
Veterinarians, shelter staff, volunteers and the animal loving public are raving about Maddie's Fund® webcasts. Thousands of animal welfare enthusiasts have watched noted academics, shelter medicine experts and industry leaders deliver the most current information on topics such as anti-body titer testing, ringworm, fostering, caring for special animal populations and more. All of our webcasts offer continuing education credit that has been approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (RACE CE) or by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (CAWA CE). Visit Maddie's® University to register for and watch our webcasts. You can search for a specific webcast with the Advanced Search tab: just enter the title or keyword and a relevant list will display.
"These webinars are bringing us the best and most current information in the field of animal welfare. As a 17-year veteran in the field, I wish I had this learning advantage when I first started...it would have saved so much learning by error! This is such an important contribution to our shelter and much appreciated. Thank you."
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20201008 | Webcast | webcast | Supporting Renters With Pets During COVID-19 |
Supporting Renters With Pets During COVID-19Abby Volin and Sarah RosenbergOctober 8, 2020As more renters find themselves on the brink of eviction, the animal welfare field is girding for a deluge of surrenders. But there's still more that can be done to keep people with pets together safely in their homes. |
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20200923 | Webcast | webcast | Supporting Both Ends of the Leash |
Supporting Both Ends of the LeashGeraldine D'Silva, Janet Hoy-Gerlach, Aimee St.Arnaud and Derrick PrioleauSeptember 23, 2020Learn how a private veterinary practice is partnering with human health care and social workers in unique ways to support people and their pets. |
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20200903 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Going Home |
Million Cat Challenge: Going HomeDr. Sara Pizano, DVMSeptember 3, 2020Learn how to take your matchmaking game from the adoption floor to the worldwide web. |
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20200827 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Kitten Care in the Shelter |
Million Cat Challenge: Kitten Care in the ShelterAugust 27, 2020In this webinar, we'll go inside the shelter to find out what's new in the world of kitten care, pathway planning, wellness, and pediatric spay/neuter. |
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20200820 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Foster Greatness |
Million Cat Challenge: Foster GreatnessDr. Sara Pizano, DVMAugust 20, 2020If you'd like to recruit, train and onboard volunteers quicker, better, faster, then grab your foster coordinators and a seat in this action-packed webinar now. |
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20200813 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Support for Kittens in the Field |
Million Cat Challenge: Support for Kittens in the FieldJulie Levy, Kristen Hassen-Auerbach, Heather Kennedy and Nick LippincottAugust 13, 2020Find out what field officers, volunteers and fosters are doing to give kittens the best chance of survival while streamlining operations and expanding safety nets outside shelter walls. |
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20200812 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Navigating Anesthetic Drug Shortages in Shelters After COVID |
Million Cat Challenge: Navigating Anesthetic Drug Shortages in Shelters After COVIDDr. Sheilah Robertson and Dr. Sarah KirkAugust 12, 2020In this webcast, you'll learn what your organization needs to know to provide spay/neuter and veterinary care in a time of COVID. |
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20200806 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Kitten Intake in Animal Shelters |
Million Cat Challenge: Kitten Intake in Animal SheltersKate Hurley DVM and Hannah Shaw (the Kitten Lady)August 6, 2020In this session, we discuss new intake philosophies and management models that prioritize kittens' safety, community engagement & keeping feline families together. |
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20200624 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: COVID Control Strategies - Maintaining Safety During Re-Opening and Beyond |
Million Cat Challenge: COVID Control Strategies - Maintaining Safety During Re-Opening and BeyondLinda Jacobson, DVM, Julie Levy, DVM, PhD, Jennifer Murphy and Phil Nichols, RVT, CAWAJune 24, 2020Re-opening shelters and services brings the risk of COVID-19 resurgence. This webcast will provide a roadmap for reopening that can be customized for shelters and clinics everywhere. |
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20200618 | Webcast | webcast | Supporting and Engaging Foster Caregivers During COVID-19 |
Supporting and Engaging Foster Caregivers During COVID-19Kelly Duer and Lea WilliamsJune 18, 2020This 60-minute webcast will teach you how to support your fosters and keep them coming back for more! |
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20200604 | Webcast | webcast | Caring from Across Town: Practical Telehealth for Shelters & Clinics |
Caring from Across Town: Practical Telehealth for Shelters & ClinicsDr. Michael (Mike) Greenberg, Brenton Minish, Julie Ryan-Johnson, DVM, Aimee St.Arnaud and Beth HarrisonJune 4, 2020Come learn more about the telehealth landscape and how best to implement this tool in your shelter or clinic. |
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20200527 | Webcast | webcast | Ideas for Safely Offering Spay/Neuter and Wellness: Q&A session |
Ideas for Safely Offering Spay/Neuter and Wellness: Q&A sessionJennifer Bolser, DVM, Natalie Corwin, Melanie deHaan, DVM, Cynthia (Cindy) Karsten, DVM, Cate Lemmond and Aimee St.ArnaudMay 27, 2020Join this discussion on how can we do spay/neuter in a manner that is safe for staff, clients and animals in this new "normal". |
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20200430 | Webcast | webcast | Boots on the Ground: Caring for COVID-19 Exposed Pets in Shelters |
Boots on the Ground: Caring for COVID-19 Exposed Pets in SheltersSandra Newbury, DVM, Director of University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program and Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program and School of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Medical SciencesApril 30, 2020Join Dr. Sandra Newbury, Director of University of Wisconsin's Shelter Medicine Program, for practical guidance for essential shelter workers caring for pets who have been exposed to COVID-19. |
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20200429 | Webcast | webcast | COVID-19 Spay/neuter and Vaccine Clinic Preparedness Guide |
COVID-19 Spay/neuter and Vaccine Clinic Preparedness GuideAimee St.Arnaud, Elizabeth Berliner, Jennifer Bolser, Gina Clemmer, Natalie Corwin and Cynthia (Cindy) KarstenApril 29, 2020Learn how to follow social distancing guidelines while safely performing spay/neuter surgeries. |
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20200423 | Webcast | webcast | Empowering Fosters to Help Market Pets from Foster Care |
Empowering Fosters to Help Market Pets from Foster CareKelly Duer, Foster Care Specialist, Maddie's Fund® and Rachel Jones, Adult Dog Foster Coordinator, Pima Animal Care CenterApril 23, 2020This webcast outlines strategies from several progressive organizations that are empowering foster caregivers to assist in efforts to market their foster pets online. |
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20200415 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Flattening the Kitten Curve While Spay/Neuter is on Hold |
Million Cat Challenge: Flattening the Kitten Curve While Spay/Neuter is on HoldDr. Julie Levy, Aimee St. Arnaud, Hannah Shaw (The Kitten Lady) and Marla BrowneApril 15, 2020Join a panel discussion to hear ideas on what you can do now to flatten the kitty curve while spay/neuter is on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
