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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.

10 Ways to Thank Animal Foster Families

Try these free and low-cost tips to show gratitude for your animal shelter or rescue’s foster families.

Improve the Shelter Experience for Adopters

Wisconsin Humane Society improves the adoption experience, from first impression to post-adoption follow-up.

How to Throw a Shelter Kitten Shower

These kitten shower ideas are intended to make kitten season a bit easier, help you recruit foster families—and bring some fun to your community.

4 Tips for Prepping Animals Before a Big Adoption Event

Preparing your animals for a large-scale event is a big undertaking. Use these four tried-and-true tips from your colleagues in the field.

Tips to Make Dog Adoptions Stick

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

Turn your Foster Caregivers into Expert Marketers

Use these resources to move more animals directly from foster homes to adoptive homes by training your foster caregivers to be expert marketers.

6 Tips for Following Up with Adopters

Following up with adopters is a key part of keeping people and pets together. Check out these tips to help your organization design an effective follow-up process.

They Did It: Reinvented How They Talk About Behavior in Shelter Animals

Two experts provide examples and tools for messaging behavior in shelter animals that can be easily implemented into daily operations.

They Did It: SPCA of Texas Transports 1,000th Cat

Despite juggling hundreds of animals in their facility, a distemper outbreak, and challenges brought on by the pandemic, the SPCA of Texas transported their 1000th cat.

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