Online Course – Application deadline 2/3/25 – Shelter Care Specialist Certification Program Spring 2025 Session – UC Davis KSMP Shelter Learniverse

Shelter Care Specialist Certification Program Starts 3/3/25

The UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Shelter Learniverse Presents: Are you ready to take your career in animal sheltering to the next level? The Shelter Care Specialist Certification Program empowers frontline animal shelter workers to provide exceptional care, grounded in best practices, with a focus on improving outcomes for animals and communities. Apply by 2/3 for the spring session starting 3/3/25!

Online Event – 1/29/25 – Insights on the Consequences of America’s Affordable Housing Crisis on People, Pets, and Animal Shelters – IHAC

Insights on the Consequences of America's Affordable Housing Crisis on People, Pets, and Animal Shelters

IHAC Presents: This presentation will share a brief history of how we arrived at today’s housing crisis, the local, state, and federal policy changes supported by our research, and provide the audience with an exciting peek at upcoming research in collaboration with the City of Denver to implement and assess a pilot pet deposit assistance program. Join us to learn about trends in pet relinquishment due to housing issues, policy solutions, and programmatic tools that may be most useful to mitigate the flow of beloved pets into animal shelters.

Webinar – 1/2/25 – Circle Method for Basic Reactivity and Over Arousal (Part 2) with Denise Fenzi – FDSA (fee applies)

Dog looks expectantly at person holding leash

FDSA Presents (fee applies): This webinar is intended to provide advice, interventions, and skills for individuals working with reactive or overexcited dogs. “The circle method of Loose Leash Walking” will be used to help the behavior and emotional state of reactive and over-aroused dogs by allowing them to adjust to their environment, reconnect with their handlers, and become more emotionally comfortable in the presence of specific triggers.

Webinar – 2/27/25 – Peer Support in Animal Welfare – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Peer Support in Animal Welfare

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: At this webinar, attendees will receive tools to assist them in joining or establishing a peer support team. By the end of this session, participants will be able to define peer support, recognize when it is required, and identify and understand what constitutes a “Critical Incident” in the Animal Welfare Profession.