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20200410 | Webcast | webcast | An Emergency Contraceptive Option for Cats During COVID-19 Delayed Surgery |
An Emergency Contraceptive Option for Cats During COVID-19 Delayed SurgeryJoyce Briggs, Michael (Mike) Greenberg, Julie K. Levy, Michelle Kutzler and Linda RhodesApril 10, 2020Find out about new possibilities with non-surgical contraception solutions for cats during this time of Covid-19 delayed surgery. |
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20200409 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Rehoming Programs - Safe options for your staff and community |
Million Cat Challenge: Rehoming Programs - Safe options for your staff and communityCarina DeVera, Digital Marketing Specialist, Marin Humane, Mandy G. Evans, Executive Director, Panhandle Animal Shelter and the Home To Home Network and Sara Pizano, DVM, MAApril 9, 2020Marin Humane and Home To Home show how their programs have impacted their communities and shelter by offering a proactive approach. |
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20200331 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Spay/Neuter in the COVID Era |
Million Cat Challenge: Spay/Neuter in the COVID EraDr. Julie Levy and Aimee St. ArnaudMarch 31, 2020In this Covid era, we're told to be #SaferAtHome to avoid overloading the human healthcare system. What does that mean for spay/neuter programs? |
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20200325 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Socking FIP! |
Million Cat Challenge: Socking FIP!Heather Kennedy, DVMPOSTPONEDDue to the immediate challenges shelter and rescue groups are facing amidst COVID-19, we are postponing this webcast until a future date. For those of you who have already registered, you will not have to re-register and will get an email when a new date is put on the calendar. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for understanding and above all, thank you for all you are doing for the animals in your care. |
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20200311 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Create a Road Map for Your Cats |
Million Cat Challenge: Create a Road Map for Your CatsKate Hurley, DVM, MPVM, Co-founder, Million Cat Challenge and Director, Koret Shelter Medicine Program at UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineMarch 11, 2020Life is a highway and the cats are taking over the fast lane. Isn't it time we created a road map? |
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20200219 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Don't steal the cats! |
Million Cat Challenge: Don't steal the cats!POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICEDue to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to postpone this webcast until further notice. We will publish the new webcast date as quickly as possible. For those of you who have already registered, you will not need to re-register and will receive an email once a new date has been set. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope you will stay tuned for updates on this page. |
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20200116 | Webcast | webcast | New AAFP FeLV/FIV Guidelines: 5 critical takeaways for your shelter |
New AAFP FeLV/FIV Guidelines: 5 critical takeaways for your shelterJulie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DABVPJanuary 16, 2020Confused about navigating FeLV and FIV in shelter cats? This free, pop-up webinar is designed to bring you au courant in less than 30 minutes. |
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20191211 | Webcast | webcast | Ergonomics for Shelter Veterinarians |
Ergonomics for Shelter VeterinariansSara White, DVM, MSc, Founder, ErgovetDecember 11, 2019Due to unforeseen circumstances, we're rescheduling this webcast for Wednesday, December 11 at 12pm PST / 3pm EST. We apologize for this inconvenience and invite you to register for the new date. Working with animals can be intensely physical work. Many veterinarians experience musculoskeletal discomfort (MSD) related to their work, and good physical ergonomics can improve this situation. Ergonomics includes much more than the gadgets that many associate with the term or keeping a "good posture" while you work. |
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20191113 | Webcast | webcast | Return to Field you say? Tell that to my community/commissioners! |
Return to Field you say? Tell that to my community/commissioners!Kate Hurley, DVM, MPVM Co-founder, Million Cat Challenge and Director, Koret Shelter Medicine Program @UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineNovember 13, 2019Does your county worry about the optics of having ACOs putting cats back where they came from? In this webinar, we invite you to partake in a little old-fashioned role reversal where YOU get to be on the other side of the counter. |
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20191024 | Webcast | webcast | Lifesaving Protocol for At Risk Dogs: Part 2 |
Lifesaving Protocol for At Risk Dogs: Part 2Kristen Hassen-Auerbach, Director of Animal Services Pima Animal Care Center, Tucson, Arizona & Sheila Segurson, DVM, DACVB, Director of Research, Maddie's FundOctober 24, 2019Part 2: The Challenges of Saving Medium and Large Dogs in Shelters. This webcast is the second in a two-part series but can be viewed on its own and will be useful to shelter leadership at all levels, volunteers, advocates and anyone else who struggles to save big dogs' lives. |
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20191023 | Webcast | webcast | Lifesaving Protocol for At Risk Dogs: Part 1 |
Lifesaving Protocol for At Risk Dogs: Part 1Kristen Hassen-Auerbach, Director of Animal Services Pima Animal Care Center, Tucson, ArizonaOctober 23, 2019Part 1: What is the Lifesaving Protocol for At Risk Dogs? This webcast is the first in a two-part series but can be viewed on its own and will be useful to shelter leadership at all levels, volunteers, advocates and anyone else who struggles to save big dogs' lives. |
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20191009 | Webcast | webcast | Change Management Principles to Make Hard Changes Simpler |
Change Management Principles to Make Hard Changes SimplerCristie Kamiya, DVM, MBA, Chief of Shelter Medicine, Humane Society Silicon ValleyOctober 9, 2019In this free 1-hour webcast Dr. Cristie Kamiya, chief of shelter medicine at the Humane Society Silicon Valley, will share an 8-Step Change Management Process to help simplify change. |
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20191003 | Webcast | webcast | Caring for Exotic Pets in the Shelter |
Caring for Exotic Pets in the ShelterLena DeTar, DVM, DACVPM, DABVP Assistant Clinical Professor, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine October 3, 2019In this free webcast, Assistant Clinical Professor at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Lena DeTar will give practitioners of shelter medicine the tools they'll need to address the welfare of small mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians that may come into the shelter. |
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20191002 | Webcast | webcast | The Million Cat Challenge: Interventions and observations associated with survival of orphaned shelter kittens undergoing treatment for diarrhea |
The Million Cat Challenge: Interventions and observations associated with survival of orphaned shelter kittens undergoing treatment for diarrheaJody Gookin, DVM and Sandra Strong, DVMOctober 2, 2019In this free 30-minute webcast, Drs. Jody Gookin and Sandra Strong provide information for veterinarians and medical support staff on survival statistics and novel treatments for orphan kitten diarrhea. |
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20190515 | Webcast | webcast | A Playbook Approach to Saving Lives in Animal Shelters |
A Playbook Approach to Saving Lives in Animal SheltersDr. Sara PizanoWednesday, May 15, 2019In this webcast. Dr. Sara Pizano will walk you through the steps each shelter, whether public or private and regardless of resources, can take to help and save more cats and dogs. |
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20190328 | Webcast | webcast | The Surprising Science of Meetings: Key Learnings and Implications for Shelter Success and You as Someone Who May Lead Meetings |
