Search Search Search You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Topic Programs & Operations Board & Leadership Fundraising Managing People Resources Volunteers Keeping Pets in Homes Safety Net Spay/Neuter Equine Welfare Equine Adoption Shelter Medicine Programs & Services ASV Guidelines Intake & Preventive Care Vaccination Specific Medical Conditions Canine Parvovirus Heartworm Foster Animal Health Care Overall Guidelines Cruelty & Disasters Disaster Preparedness & Response Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Feline Enrichment (-) Adoption & Placement Relocation & Transport Reaching & Supporting Adopters Community Cats Foster Care Promotions & Events Active FiltersAdoption & Placement Group 9 Clear All Tips to Showcase Your Volunteer Appreciation Get inspired from these easy & accessible ways to show your volunteers the appreciation they so deserve. Doggy Day Outs, Field Trips & Short-Term Fosters: Reducing Stress in Shelter Dogs While Increasing Volunteers and Adoptions Discover simple and effective strategies to involve your community in volunteer outings that help reduce stress for shelter dogs and increase adoptions. 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. Tips to Make Dog Adoptions Stick Follow these tips from dog expert Patricia McConnell to help maximize the chance for a lasting dog adoption. Research Shows Why Shelters Should Offer Free Cat Adoptions Waive fees and adopters will come. The price tag – or lack thereof – doesn’t affect the love or longevity of an adopter’s relationship with a cat. Strategies to Increase Kitten Fostering in Communities with High Shelter Intake Read a recent ASPCA study that identifies barriers and opportunities to increase kitten foster volunteers in high kitten shelter intake communities. Tips to Set up Fosters for Success with Challenging Dogs Learn easy and proven tips to improve fosters’ experience with challenging dogs and save more lives, together. Simultaneously Message Kitten Foster Recruitment and Leaving Healthy Kittens in Place Struggling with how to ask the public to leave found healthy kittens in the field while also recruiting kitten foster caregivers? Check out these messaging ideas. 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. 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. Pagination Previous page ‹ previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Current page 7