Events

OAA offers many events each year, including virtual conferences and trainings, tours, workshops, and more. We also share events from our partners, affiliates, and other animal protection organizations. Sign up for our e-news to learn about all our events, or check back here often to stay informed. We hope to see you soon!

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Pennsylvania’s Pet Protection Orders: A New Tool to Protect Families and Pets
Feb
25

Pennsylvania’s Pet Protection Orders: A New Tool to Protect Families and Pets

Crisis Center North and the Keystone Link Coalition will host this virtual webinar to share the good news that  Pennsylvania now has a pet protective order law and to summarize what this law means and its implications  for human and humane services. Through this webinar, CCN and KLC seek to enhance the implementation of  Pennsylvania’s pet protective order law by promoting its understanding and encouraging its use. 

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Webinar: Animal Hoarding Challenges
Feb
20

Webinar: Animal Hoarding Challenges

Hoarding can be a cumbersome and complicated situation as it involves mental health, many animals, and many agencies. Even worse, the well-being of the animals may be a challenge to local resources. Join in for this webinar, "Animal Hoarding:  The Challenges," to learn how to navigate the complexities that begin at the start of the investigation through the adjudication of the case to provide the best possible outcome for the health, community, and animals.

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A Civil Rights Picture Worth a Thousand Words
Jan
23

A Civil Rights Picture Worth a Thousand Words

This Cleveland State University celebration of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will include a conversation with Dr. Evan Morse, the first African American Veterinarian in Cleveland, Ohio, who experienced first-hand the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965.

This event provides an opportunity for students to learn how to use photographs as primary documents and strategies for interviewing public figures. A Zoom option is available.

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RaptorQuest with Scott Harris
Jan
15

RaptorQuest with Scott Harris

Scott Harris spent 17 months, chasing 53 Raptors across 34 states—his version of a Raptor Big Year. RaptorQuest is about his adventures, misadventures, successes and failures. From -36 degree days, to days over 100 degrees, to getting on the bird just in time, to the frustrations of missing one by minutes. It’s about the birds—of course—but it’s also about the people he met, the things he learned and why he’s already working on his next adventure.

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Better Together: TNVR & Public Health
Jan
15

Better Together: TNVR & Public Health

For decades, we’ve been sterilizing community cats in order to help reduce their population, with the primary goal of improving their wellbeing. But what if there is an additional benefit to Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return (TNVR) programs – one that protects the health of pets and people in our communities? Join this webinar to learn more!

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ELI Webinar: Integrating Wild Animal Welfare into Municipal Policy
Dec
3

ELI Webinar: Integrating Wild Animal Welfare into Municipal Policy

Urban and suburban areas are increasingly home to a wide variety of wild animals. Although their presence has attracted substantial attention, the focus is typically on resolving conflicts that arise with human inhabitants. Little attention is paid to the welfare of urban wildlife. This webinar will bring together academic experts as well as those working with local governments in the US to discuss how local governments can take actions that benefit their residents, urban wildlife, and the environment.

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

— Anne Frank