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Courses and Recorded Events
Shelter Legal Info Focused Courses
Sheltering Best-Practices Focused Courses
Upcoming Industry Events
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Online Course – Starts 10/21/24 – Compassion Fatigue Strategies Plus – University of Florida – Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program (fee applies)
University of Florida – Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program Presents (fee applies): Compassion Fatigue Strategies is a unique online course designed to support people who work with animals. The course will help you recognize signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, learn to manage your stress levels and increase your self-care practices, connect with the rewards of your work, build your resiliency, and commit to making successful changes in your life and in your organization.
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Webinar – 8/1/24 – Handling and Solving Conflicts with Wild Snakes – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This webinar will explore the issues, the challenges, and the opportunities for agencies and individuals to promote non-lethal snake policies and protocols. We will cover a brief overview of snake biology, the identification of venomous, non-venomous, and exotic snakes, and handling and response protocols for animal control and wildlife professionals.
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Webinar – 8/21/24 – APCC: Backpack Hazards: Protecting Pets from Hidden Toxins – ASPCAPro
ASPCAPro Presents: Join us for an informative and engaging session with Dr. Dzienisiewski as she highlights some of the most hazardous items lurking in children’s backpacks and discusses how to treat these toxicities in a clinical setting.
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Online Event – 7/25/24 – Maddie’s Monthly Behavior Connection: Managing Separation Anxiety in Shelter Dogs – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Dr. Valerie Tynes of the SPCA of Texas will review the most common clinical signs of separation anxiety, some of the “red flags” in a dog’s history that suggest it may have a separation-related problem and how to accurately identify the problem. Some practical approaches to treatment will also be presented.
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Online Event – 7/11/24 – Hatching Hour: Wellness Redefined – Hatching
Hatching Presents: Join us for a fun and inspiring hangout with our wonderful friend and wellness guru, Janna Hicks. Discover the hidden wellness in your daily routine and soak up her refreshing wisdom to make your days even better.
Recorded Events
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Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge is dedicated to helping communities build programs to keep families and their pets together, improve outcomes for all shelter pets, and assure that pets who already have families will receive the care they need. With the support of Maddie’s® Fund, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at UF, Open Door Veterinary Collective, and Team Shelter USA will mentor shelters and veterinary practices to deliver access to care through humane, community-centric programming both inside and outside of the shelter, and to achieve the right outcome for every pet.