The Surprising Science of Meetings: Key Learnings and Implications for Shelter Success and You as Someone Who May Lead MeetingsSteven G. Rogelberg, PhD, Chancellor's Professor, University of North Carolina at CharlotteThursday, March 28, 2019This webcast delves into the research leading to an evidence-based path that will help you conduct a more productive meeting. |
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20190327 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Fighting Fungus with Facts |
Million Cat Challenge: Fighting Fungus with FactsLaura Mullen, Shelter Medicine Outreach Manager, SFSPCA San Francisco, CaliforniaWednesday, March 27, 2019This webinar outlines research-based protocols that are in use at the San Francisco SPCA and examine how those same concepts apply to a variety of different shelters and rescues. |
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20190320 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Foster Care On-Deck: Strategies to get kittens into foster homes quickly |
Million Cat Challenge: Foster Care On-Deck: Strategies to get kittens into foster homes quicklyErin Doyle, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice) Senior Director, Shelter Medicine - ASPCAWednesday, March 20, 2019Learn how to get kittens and nursing queens out of the shelter and into foster homes as quickly as possible. |
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20190306 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Outsourcing Neonatal Kitten Rearing for Life-Saving Success |
Million Cat Challenge: Outsourcing Neonatal Kitten Rearing for Life-Saving SuccessKatie Ingram, Animal Services Manager, Placer County Animal Services, Auburn, CaliforniaWednesday, March 6, 2019Learn how shelters are increasingly able to care for and save neonatal kittens. |
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20190221 | Webcast | webcast | Access to Veterinary Care: A National Family Crisis |
Access to Veterinary Care: A National Family CrisisDr. Michael Blackwell and Dr. Susan KrebsbachThursday, February 21, 2019The lack of access to care is the most significant animal welfare crisis affecting owned pets in the United States. Learn more about this important issue in this webcast. |
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20190123 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Cats, Birds, and Animal Shelters: Seeking Common Ground |
Million Cat Challenge: Cats, Birds, and Animal Shelters: Seeking Common GroundKate Hurley, DVM, MPVM January 23, 2019In this presentation, Dr. Kate Hurley, Director of the U.C. Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, will explore the real-life implications of various policies proposed to balance the needs of cats and birds. |
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20181213 | Webcast | webcast | Lifesaving Webcast Series: Let Them Go Home - Increasing Adoptions |
Lifesaving Webcast Series: Let Them Go Home - Increasing AdoptionsMonica FrendenThursday. December 13, 2018How many more lives could you save if instead of keeping animals in the shelter until they are 100% ready, they went home with adopters now - to grow up, heal from injury, or recover from illness? |
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20181206 | Webcast | webcast | Lifesaving Webcast Series: Accelerate your Lifesaving: How to go from 50 to 90 (Percent Live Release Rate) Really Fast |
Lifesaving Webcast Series: Accelerate your Lifesaving: How to go from 50 to 90 (Percent Live Release Rate) Really FastDr. Kim SandersThursday, December 6, 2018Learn how to implement lifesaving programs that will take your facility from a save rate of 50% to over 90% in a very short period of time. |
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20181115 | Webcast | webcast | Lifesaving Webcast Series: Intake Mitigation and Managed Intake |
Lifesaving Webcast Series: Intake Mitigation and Managed IntakeSarah Boyd and Joe HellebrandThursday, November 15, 2018In this webcast, Brevard County Sheriff's Office Animal Shelter personnel Dr. Sarah Boyd and Joe Hellebrand let you in on the secret that Animal Control shelters can operate as no-kill. |
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20181106 | Webcast | webcast | Maddie's Pet Assistant App Revolutionizing Support for Pet Foster and Adoptive Homes |
Maddie's Pet Assistant App Revolutionizing Support for Pet Foster and Adoptive HomesAmber FreiwaldTuesday, November 6, 2018Introducing Maddie's® Pet Assistant, a FREE app developed by Maddie's Fund® to follow up with adopters and foster caregivers once a pet is placed in their new permanent or temporary home. |
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20181101 | Webcast | webcast | Lifesaving Webcast Series: Saving Lives Through Transport Programs |
Lifesaving Webcast Series: Saving Lives Through Transport ProgramsColleen HarringtonThursday, November 1, 2018Hear an overview of the key elements of a good transport program, transport best practices and how to get started on a lifesaving transport program that benefits not only the animals but the sending and receiving partners as well. |
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20181101 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: 'Care To' Programs at the Winnipeg Humane Society |
Million Cat Challenge: 'Care To' Programs at the Winnipeg Humane SocietyVal PoultonThursday, November 1, 2018Learn how the Care to Adopt (for strays) and Care to Rehome (for owned cats) Programs help get cats into new homes without a shelter stay, and include low cost spay/neuter and vaccinations to those adopters. |
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20181025 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Albuquerque Case Studies Going Big With Community Cat Programs |
Million Cat Challenge: Albuquerque Case Studies Going Big With Community Cat ProgramsDesiree Triste-AragonThursday, October 25, 2018Learn how the Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department partnered with Petsmart Charities and Best Friends Animal Society to drastically reduce euthanasia and intake of cats and kittens coming into the shelter. Learn more about how the program works and how you can replicate it in your community. |
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20181018 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Helping vs Enabling: Knowing the Difference Made All the Difference! |
Million Cat Challenge: Helping vs Enabling: Knowing the Difference Made All the Difference!Shelly SimmonsThursday, October 18, 2018Learn how the largest open-admission shelter in South Carolina decreased cat intake in their shelter by nearly 60% and increased the feline save rate from 30% to over 80% in less than three years! |
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20181011 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Believe in Saving Lives |
Million Cat Challenge: Believe in Saving LivesKaren SheppardThursday, October 11, 2018How changing communication approaches, implementing strong programs, and the power of belief all came together to save cats' lives in Huntsville's municipal shelter. |
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20181004 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Keeping Cats out of Shelters |
Million Cat Challenge: Keeping Cats out of SheltersMonica FrendenThursday, October 4, 2018Learn about how the PASS (Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender) diversion program keeps cats from ever entering shelters |
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20181004 | Webcast | webcast | Lifesaving Webcast Series: Where are you with Lifesaving in your Shelter? Your Data is the Lifeline |
Lifesaving Webcast Series: Where are you with Lifesaving in your Shelter? Your Data is the LifelineDr. Mike GreenbergThursday, October 4, 2018Your data is a powerful tool for decision making. We partner with Shelter Animals Count and Humane Dash to bring you charts and graphs of your data, fast! |
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20180927 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Managed Intake and Restructuring the Budget |
