Canine distemper virus is emerging as a common infectious disease in shelters across the country, particularly in the south. The good news – mildly affected dogs can survive with minimal treatment. Even for organizations with limited resources, outbreaks can be managed to maximize lifesaving.

Join us for this live webinar where we will discuss common misconceptions about distemper, how to approach and interpret diagnostic testing, treatment options, transporting dogs from CDV-endemic areas, and more.

Presenter: Erin Katribe, DVM, MS, Medical Director at Best Friends Animal Society

Following the presentation, there will be a Q&A portion of the event. Submit your questions ahead of time during registration or live during the event.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://bestfriends-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/1016897809019/WN_jD60KtbrTjyon0lrNxalCg#/registration

Conversations about euthanasia, including euthanasia decision-making, present special challenges within our roles in animal sheltering. It is important that we approach our euthanasia decision-making processes with care and respond to the impacts of those decisions with compassion. This presentation will focus on behavior-based euthanasia decisions within a collaborative, integrated care environment. Dr. Workman will present tools to guide those conversations and decisions that can provide space for both care and compassion – for sheltered animals, for shelter staff, for volunteers, and for the community. The impacts of behavior euthanasia include moral stress and injury, compassion fatigue, and burnout. Mitigating those impacts requires proactive, compassionate care and transparency. After this presentation, you will have more tools in your toolbox to confidently approach behavior euthanasia decisions with care and compassion for all.

Presenter

Dr. Miranda K. Workman, Ph.D., Shelter Behavior Training Liaison, ASPCA

Dr. Miranda K. Workman is the Behavioral Sciences Team Shelter Behavior Apprenticeship Liaison for the ASPCA. For over two decades, she has served animals and their humans as a certified animal behavior professional, shelter behavior professional, professor of animal behavior and anthrozoology, and a researcher. She shares her home with her husband, three dogs, three cats, a gecko, and a domestic mouse, all of whom contributed in their own way to her PhD research focused on multi-species families.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/northern-tier-shelter-initiative-zoomies-behavioral-euthanasia-approaching

With shelters struggling with high populations and capacity issues, it’s more urgent than ever that dogs move through the shelter system quickly to make space for incoming dogs. Whether you are struggling to make behavioral euthanasia decisions for dogs with documented histories of aggression, or you are managing a population of long stay dogs experiencing behavioral decline, this webinar will help you more effectively and efficiently manage your dog population, give your dogs a fair chance at a live outcome, and reduce your overall length of stay. Kristen Hassen has led three, large government animal shelters with intakes up to 20,000 annually and has taught and mentored many others.

“We need to achieve a balance of lifesaving, humane care, risk management, and cost efficiency.” All four are possible, but we need to have better systems in place to triage dogs from intake to appropriate pathways, establish goals for length of stay in shelter, implement standard procedures for dogs at risk of behavioral or space euthanasia, and ensure each dog is treated as an individual while in the care of animal services.”

This presentation will include 45 minutes of presentation time and 45 minutes for questions and discussion. Topics covered include:

-Chunking dogs into groups to address various barriers to exit.
-How to manage dogs with behavioral histories at intake.
-The role of volunteers and advocates in moving at-risk dogs through the system.
-The at-risk dog flow process.
-Shelter status and the role of rescue groups
-What outcomes can you expect?
-Euthanasia due to space vs. behavioral decline vs. behavior – why distinguishing these is important.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7c_K2d9SRMGkHSATNRTr1g#/registration

Animal welfare data experts are excited to unveil the results of their latest research on animal sheltering and peer-to-peer rehoming (including demographics) from the first half of 2023. In this roundtable, we’ll discuss:

• What’s been happening in shelters this year
• Factors impacting the industry-wide challenges that organizations across the country are facing
• Trends in supported self-rehoming
• What the next six months will bring

We’ll highlight a new scientific model that projects how many millions of animals will enter the animal sheltering system across the country by the end of the year. And we’ll release the findings from a just-conducted survey that digs deeper into what we’re seeing in shelters—and why.

A discussion facilitated by The Association’s CEO, Jim Tedford, CAWA, featuring panelists:

• Stephanie Filer, Executive Director, Shelter Animals Count
• April Huntsman, CAWA, Director of Animal Welfare Insights, Adopt a Pet
• Melissa Thibault Senior Manager – Research, Research and Strategy, ASPCA

This live and recorded program is approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit and 1 NACA CE.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/p/8-15-23

What does animal intake look like in the Human Animal Support Services model? Join us for an eye-opening webinar as we delve into the vision, the nitty-gritty, and common misconceptions about this model’s transformative and lifesaving impact. Dr. Ellen Jefferson, President and CEO of Austin Pets Alive!, and Vincent Medley, Maddie’s® Director of Human Animal Support Services, will discuss this topic live along with Jorge Ortega, Animal Services Director for Guilford County Animal Shelter, a HASS pilot shelter. Attendees will gain valuable insights about how this model works today, and how it’s moving us toward a future where people and pets thrive together. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from HASS leaders, be part of the revolution in animal intake, and learn more about the HASS vision for a more compassionate and effective approach to animal services.

Register below and join us live on Tuesday, July 25 at 5 p.m. CT. After the live event, a recording will be distributed to everyone who registers within 3 business days.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2616740581796/WN_lBlv2e6RSLSx2m8K_Qqw-Q#/registration

Leaders who create work environments that fully support diverse identities have to be not only safe but brave. Inclusive organizations build cultures of psychological safety, in which all members feel safe and encouraged to share their honest ideas, opinions, and concerns without fear of being ridiculed or punished. When we have that kind of safety we can build brave spaces, in which individuals can engage in courageous conversations about uncomfortable topics, can dissent respectfully, and can challenge systems that impede progress toward diversity, equity, and inclusion for all.

In this session, we will explore some of the nuances between safe spaces and brave spaces, and identify skills and actions for leaders to create thriving environments that are both safe and brave. Leaders who wish to establish an inclusive work environment will especially benefit from this webinar.

Presenter: Jasmin M. Robinson, Director of DEI Initiatives, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement

This webinar has been pre-approved for:

• 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
• 1 NACA CE
• 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/p/12-06-23

Suited For

This is well suited for veterinarians but veterinary technicians are welcome.

Credits

How do you know what your employees really think about you and your ability to manage?

One of the most important skills for leaders to develop is the ability to receive feedback from others, but leaders often miss important insights when they do not listen to their staff’s concerns, or fail to take them seriously. The more power or status a leader has, the more critical this feedback is.

Leaders and future leaders, this webinar will help you identify typical barriers to receiving honest feedback. You’ll walk away with tips for eliciting and more effectively responding to your employees’ feedback.

Presenter: Maria Morukian, President, MSM Global Consulting

This webinar has been pre-approved for:

• 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
• 1 NACA CE
• 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/p/10-11-23