Is your municipality prepared to support pet owners when disaster strikes? From floods to apartment fires, countless emergencies can displace both people and their animals — and many families will not evacuate if they have nowhere safe to take their pets.

This virtual panel will bring together leaders from across the fields of domestic violence, human services, and animal welfare to explore the human-animal bond, the growing movement toward pet-inclusive services and housing, and why collaboration is essential to creating safer pathways for survivors and their pets. Panelists will also share insights, resources, and opportunities to advance this work in communities nationwide.

Led by Neighborhood Cats' experienced and knowledgable presenters, this workshop is packed with practical advice, field-tested techniques, and inspiration to help you develop your trapping skills make a real difference for community cats.

Ohio Animal Advocates Executive Director Vicki Deisner will present at the 2026 Public Children Services Association of Ohio (PCSAO) Annual Conference, taking place September 30–October 2.

The three-day conference brings together more than 500 child protection professionals and advocates from across Ohio for education, networking, and conversations about improving outcomes for children and families.

Join us for the 14th Annual Dublin Pet Fair, hosted by Dr. G and The Rascal Unit! Dr. G also serves on the Ohio Animal Advocates Board, and OAA Executive Director Vicki Deisner and Maria, our John Glenn College of Public Affairs Intern, will be at the OAA booth. Stop by and say hello!

Led by the team at Neighborhood Cats, this workshop explores how Return-to-Field (RTF) programs are transforming outcomes for community cats in shelters. Once considered unadoptable, healthy free-roaming cats are now increasingly being sterilized, vaccinated, eartipped, and returned to their original locations—saving lives while reducing shelter intake and overcrowding.

Caring for kittens often means navigating health challenges that can feel overwhelming. This session discusses FeLV and FIV and their impact on the feline population. Dr. Emily Coleman, DVM, will guide fosters, caregivers, pet parents, and shelter staff and volunteers through the essentials of understanding these viruses, the nuances of retroviral testing guidelines, and practical steps.

Caring for kittens often means navigating health challenges that can feel overwhelming. This session discusses FeLV and FIV and their impact on the feline population. For fosters, caregivers, pet parents, shelter staff and volunteers. Learn the essentials of understanding these viruses, retroviral testing guidelines, and what practical steps caregivers can take to provide safe, supportive care.

A significant “PAWS Gap” (People and Animals Welfare and Safety) exists in victim advocacy, social work, and social services. Too often, trainings and practices overlook how deeply clients’ bonds with their pets impact risk factors, decision-making, and overall well-being. This gap can be especially critical in cases of intimate partner violence, child abuse, and elder abuse, which are frequently preceded by warning signs of animal cruelty.

Join My Dog Is My Home for a FREE Live Webinar on Pet-Inclusive Housing! The Path to Pet-Inclusive Housing: How You Can Keep People & Pets Together, will be held live, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 1PM - 2PM ET on Zoom. This FREE webinar is especially for housing providers and other organizations that would like to learn more about how to offer pet-inclusive emergency and affordable housing.

Kittens are especially vulnerable to parasites, including intestinal worms and protozoa, which can quickly lead to diarrhea, poor growth, and serious health challenges if left untreated. Building on our popular "Diarrhea in Kittens" webinar, this Fast Track 30‑minute session will focus on the most common parasites affecting young kittens, including intestinal worms, protozoa, ear mites and more.

In this 1-hour webinar, Don’t Forget the Pets will be joined by My Pit Bull is Family to explore the power of mutual aid and discuss what it truly means to design programming that supports both ends of the leash. This session covers the practical mechanics of building low-barrier programs that reject judgment and dismantle traditional gatekeeping.

In this follow-up session, uncover the science behind optimizing pet well-being! Participants will learn practical strategies to help pets feel safe and comfortable in the short-term, improve their confidence and resilience long-term, and understand and manage “undesirable” behaviors.

Led by Neighborhood Cats' experienced and knowledgable presenters, this workshop is packed with practical advice, field-tested techniques, and inspiration to help you develop your trapping skills make a real difference for community cats. If you’re new to TNR, you’ll gain the essential skills needed to kickstart your TNR journey, while experienced trappers can refresh and sharpen their techniques.