Million Cat Challenge: Managed Intake and Restructuring the BudgetMandy EvansThursday, September 27, 2018In this Webcast, Mandy Evans will cover two topics: A panleukopenia outbreak, and how managed intake, housing changes and partnering with the community made all the difference. |
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20180920 | Webcast | webcast | So, You Want Some Money? How to Apply for Maddie's Fund® Innovation Grants |
So, You Want Some Money? How to Apply for Maddie's Fund® Innovation GrantsKelly Clardy and Amber EbyThursday, September 20, 2018Do you have questions about Maddie's Fund® Innovation Grants? During this informative webcast, you will hear a brief overview of the Innovation Grants, Maddie's Fund Grant Portal, and the application process. |
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20180920 | Webcast | webcast | Million Cat Challenge: Yes, and.... |
Million Cat Challenge: Yes, and....Seth Montgomery and Natalie CorwinThursday, September 20, 2018Do you have 15 minutes to save more cats' lives? In this webcast, you'll discover how an open-admission municipal shelter and a nonprofit veterinary clinic worked together to lower cat intake at the shelter. |
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20180913 | Webcast | webcast | Saving Cats: What Comes After a Million? |
Saving Cats: What Comes After a Million?Dr. Kate Hurley and Dr. Julie LevyThursday, September 13, 2018The intrepid co-founders of the Million Cat Challenge (MCC) dared to imagine reaching a tipping point for how cats are cared for in our shelters and communities, and reached their goal of saving 1 million cats a full year early. The Million Cat Challenge isn't done yet! |
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20180816 | Webcast | webcast | Join the #GetEmHomeChallenge! |
Join the #GetEmHomeChallenge!Kelly DuerAugust 16, 2018Is there a better feeling in the world than one of your shelter's long-stay animals finding a home? How about the feeling of receiving a grant? What if you could do both? You can, and in this free Maddie's Fund® webcast, you'll find out how! |
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20180621 | Webcast | webcast | The Shelter's Role in Disaster Response |
The Shelter's Role in Disaster ResponseDr. Elise GingrichJune 21, 2018Last year saw communities across the country devastated by hurricanes, wildfires, and mudslides. That leaves a simple question for every animal organization: Do you have a disaster plan? If the answer is no, or if you do but you're not sure it's up to date, please join us and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) for The Shelter's Role in Disaster Response with Dr. Elise Gingrich, Supervising Veterinarian at Larimer Humane Society in Fort Collins, CO. |
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20180322 | Webcast | webcast | Adult Cat and Kitten Fostering |
Adult Cat and Kitten FosteringJodi Osborne and Christina EllwoodMarch 2018Whether you're looking to start a foster program at your shelter, or give a boost to an already-existing foster program, Maddie's Fund® has a webcast series for you! On Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 9 PM Eastern, Charleston Animal Society Foster and Rescue Coordinators Jodi Osborne and Christina Ellwood will present a free Maddie's Fund webcast, Adult Cat and Kitten Fostering. |
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20180315 | Webcast | webcast | Adult Dog Fostering |
Adult Dog FosteringKristen AuerbachMarch 2018Whether you're looking to start a foster program at your shelter, or give a boost to an already-existing foster program, Maddie's Fund has a webcast series for you! On Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 9 PM Eastern, Kristen Auerbach, Director of Animal Services at Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson, Arizona, will present a free Maddie's Fund webcast, Adult Dog Fostering. |
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20180308 | Webcast | webcast | Foster Sleepovers: How Temporary Fostering Can Improve the Lives of Shelter Dogs |
Foster Sleepovers: How Temporary Fostering Can Improve the Lives of Shelter DogsLisa Gunter and Kelly DuerMarch 2018Whether you're looking to start a foster program at your shelter, or give a boost to an already-existing foster program, Maddie's Fund® has a webcast series for you! This free webcast on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at 9 PM Eastern will show you how temporary fostering can improve the lives of shelter dogs. |
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20180301 | Webcast | webcast | Foster Field Trips: A Gateway to Community Engagement in Getting Pets Adopted |
Foster Field Trips: A Gateway to Community Engagement in Getting Pets AdoptedKelly DuerFebruary 2018Whether you're looking to start a foster program at your shelter, or give a boost to an already-existing foster program, Maddie's Fund® has a webcast series for you! In a free webcast on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at 9 PM Eastern, Foster Field Trips: A Gateway to Community Engagement in Getting Pets Adopted, you will learn how getting pets out of the shelter for even a few hours can create benefits for the pet, the community, and the adoption organization. |
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20180222 | Webcast | webcast | The Optimal Time for Spay/Neuter: An Analysis of Critical Spay/Neuter Literature |
The Optimal Time for Spay/Neuter: An Analysis of Critical Spay/Neuter LiteraturePhilip Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVSFebruary 22, 2018How can veterinarians and animal shelters understand the pros and cons of spay/neuter and determine the most appropriate age to perform these surgeries in male and female dogs and cats? |
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20171214 | Webcast | webcast | Working Cat Programs |
Working Cat ProgramsMonica FrendenDecember 14, 2017Why start a Working Cat Program? Because these cats have no other live outcome, and socialization of adult ferals is extremely difficult and resource intensive. The good news is working cat programs are inexpensive and easy to start, so you can begin saving more lives immediately! |
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20171114 | Webcast | webcast | Behavioral Pharmacology in Shelter Settings |
Behavioral Pharmacology in Shelter SettingsDr. Sara L. BennettNovember 14, 2017Learn about common behavioral concerns and diagnoses in sheltered pets and what medications might be most appropriate for their conditions. |
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20171012 | Webcast | webcast | URI in Shelter Cats: It's Snot Inevitable! |
URI in Shelter Cats: It's Snot Inevitable!Dr. Ann Enright and Dr. Cynthia KarstenOctober 2017Recent research shows that upper respiratory infections in cats need not be as frequent as we once thought. |
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20170914 | Webcast | webcast | A Foster Home for Every Pet |
A Foster Home for Every PetKristen AuerbachSeptember 14, 2017Learn how to send adult pets to foster care and reduce costs of care, increase capacity for housing and get pets adopted faster and with better matches between the pet and the adopter. |
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20170824 | Webcast | webcast | Updates on Heartworm Disease Management for Animal Shelters |
Updates on Heartworm Disease Management for Animal SheltersBrian DiGangi, DVM, MS, DABVPAugust 24, 2017In this presentation, Dr. Brian DiGangi will help attendees understand current practices and challenges to standard heartworm management guidelines in the shelter setting. |
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20170810 | Webcast | webcast | Managing a Feline Panleukopenia Outbreak in a Shelter |
Managing a Feline Panleukopenia Outbreak in a ShelterDr. Amanda DykstraAugust 10, 2017Is your shelter's veterinary team ready to manage a feline panleukopenia outbreak? Learn how it's done in this presentation! |
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20170810 | Webcast | webcast | Return-to-Field from an Animal Control Officer's Perspective |
Return-to-Field from an Animal Control Officer's PerspectiveTim ReederAugust 2017 |
