactic lecture will last 1.5 hours, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.

     

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.vdos.org/event-details/perioperative-considerations-in-dentistry-3

  • Webinar – 9/10/20 – Interacting with Diverse Communities: Cultural Beliefs – CalAnimals

    Webinar – 9/10/20 – Interacting with Diverse Communities: Cultural Beliefs – CalAnimals

    Jace Huggins of Front Street Animal Shelter and Micheal Hildebrandt of Elk Grove Police Department

    According to the Pew Research Center, 27%, or 10.6 million Californians are foreign born. Within all of our communities is a spectrum of cultural beliefs, practices, and understanding of animal treatment and ownership. From food sources, to four legged pampered fur children, Animal Services must connect, collaborate, educate, and interact with these diverse communities. Join us as we discuss the importance of leaning into learning, and understanding, who’s on the other side of the leash or carrier.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.calanimals.org/on

  • Webinar – 9/16/20 – Hoarding: A Human-Animal Bond Disorder – HSVMA/ASV

    Webinar – 9/16/20 – Hoarding: A Human-Animal Bond Disorder – HSVMA/ASV

    HSVMA WEBINAR

    HOARDING: A HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND DISORDER

    Presented by Lena DeTar, DVM, DACVPM, DABVP
    in partnership with the Association of Shelter Veterinarians

    8 pm ET/5 pm PT, Wednesday, September 16, 2020

    This webinar is approved for 1.5 hours of RACE CE credit for both veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
    Registration is FREE for HSVMA and Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) members.

    REGISTER HERE 

    If you are not yet a member, you can JOIN NOW to participate in this webinar, a free member benefit.

    Dr. DeTar will explore this multifactorial issue, looking at the role of shelters, private practitioners, animal control, law enforcement, social services and animal welfare organizations. This presentation will include a case study of a shelter in Hawaii that was involved in a hoarding situation.

    During this webinar Dr. DeTar will discuss:

    • Recognition of potential hoarding situations
    • Who to involve/intervene when suspicious
    • What types of ailments to look for in animal victims
    • Understanding which interventions may be successful, which not
    • Understanding challenges faced by shelters and how to help

    This webinar is hosted in partnership with the Association of Shelter Veterinarians and is FREE for all HSVMA and ASV members.

    If you are not a veterinary professional (veterinarian, veterinary technician, veterinary or veterinary technician student), we welcome your participation in the webinar for a one-time fee. Please call 530-759-8106 or email info@hsvma.org to complete the registration.

    REGISTER HERE 

     

    PRESENTER: LENA DETAR, DVM, DACVPM, DABVP

    Before she started working at Cornell University, Dr. Lena DeTar completed a residency in Shelter Medicine at Oregon State University/Oregon Humane Society and a master’s degree in veterinary medicine/public health at UF. In 2016, she qualified as a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, and in 2017 she completed board certification in Shelter Medicine through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. Dr. DeTar’s interests include infectious disease management and prevention, population management and metrics, elective and non-elective surgery, the welfare impacts of shelter design, and shelter medicine instruction. In her work with Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University, she teaches clinical-year students and interns medicine and surgery at Tompkins County SPCA, and lectures in the veterinary school classroom as well as conferences nationwide. During program consultations, she advises shelter leadership, veterinarians and staff in outbreak prevention, housing and enrichment, and shelter operations. She’s involved in research projects investigating infectious shelter disease, shelter medicine teaching, and HVHQ surgery. Dr. DeTar has worked in and volunteered for humane organizations across the US and internationally, and appreciates the philosophical, financial and physical challenges faced by shelters everywhere as they try to promote animal welfare, public health and the human- animal bond.
  • Webinar – 9/14/20 – Mental Health in Veterinary Medicine: Are we in dire straits? – VetGirl

    Webinar – 9/14/20 – Mental Health in Veterinary Medicine: Are we in dire straits? – VetGirl

    Overwhelmed by COVID-19 curbside? Or from homeschooling? Or from living with your partner 24/7?

    We’re all really “spent” right now, so we’re honored to offer a complimentary, 1-hour webinar by VETgirl’s Chief Happiness Officer Jeannine Moga, MA, MSW, LCSW. Join us as she evaluates the evidence on mental health and wellbeing across the helping professions, with a focus on what makes veterinary practices unique. She’ll also explore the risk and protective factors that contribute to veterinary practitioners’ capacity to adapt and grow in the face of chronic stress. Lastly, she’ll cover concrete steps to follow when we – or our colleagues – are overwhelmed and need support/resources.

    If you don’t have time or the mental energy for this one, then this is the one you need to view.

    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, 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: 785
    RACE Program number: 35705

    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/september-14-2020-mental-health-in-veterinary-medicine-are-we-in-dire-straits/