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Matchmaking Made Easy: Conversational, Nonjudgmental Adoption Counseling Tips & Language Guide

Download these easy conversation guides to help with nonjudgmental adoption counseling that uses positive, inclusive language to build trust and increase adoptions.

They Did It: ‘Name Your Price’ Cat Adoption Event

Think holding a “Name Your Price” adoption event means no income? Think again! One small shelter in Minnesota tried it with great success!

Dog and Cat Adopter Packets

These downloadable and customizable guides for pet owners provide handy tips for feeding, training, and troubleshooting behavior concerns in the home post-adoption.

How to Facilitate Dog Adoptions Directly from Foster to Adoptive Homes

Download and customize protocols to help facilitate dog adoptions directly from foster to adoptive homes.

Research on Fee-Waived Animal Adoptions

Thinking about offering free adoptions? Research confirms that fee-waived cats are just as loved as ones with a price tag.

Tips to Make Dog Adoptions Stick

Follow these tips from dog expert Patricia McConnell to help maximize the chance for a lasting dog adoption.

Making Offsite Cat Adoptions Successful

These tips on successful offsite cat adoption processes can help cut the length of stay for your shelter’s felines.

Increase Adoptions Through Social & Traditional Media

Here are four approaches that use the power of media—both social and traditional—to get more notice and find more dog adopters.

Free Adoptions: Why to Do Them, Finding Funding & Operational Considerations

Learn how free adoptions can lead to positive outcomes and significant benefits for animals and the community.

They Did It: Opening an Adoptions Café Right in the Shelter

Lucky visitors can grab a cup of coffee and relax with some sweet feline company in a Sacramento shelter’s catfé.

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