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20170706 | Webcast | webcast | How Animal Shelters Can Save Lives and Lower Costs with Low and No-Fee Cat Adoptions |
How Animal Shelters Can Save Lives and Lower Costs with Low and No-Fee Cat AdoptionsMaria Benham and Aimee HeinrichJuly 2017Want to save more cats, and money? Hear how Iowa's Dubuque Regional Humane Society decreased cat euthanasia by 82% and increased the cat adoption rate by 40%. By shortening length of stay, cat care costs were cut by over $100,000! |
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20170525 | Webcast | webcast | House Fewer Cats, Save More Lives, Make Everyone Happy! |
House Fewer Cats, Save More Lives, Make Everyone Happy!May 2017How to save more cats! |
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20170406 | Webcast | webcast | Feline Influenza Outbreak in New York City |
Feline Influenza Outbreak in New York CityDr. Sandra NewburyMarch 2017When Avian Influenza H7N2 infected cats in a New York City animal shelter, it was the first outbreak of its kind, and the first documented case of cat-to-cat transmission. Learn about the response and the outcome for the cats that were infected. |
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20170330 | Webcast | webcast | Small Changes, Big Results for Cats |
Small Changes, Big Results for CatsMike Keiley and Bryn Conklin RogersMarch 2017Learn how making a few small, easy-to-implement changes can spiral into more programs, lower intake and decrease euthanasia at an open admission adoption center. |
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20170207 | Webcast | webcast | Best Practice Strategies for Redefining Animal Sheltering |
Best Practice Strategies for Redefining Animal ShelteringDr. Sara PizanoFebruary 2017Hear a fresh perspective with regards to the way animals may enter the shelter and key practices that help the most leave alive, all by working smarter, not harder. |
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20170123 | Webcast | webcast | How Your Animal Shelter Can Save Cats by Helping People |
How Your Animal Shelter Can Save Cats by Helping PeopleRachel D. K. FinneyJanuary 2017innovative programs that allowed each cat in need of help to receive the exact services that individual cat -- and that cat's human caretakers! |
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20170119 | Webcast | webcast | Time to Stop Playing the Breed ID Game |
Time to Stop Playing the Breed ID GameKristen Auerbach and Caitlin QuinnJanuary 2017Ending the guessing game of assigning breed labels to shelter dogs will increase adoptions and make better matches between pets and people. Find out what the research says in this webcast! |
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20161207 | Webcast | webcast | Helping Shelter Pets find Health, Happiness and Homes with Fear Free |
Helping Shelter Pets find Health, Happiness and Homes with Fear FreeDr. Marty BeckerNovember 2016Learn why fear is the worst thing a social species can experience, and how it causes permanent damage to the brain.
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20161109 | Webcast | webcast | Two Webcasts: Creating Public Policy on Community Cats & Putting Theory into Action |
Two Webcasts: Creating Public Policy on Community Cats & Putting Theory into ActionDr. Sara Pizano and Cameron MooreNovember 2016Are you an elected official of a community struggling with too many cats in your animal control system? This webcast, designed for elected officials, will help you learn how other municipalities have managed these issues successfully on the public policy and public relations levels. |
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20161027 | Webcast | webcast | Integrating Volunteers into Your Animal Shelter Programs and Culture |
Integrating Volunteers into Your Animal Shelter Programs and CulturePaula FasseasOctober 2016Could your animal shelter use 5,000 volunteers? |
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20160901 | Webcast | webcast | Innovative Fostering: Saving More Dogs with Behavioral Challenges |
Innovative Fostering: Saving More Dogs with Behavioral ChallengesKristen AuerbachAugust 2016Has your shelter struggled to achieve live outcomes for dogs who display common behavioral challenges like kennel stress, barrier reactivity and fear-based aggression? Learn how you could turn that around and save more dogs lives. |
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20160804 | Webcast | webcast | One Shelter's Journey to Save More Feline Lives |
One Shelter's Journey to Save More Feline LivesDr. Cristie KamiyaAugust 2016What real-world difference can the initiatives of the Million Cat Challenge make in an animal shelter? Hear an overview of how implementing those initiatives has impacted their life-saving capacity for cats. |
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20160721 | Webcast | webcast | Taking the Teeth Out of Canine Distemper Virus |
Taking the Teeth Out of Canine Distemper VirusDr. Sandra NewburyJuly 2016Learn how to prevent distemper outbreaks in an animal shelter, how to recognize the disease in its earliest stages, and what to do in response to an outbreak. |
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20160623 | Webcast | webcast | Stress Reduction: Happy and Healthy Shelter Dogs |
Stress Reduction: Happy and Healthy Shelter DogsDr. Sara L. BennettJune 2016Everyone wants to make sheltered life better for dogs while they wait to get adopted. Learn what works and what doesn't in this webcast. |
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20160519 | Webcast | webcast | Stress Reduction: Happy and Healthy Shelter Cats on a Fast Track to Adoption |
Stress Reduction: Happy and Healthy Shelter Cats on a Fast Track to AdoptionDr. Brenda GriffinMay 2016Stress can trigger physical, emotional and behavioral problems for cats in animal shelters. What can be done to help overcome stress and its negative outcomes? |
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20160413 | Webcast | webcast | Turning Your 'Surrender-ers' into Foster Homes |
Turning Your 'Surrender-ers' into Foster HomesSharon Harvy and Ayse DunlapApril 2016The purpose Foster to Surrender is to enlist community support and keep high-risk animals out of the shelter. See how you can do this in your community! |
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20160324 | Webcast | webcast | Outpatient Parvo Treatment for Dogs |
Outpatient Parvo Treatment for DogsDr. Jeffrey StupineMarch 2016Learn about the feasibility of treating symptomatic parvovirus dogs in a twice-daily outpatient setting while minimizing the risk of infection to other dogs in a shelter environment. |
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20160222 | Webcast | webcast | The Milk Man and Wait Until 8 Programs: Saving Cats and Kittens by Thinking Outside the Box |
The Milk Man and Wait Until 8 Programs: Saving Cats and Kittens by Thinking Outside the BoxDr. Maria Serrano and Kathleen LabradaFebruary 2016An animal shelter isn't a good place for kittens too young to be adopted, whether they're orphaned or not. Learn how to get your community to help save these little lives in this free webcast. |
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20160204 | Webcast | webcast | How Stress is Sabotaging Your Cat Adoption Efforts |
How Stress is Sabotaging Your Cat Adoption EffortsDr. Sheila D'ArpinoFebruary 2016It's well known that cat health is quickly and negatively impacted by stress. But is it also making it harder for them to get adopted? Learn strategies to identify those effects not only in individual cats, but in the entire population of cats in a facility. |
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20160202 | Webcast | webcast | Starting and Running a Shelter Intervention Program |
Starting and Running a Shelter Intervention ProgramLori Weise and Amanda CaserezFebruary 2016Each year, Downtown Dog Rescue keeps more than 2,000 pets out of the Los Angeles Animal Services South LA Shelter through a groundbreaking in-shelter intervention program. Find out what they do, how they do it, and how your shelter can, too! |
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20160114 | Webcast | webcast | How Stress is Sabotaging Your Dog Adoption Efforts |
