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Technology Resources for Virtual Meet-and-Greets and Adoption Processing

When conducting virtual adoptions, consider this overview of technological needs, including shelter software, electronic document signing, and web conferencing.

Tips to Make Dog Adoptions Stick

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

6 Ways to Protect Horses While Transferring Ownership

Discover six ways to provide a safety net for horses while still transferring ownership at the time of adoption.

Top 5 Reasons to Transfer Equine Ownership

Learn four reasons transferring ownership at the time of adoption is beneficial to horses, adopters and equine organizations.

Top Tips for Pet Adoption Events

Want to host a successful large-scale adoption event? Use these 12 terrific tips from your colleagues who have been there, done that.

Adoption Ambassadors Resources: Take-Home Checklist

This checklist will ensure your Adoption Ambassadors are leaving your shelter with all the supplies they need to care for and market their foster pets.

5 Social Media Tips to Promote Animals for Shelters or Rescues

Social media tips to help you develop a plan for campaigns like National Adoption Weekend, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Help A Horse Day—and any time of the year.

Processing Adoptions for Offsite Cats

Want to reduce length of stay for cats? Here’s how to handle the adoption process for offsite cats.

Meet-and-Greet Experiences that May Impact Dog and Cat Adoption

Discover dozens of research-based factors that can increase—or decrease—a shelter animal’s likelihood of getting adopted as a result of an in-person or virtual meet-and-greet.

Behavior Tips for Living with Intact Dogs and Cats

Share these behavior tips with foster caregivers and adopters living with intact dogs and cats when spay/neuter surgeries are temporarily unavailable.

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