Community Cats Central and the Tompkins Foundation for FeLV Advocacy have assembled an incredible roster of experts for a full day dedicated entirely to these often-misunderstood conditions, covering the latest science, treatment advances, and practical strategies for shelter and foster care settings.

Ohio Animal Advocates, with support from the Kenneth Scott Charitable Trust, will host this in-person workshop to explore: 1) a legal overview of Avery’s law, and what are the changes from the previous dangerous dog law, along with the background of the problems in the field that led to this legislation, how the legislation has addressed these problems – or not – and how is implementation of the law working, and 2) the critical issue and opportunities to establish and enhance cross-training and cross-reporting processes at the state and local level.

Join us in Steubenville for a special community album release event benefiting animal advocacy and rescue efforts throughout the Ohio. This unique gathering will bring together music, compassion, and community through partnerships with local vegan restaurants, small businesses, and animal advocates. Proceeds from the event will support Ohio Animal Advocates' work to advance animal welfare.

Consortium Against Adult Abuse

2026 Annual Conference

 Helping You Help Others

Friday, June 12, 2026

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost: $85.00

5.5 CLEs available

Pending approval from the Supreme Court of Ohio; Accepted by the Ohio CSWMFT Board

Tri-C Corporate College East

4400 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128

Animal advocacy organizations share a common challenge in the legislative sphere: the powerful big agriculture lobby, which often works to oppose pro-animal legislation—even legislation protecting only dogs and cats—because it does not want the animal protection movement to gain influence.

The Animal Policy Alliance builds the legislative strength needed to help counter these efforts by uniting and empowering dozens of local and state-level animal advocacy groups across the country.

Are you doing Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and helping community cats in your neighborhood? Join the Facebook Live town hall with Neighborhood Cats’ Executive Director Susan Richmond and National Programs Director Bryan Kortis for advice and conversation. Bring your toughest questions!

RSVP to receive notification when we go live. You can also drop your TNR questions on the Facebook page, and have them answered during the live session.

Every time a hawk swoops down on a poisoned mouse or a bobcat catches a sluggish rat, or a coyote scavenges a dying rodent, toxic rodenticides move one step higher up the food chain. The consequences ripple through entire ecosystems, weakening the carnivores our landscapes depend on.

This is the hidden toll of rodenticide use. And it's happening in backyards, farms, and wild spaces across the country.

As the Parliament of the World’s Religions wrote in its tribute, Dr. Jane Goodall was a staunch friend of the Parliament of the World’s Religions and a lead speaker at its Convenings in Barcelona in 2004, in Salt Lake City in 2015, in the Virtual Convening in 2021 and at the 2023 Convening in Chicago. 

Join professionals from across Ohio and beyond for the 34th annual Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance, hosted by the Office of Dave Yost. Taking place May 18–19, 2026, at the Hilton Columbus Downtown, this two-day event brings together advocates, service providers, and leaders committed to supporting victims and survivors of crime.

Designed for shelter staff, volunteers, and community-based advocates, this workshop focuses on streamlining return-to-home processes in ways that support finders and guardians—without overwhelming staff, volunteers, or shelter capacity.

Led by Neighborhood Cats' experienced and knowledgable presenters, this workshop is packed with practical advice, field-tested techniques, and inspiration to help you develop your trapping skills make a real difference for community cats.

If you’re new to TNR, you’ll gain the essential skills needed to kickstart your TNR journey, while experienced trappers can refresh and sharpen their techniques.

When it comes to healthcare for pet owners experiencing homelessness, the One Health clinical care model is proving to both improve access to veterinary care as well as human healthcare. Established in Seattle in 2018 in a collaboration between the University of Washington’s Center for One Health Research and Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, the One Health Clinic integrates veterinary and human primary care to benefit both members of the family.

Representatives of human and animal services are invited to an open house at Found House Interfaith Housing Network in Cincinnati. Tour a pet-inclusive day shelter and temporary pet boarding facility. Learn about Found House’s co-sheltering policies and procedures. Hear from residents whose lives have been transformed. Build connections with providers dedicated to co-sheltering initiatives.