How Stress is Sabotaging Your Dog Adoption EffortsDr. Sheila D'ArpinoJanuary 2016Are dogs in shelters developing health and behavior problems because of stress? And does that make adoption more difficult and less likely for those pets? Learn to recognize the harmful effects of stress on sheltered dogs, and strategies to alleviate that stress in this free webcast. |
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20160112 | Webcast | webcast | How a Telephone Can Keep Cats in their Homes and Out of Your Shelter |
How a Telephone Can Keep Cats in their Homes and Out of Your ShelterCynthia Kopec and Lisa BassiJanuary 2016The San Francisco SPCA's award-winning call center has helped keep hundreds of pets out of the shelter. Learn how you can do this at your shelter. |
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20151210 | Webcast | webcast | Getting the Most Out of Shelter Medicine |
Getting the Most Out of Shelter MedicineDr. Cristie Kamiya and Carol NovelloDecember 2015Shelter veterinarians are a powerful source of experience, knowledge, training and insight that can guide animal shelters to improvements in every area of animal care. This webcast will take a comprehensive look at the benefits of giving a veterinarian a policy-making role in shelter operations. |
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20151022 | Webcast | webcast | Getting It Done: How to Bust Myths about Community Cats with Science |
Getting It Done: How to Bust Myths about Community Cats with SciencePeter WolfOctober 2015How can cat advocates cut through the misleading press releases and propaganda to combat proposed laws that seek to end lifesaving neuter-return programs and other cat-friendly efforts? With science, data and facts! |
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20150604 | Webcast | webcast | What to Do About Ear Problems in Shelter and Foster Home Dogs |
What to Do About Ear Problems in Shelter and Foster Home DogsKaren Moriello, DVM, DACVDJune 2015Itching, pain and infection in the ears can be a major hindrance to finding a home for a shelter or fostered dog. That's because the suffering these symptoms cause can affect a dog's personality, as well as raise concern in potential adopters about the difficulty of treating ear problems. Resolving the condition, however, can be difficult for shelters and rescue groups, too. What can they do to help these dogs? |
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20150521 | Webcast | webcast | Stopping the Scales, Greasiness and Odor of Seborrhea in Shelter and Foster Home Dogs |
Stopping the Scales, Greasiness and Odor of Seborrhea in Shelter and Foster Home DogsKaren Moriello, DVM, DACVDMay 2015Seborrhea in dogs can be caused by underlying skin disease or by a primary skin defect. While not life-threatening, the odor and appearance can make it very difficult to find a home for even the friendliest, most appealing dog. What can shelters and foster homes do to resolve this condition in dogs they're caring for? |
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20150507 | Webcast | webcast | What Animal Shelters Need to Know About the Canine Influenza Outbreak |
What Animal Shelters Need to Know About the Canine Influenza OutbreakSandra Newbury, DVMMay 2015No one in animal welfare or veterinary medicine can have missed the news about the outbreak of a new strain of canine influenza that hit Chicago and nearby communities in the last month. This is the first time this strain of the disease has been identified in the United States. |
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20150505 | Webcast | webcast | Removing Barriers to Adoption: How Evidence, Innovation and Compassion Grow Pet Adoptions |
Removing Barriers to Adoption: How Evidence, Innovation and Compassion Grow Pet AdoptionsCynthia D. Delany and Kelly LeeMay 2015Because people in animal welfare often see terrible things befall pets, and because of genuine concern for the animals, we've sometimes gone overboard in terms of regulating, requiring, constraining, screening and even getting in the way of successful adoptions. |
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20150428 | Webcast | webcast | Capacity for Care: When Less Adds Up to a Whole Lot More for Shelter Cats |
Capacity for Care: When Less Adds Up to a Whole Lot More for Shelter CatsOllie Davidson and Kathleen OlsonApril 2015How can your shelter save more cats? Take in fewer of them at a time, give each cat more room and care for them better. |
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20150421 | Webcast | webcast | Return to Field: Animal Shelters and a New Approach to Healthy Unowned Cats |
Return to Field: Animal Shelters and a New Approach to Healthy Unowned CatsScott TrebatoskiApril 2015What can animal shelters do about healthy unowned cats in their community? One new concept increasingly gaining ground is that, as long as the cats are thriving, the most compassionate, lifesaving approach is to sterilize them, vaccinate them, ear-tip them and return them where they were found. |
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20150414 | Webcast | webcast | Managed Admission: Giving Shelter Cats Their Best Chance at a Great Outcome |
Managed Admission: Giving Shelter Cats Their Best Chance at a Great OutcomeBarbara Carr and Kathie JohnsonApril 2015Not every cat who is presented to a shelter for relinquishment is in need of immediate admission. In many cases, simply knowing that help is available and the shelter can take the cat in the near future is enough to allow the community member to opt for an appointment down the road, when his or her cat can be better cared-for by the shelter. In some cases, supportive management may buy the owner enough breathing room that the cat ends up being able to remain in the current home after all. |
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20150407 | Webcast | webcast | Alternatives to Intake: When the Shelter Isn't the Answer |
Alternatives to Intake: When the Shelter Isn't the AnswerWiley Stem, IIIApril 2015What if your city wanted to stop euthanizing community cats in the shelter, and decided to try something bold? And what if all the animal control officers, rescue groups and community members came together to make it work? |
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20150319 | Webcast | webcast | Assessing Your Community to Save More Animals' Lives |
Assessing Your Community to Save More Animals' LivesBonney BrownMarch 2015Do you know what's needed to save the lives of more animals in your community? The answer to that question begins with understanding what already exists in terms of resources, as well as the major issues facing homeless pets in your area and the people who work to help them. |
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20150226 | Webcast | webcast | How to Stop Itching in Shelters and Foster Homes Cats |
How to Stop Itching in Shelters and Foster Homes CatsKaren Moriello, DVM, DACVDFebruary 2015Itching is a major reason cats get taken to the veterinarian. While there's no one underlying cause of itching in cats, getting to the bottom of the condition is particularly important due to the overlap in symptoms between contagious and non-contagious infections that may cause itching. How can shelters and rescue groups, with their limited resources, diagnose, treat and prevent this skin disease? |
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20150212 | Webcast | webcast | How to Stop Itching in Shelter and Foster Home Dogs |
How to Stop Itching in Shelter and Foster Home DogsKaren Moriello, DVM, DACVDFebruary 2015Itching is one of the number one reasons dogs visit veterinarians, and it plagues dogs in animal shelters and foster homes just as much. What can be done to give an affected dog some relief and get to the bottom of the underlying cause? |
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20150115 | Webcast | webcast | Introducing the Million Cat Challenge - Webcast |
Introducing the Million Cat Challenge - WebcastJulie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM and Kate Hurley, DVM, MPVMJanuary 2015Every cat counts. That's the premise of the Million Cat Challenge, a joint campaign of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program and the Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida. |
