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Have fun and support Marin Humane by coming to one of our events!
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Cat Workshops Dog Classes
Can you imagine giving up your pet simply because you couldn’t afford food or veterinary care? Sadly, many people in our community are faced with that very real dilemma. But we can change that.
Help us fill our shelves with pet food for hundreds of Marin pets whose guardians are facing tough times.
We’re supporting more than 600 Marin families through our Pet Safety Net and Pet Care Assistance programs, and with your donations, treasured pets will get to stay in their loving homes.
There are three easy ways to help!
• Buy an electronic gift card from Amazon, Pet Food Express, Target, or Safeway and send it contactless to petfooddrive@marinhumane.
• Buy an item (or two!) from our Amazon wish list and it’ll be delivered directly to us.
• Drop off pet food donations or gift cards in the donation barrels at our main campus in Novato. Items of greatest need are dry cat food, canned cat food, and canned dog food.
Mailing address:
Pet Food Drive
171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd
Novato, CA 94949
Facilitated by a professional grief counselor from By the Bay Health, this free virtual meeting will allow you to connect with others who have experienced the loss of a loved animal. The grief we experience when we lose an animal companion is unique, so come share your grief and learn skills to help you on your journey toward healing.
Interested parties should call Mimi DeGennaro, LCSW, at 415.444.9205. She will review expectations and accept registrations. A direct Zoom link will be emailed to those who are enrolled.
Registration deadline for the Dec 6 meeting is Wednesday, Dec 1.
Facilitated by a professional grief counselor from By the Bay Health, this free virtual meeting will allow you to connect with others who have experienced the loss of a loved animal. The grief we experience when we lose an animal companion is unique, so come share your grief and learn skills to help you on your journey toward healing.
Interested parties should call Mimi DeGennaro, LCSW, at 415.444.9205. She will review expectations and accept registrations. A direct Zoom link will be emailed to those who are enrolled.
Registration deadline for the Jan 3 meeting is Wednesday, Dec 29.
Join aggression expert Michael Shikashio, CDBC for a two-day workshop for dog guardians and dog professionals at Marin Humane! During this unique event, Michael will be working with pet parents who are experiencing reactivity issues with their own dogs. Pet professionals will be able to attend and gain insight into helping dogs and clients with this common issue. If you are a dog professional, don’t miss out on learning useful techniques and strategies for your work with dogs who have a history of aggression! Working spots allow for one dog and two individuals, so pet parents and their professional trainers can attend as a team.
Cost: Audit Spot- $250; Working Spot- $600
Facilitated by a professional grief counselor from By the Bay Health, this free virtual meeting will allow you to connect with others who have experienced the loss of a loved animal. The grief we experience when we lose an animal companion is unique, so come share your grief and learn skills to help you on your journey toward healing.
Interested parties should call Mimi DeGennaro, LCSW, at 415.444.9205. She will review expectations and accept registrations. A direct Zoom link will be emailed to those who are enrolled.
Registration deadline for the Feb 7 meeting is Wednesday, Feb 2.
Love hitting the trails with your dog but worried about encountering a venomous snake? Join us for a one-day rattlesnake avoidance training seminar using positive reinforcement.
Rattlesnake avoidance training focuses on the skills you and your dog need to stay safe in your backyard or hiking the trails. Awareness is important when living in rattlesnake areas and this seminar will teach you and your dog how to respond if you cross paths with a rattler. Using only positive-reinforcement methods, we will focus on specific training behaviors, as well as visual, auditory, and olfactory cues specific to snakes. No live snakes or punishment tools are used in this seminar.
Working Spot $175, Audit Spot $75
Facilitated by a professional grief counselor from By the Bay Health, this free virtual meeting will allow you to connect with others who have experienced the loss of a loved animal. The grief we experience when we lose an animal companion is unique, so come share your grief and learn skills to help you on your journey toward healing.
Interested parties should call Mimi DeGennaro, LCSW, at 415.444.9205. She will review expectations and accept registrations. A direct Zoom link will be emailed to those who are enrolled.
Registration deadline for the Mar 7 meeting is Wednesday, Mar 2.
Thinking of having pet chickens? Don’t know if they are right for you? This class will show you what is involved in keeping them in your backyard, and teach you the basic requirements like housing, food, and maintenance. It will help you get ready for the arrival of these new pets in your family.
This class will be presented ONLINE by Isabelle Cnudde of Clorofil, a nonprofit micro-sanctuary for farmed animals.
Meet photographer Elizabeth Needham, the new “artist in residence” at Sausalito Books by the Bay, and support Marin Humane!
Elizabeth’s evocative portraits of San Quentin inmates with dogs from Marin Humane’s Pen Pal program will melt your heart. The Pen Pal program started in 2005 pairing dogs with select good behavior inmates. The dogs and inmates are allowed to live together, while working on rehabilitating the dogs for adoption. The connection between the inmates and the dogs is quite simply the definition of a win-win scenario.
All proceeds from the sale of photographs at this special event will go to Marin Humane. Anyone who donates $500 or more will receive a signed print. Elizabeth’s photography will be on display through March.
The event is free to attend, but please RSVP by registering on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sausalito-books-by-the-bay-marin-humane-fundraiser-for-pen-pal-program-tickets-277187173297