Intake Protocols

From the moment an animal enters your shelter or rescue, it’s important to have a solid intake plan operating smoothly, thus contributing to the overarching goal of getting each animal into a home as soon as possible.

In this section we offer an abundance of resources to help you keep the animals in your facility thriving and healthy until they are adopted. From vaccination protocols to kitten sexing and aging job aids to sample intake exam forms, we can help you assess and record important medical information about each animal.

You’ll also find information on fast tracking animals to get them into homes quickly while maximizing your limited resources.

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Intake Protocol for Kitten Foster Programs

Download and customize this kitten intake protocol to help make your organization’s intake screening procedures thorough and consistent.

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Recommendations for Public Health Officials Managing In-Home Care

Get guidance from the CDC on how public health officials can safely provide home care for those in isolation due to COVID-19.

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Shelter Medicine Academic Consortium Updates Quarantine Guidelines for the and Sheltering of Animals Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (virus that causes COVID-19)

Read newly updated guidelines for animal shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic released by AVMA, CDC and university shelter medicine programs.

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Cat Intake Protocol

Read the National Animal Care and Control Association’s recommendations for cat intake at animal shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Preventive Health Care & Vaccinations

When vaccination protocols are appropriately developed and properly applied, they can be among the most important and lifesaving tools available to shelters.

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3 Tips for Intake and Operations at a Temporary Shelter

Managing a temporary shelter can be an overwhelming task. Follow these three tips from the ASPCA’s Field Investigations and Response Team (FIR)