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20141106 | Webcast | webcast | Secrets to Pet Foster Program Success |
Secrets to Pet Foster Program SuccessSherri Franklin, Laurie Routhier, Marie Macaspac November 2014What if your shelter or rescue group had a long list of people wanting to foster pets for you? What if you had a great system in place to recruit, train, reward and manage those foster homes? What if you had a whole army of people to help get those pets ready for adoption? |
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20141023 | Webcast | webcast | Behavior Modification for Cats in Shelters and Foster Homes |
Behavior Modification for Cats in Shelters and Foster HomesSara L. Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVBOctober 2014Getting a leopard to change his spots sometimes seems easier than getting a domestic cat to change her behavior. Fortunately, the science of feline behavior modification has come a long way in recent years, leaving animal shelters, rescue groups, fosters and adopters with plenty of new tools to help cats become happier and well-adjusted companions. |
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20141002 | Webcast | webcast | The Best Medicine: Playing With Shelter Dogs |
The Best Medicine: Playing With Shelter DogsBrenda Griffin, DVM, MS, DACVIMOctober 2014Dogs and games go together - never more than when they're shelter dogs! Play, particularly play with humans, can reduce stress and improve behavioral and physical wellness for dogs in animal shelters. |
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20140918 | Webcast | webcast | Treating the Treatables: Saving Lives Through Medical Protocols, Foster Care and Proactive Thinking |
Treating the Treatables: Saving Lives Through Medical Protocols, Foster Care and Proactive ThinkingElizabeth Berliner, DVM, MA, DABVP (Canine/Feline Practice)September 2014Does your shelter or rescue group have medical protocols in place to care for your pets and for your fostered dogs and cats? Foster programs are critical if we want to help more pets who are facing treatable medical conditions, and to expand the capacity of a community to care for its homeless pets. |
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20140828 | Webcast | webcast | How Animal Shelters Can Treat and Prevent Heartworm in Dogs |
How Animal Shelters Can Treat and Prevent Heartworm in DogsBrian DiGangi, DVM, MS, DAVBPAugust 2014Heartworm disease is 100% preventable, yet experts estimate one million dogs in the U.S. are infected with the parasite. The challenge of prevention and treatment is particularly acute in animal shelters, which usually receive the dogs when they are already heartworm-positive and face challenges finding resources to treat them. |
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20140807 | Webcast | webcast | Everybody Wins: Learn How to Change the Way Animal Groups and Veterinarians Work Together |
Everybody Wins: Learn How to Change the Way Animal Groups and Veterinarians Work TogetherChristie KeithAugust 2014Have the words "veterinarians are only in it for the money" crossed your mind or lips? If you volunteer or work for an animal rescue group, have you ever passed up pulling a treatable pet from a shelter because you weren't sure you could find affordable treatment? If you run a shelter, have you ever wondered why local veterinarians don't want to participate in your programs? |
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20140724 | Webcast | webcast | Fears, Facts and Forever Homes: What We Know About Free Pet Adoptions |
Fears, Facts and Forever Homes: What We Know About Free Pet AdoptionsSusan B. Krebsbach, DVMJuly 2014Would you love to give your pet adoption program a boost, but fear that free adoptions send the wrong message, attract the wrong people and result in bad outcomes for pets? |
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20140708 | Webcast | webcast | Evolving Strategies for Treating and Preventing Parvo in Shelter Dogs |
Evolving Strategies for Treating and Preventing Parvo in Shelter DogsSandra Newbury, DVMJuly 2014Few diseases strike as much fear in the heart of animal shelter personnel as canine parvovirus (CPV). Outbreaks can cause widespread death and suffering, and erode community goodwill the shelter depends on when seeking volunteers, adopters and donors. |
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20140508 | Webcast | webcast | Social Media: 6 New Things Animal Organizations Need to Know |
Social Media: 6 New Things Animal Organizations Need to KnowChristie Keith May 2014Social media is an incredibly powerful tool for getting pets adopted, as well as for growing an adoption organization's pool of donors, volunteers and foster homes. But as social media has grown in power, it's also become more complex and specialized, with changes and new platforms emerging almost daily. |
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20140313 | Webcast | webcast | Critical Care of the Sick Neonatal Kitten |
Critical Care of the Sick Neonatal KittenElizabeth J. Thomovsky, MS, DVM, DACVECC March 2014Neonatal kittens' lives are fragile under the best of circumstances, and that fragility increases when they are orphaned or sick. How can shelter veterinarians, and those working with kitten nursery programs or rescue groups, provide the best care for this population? |
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20140109 | Webcast | webcast | Everything Shelters Need to Know About Canine Distemper |
Everything Shelters Need to Know About Canine DistemperCynda Crawford, DVM, PhDJanuary 2014Canine distemper outbreaks are a fact of life in animal shelters across the country, and a frequent cause of loss of life for infected and exposed dogs. |
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20131114 | Webcast | webcast | Helping Cats Who Hiss and Hide: Assessments, Behavior Modification and Re-Homing Strategies for Shy and Fearful Cats |
Helping Cats Who Hiss and Hide: Assessments, Behavior Modification and Re-Homing Strategies for Shy and Fearful CatsSheila Segurson D'Arpino, DVM, DACVBNovember 2013Can cats who are shy and fearful in the shelter still get adopted? Yes, says board certified veterinary behavior specialist Dr. Sheila D'Arpino. Feline behavior while in a shelter is not always a good representation of that same cat's behavior in less stressful surroundings. Proper housing, handling, and, if needed, behavior modification can turn that hissing and hiding cat into a beloved family pet. |
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20130822 | Webcast | webcast | The Dollars and Sense of Sheltering: A Tool for Financially Evaluating Your Shelter's Programs |
The Dollars and Sense of Sheltering: A Tool for Financially Evaluating Your Shelter's ProgramsNicole Olynk Widmar, PhDAugust 2013Sheltering isn't just about good intentions. It's about planning and developing programs that have a good chance of keeping animals healthy and happy, as well as maximizing adoptions and lifesaving. |
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20130711 | Webcast | webcast | Making the Case for a Paradigm Shift in Community Cat Management, Part Two |
Making the Case for a Paradigm Shift in Community Cat Management, Part TwoKate Hurley, DVM, MPVM; Julie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Richard Avanzino; Jon Cicirelli; Holly SizemoreJuly 2013In Part Two of Making the Case for a Paradigm Shift in Community Cat Management, Maddie's Fund® will present some of the nation's leading experts on animal sheltering and community cats in a comprehensive Q&A panel discussion on the information in Dr. Hurley's webcast. |
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20130627 | Webcast | webcast | Making the Case for a Paradigm Shift in Community Cat Management, Part One |
Making the Case for a Paradigm Shift in Community Cat Management, Part OneKate Hurley, DVM, MPVMJune 2013Are common cat sheltering and animal control policies helping cats? Are they humane? Effective? Not according to Dr. Kate Hurley, Director of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. |
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20130418 | Webcast | webcast | Update on FIV: What Every Shelter Needs to Know |
Update on FIV: What Every Shelter Needs to KnowAnnette Litster, BVSc, PhD, MMedSciApril 2013There is new information about FIV that can help shelters diagnose, treat and care for cats who test positive for the virus. Dr. Annette Litster, Director of Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses her 5-year study which follows 89 pairs of age and sex-matched cats; each pair is composed of one FIV-positive cat and one FIV-negative cat. |
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20130321 | Webcast | webcast | Orphaned Kittens |
Orphaned KittensEllen Jefferson, DVM and Heidi Beyer, CVTMarch 2013In this two-part webcast, Dr. Jefferson discusses her organization's kitten nursery and foster-based care program while Heidi Beyer, CVT, gives foster caregivers a leg up with practical tips for orphaned kitten care. |
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20130207 | Webcast | webcast | Cracking the Infection Control Code: Using and Interpreting Diagnostic Tests to Control Infectious Diseases in Shelters |
Cracking the Infection Control Code: Using and Interpreting Diagnostic Tests to Control Infectious Diseases in SheltersRonald D. Schultz, MS, Ph.D., Diplomate, ACVMFebruary 2013Many diagnostic tests can be of tremendous value in helping shelters prevent future outbreaks of infectious disease. Diagnostic testing can also save money and - most importantly - can save animal lives. |
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20121206 | Webcast | webcast | Shelter Dog Mod Squad: Identifying and Modifying Canine Behavior Problems in Shelters |
Shelter Dog Mod Squad: Identifying and Modifying Canine Behavior Problems in SheltersShelia (Segurson) D'Arpino, DVM, DACVBDecember 2012How can you get jumpy, mouthy or fearful shelter dogs adopted? By joining the "Shelter Dog Mod Squad" and learning how to identify and modify those behavior problems! |
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20121025 | Webcast | webcast | Fixing the Feline Housing Crisis: How Shelter Housing Can Make Cats Sick - And What You Can Do About It |
Fixing the Feline Housing Crisis: How Shelter Housing Can Make Cats Sick - And What You Can Do About ItSandra Newbury, DVMOctober 2012Cats are extremely sensitive to noise, crowding, and stress - three things that are in abundant supply in many animal shelters. These adverse conditions often lead to illness in sheltered cats, particularly the most common of all feline shelter diseases, upper respiratory infection (URI). |
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20120927 | Webcast | webcast | Knocking the Snot Out of Feline URI: Saving Shelter Cats' Lives with Treatment and Prevention |
Knocking the Snot Out of Feline URI: Saving Shelter Cats' Lives with Treatment and PreventionKate F. Hurley, DVM, MPVMSeptember 2012Feline upper respiratory infections are killers. The Association of Shelter Veterinarians list it as the number one health issue in shelters, where stress and close quarters provide the perfect conditions for both exposure and illness. Can shelters really beat URI? Can outbreaks be prevented, or once started, stopped? |
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20120712 | Webcast | webcast | How Animal Shelters Are Beating Ringworm (And Yours Can, Too!) |
How Animal Shelters Are Beating Ringworm (And Yours Can, Too!)Karen Moriello, DVM, DACVDJuly 2012Ringworm. An outbreak - even one suspected case - can cause a corresponding outbreak of despair in shelter staff. How will they handle it? Can they disinfect the shelter? Can the cats or kittens be treated, or is it too risky? What about the impact on adoptions and the foster care program? |
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20120517 | Webcast | webcast | Your Secret Feline Decoder Ring: Feline Behavior Assessments |
Your Secret Feline Decoder Ring: Feline Behavior AssessmentsSusan B. Krebsbach, DVMMay 2012What if every cat who entered your shelter had a little decoder ring that would let you know what her personality is like, what stresses her out the most, what doesn't bother her, and what type of future living situation will be just right for her? |
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20120315 | Webcast | webcast | In One Door and Out the Other: Practical Flow-Through Planning for Animal Shelters |
In One Door and Out the Other: Practical Flow-Through Planning for Animal SheltersElizabeth Berliner, DVM, MAMarch 2012Ever wish you had a road map to saving more lives in your shelter? Gathering and understanding data will provide you with exactly that. Please join Maddie's Fund®al-align: super;">SM and Drs. Jan Scarlett and Elizabeth Berliner for a special two-part webcast series on using data to save lives. |
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20120308 | Webcast | webcast | Magical Metrics and Dazzling Data: How Medical Fact-Finding Guides Shelters to Improved Animal Health |
Magical Metrics and Dazzling Data: How Medical Fact-Finding Guides Shelters to Improved Animal HealthJanet M. Scarlett, DVM, MPH, PhDMarch 2012Ever wish you had a road map to saving more lives in your shelter? Gathering and understanding data will provide you with exactly that. In part-one, Dr. Jan Scarlett, Director of Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses the collection and use of medical data in animal shelters, and how this can significantly improve the health of individual animals and the shelter population. |
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20120126 | Webcast | webcast | Shelter Crowd Control: Keeping Community Cats Out of Shelters Webcast |
Shelter Crowd Control: Keeping Community Cats Out of Shelters WebcastJulie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIMJanuary 2012Do you want to stop the tragic deaths of shelter cats, and cut your shelter's cat intake dramatically and almost overnight? Want to practice high-volume, high-quality spay/neuter and disease management on cats? How about learning how to get your community - including municipal government - on board with trap-neuter-return programs? Want evidence that such programs can actually work to reduce the population of community cats, prevent the spread of disease, and save resources and money for local shelters? |
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20111103 | Webcast | webcast | Do-It-Yourself Shelter Assessments: Learning to Use Maddie's Animal Shelter Infection Control Tool |
Do-It-Yourself Shelter Assessments: Learning to Use Maddie's Animal Shelter Infection Control ToolClaudia J. Baldwin, DVM, MS, DACVIM, Kiley Maddux, LVTNovember 2011Imagine a team of skilled shelter veterinarians from all over the country evaluating your shelter from top to bottom - for free. Picture them giving you a list of hands-on, practical steps customized for your facility - steps you can take to prevent disease outbreaks and behavior problems, conserve resources, streamline workload, and, most importantly, save animal lives. |
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20111006 | Webcast | webcast | The First 60 Minutes: Animal Sheltering's Critical Hour Webcast |
The First 60 Minutes: Animal Sheltering's Critical Hour WebcastBrian A. DiGangi, DVM, MS, DABVPOctober 2011From the minute a dog or cat sets paw inside an animal control vehicle or shelter, the clock is ticking on decisions, procedures and practices that can spell health or illness - even life or death - for that animal. Find out how decisions made in that first critical hour impact the stress response and susceptibility to disease of sheltered dogs and cats. |
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20110908 | Webcast | webcast | Saving Lives with Antibody Titer Tests |
Saving Lives with Antibody Titer TestsRonald Schultz, MS, PhD, DACVMSeptember 2011Leading vaccine researcher Dr. Ronald Schultz doesn't want to see any more shelter pets die just because they've been exposed to a deadly infectious disease. That's why he offered a shelter a chance to make a different choice during their next outbreak, allowing them to save the lives of 17 dogs. How did they do it? With the use of a simple in-house antibody titer test that revealed which pets had an immunity to the disease. |
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