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Strengthening Pet Retention Through Safety Net Programs

Resources to help keep pets safe at home through supportive services.

7 Tips for Messaging Kitten Season

With some good messaging you’ll have a better shot of bringing more donors, volunteers and foster families on board.

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.

Choosing and Working with Offsite Adoption Partners

Here’s how to find community partners to help you create a successful offsite cat adoption program.

Leveraging Facebook to Promote Your Big Adoption Event

Use these tried-and-true tips to capitalize on Facebook and find more homes for animals.

3 Tips for Creating Kitten Foster Baby Bags

To make sure your kitten foster caregivers have everything they need, try sending them home with kitten baby bags full of supplies.

Advocating for Meaningful Animal Welfare Policies Through Storytelling

Storytelling is a powerful way to showcase your lifesaving efforts and motivate lawmakers to remove barriers to keeping pets and people together.

How to Host A Virtual Adoption Event

Learn how to use social media to host fun virtual adoption events for animals who are in foster homes or don’t show well at the shelter.

5 Tips for Effective Foster Communication

Utilize these five tips when communicating with your foster families to help have positive, effective conversations.

Dakin Humane Society's Progressive Adoption Programs

This shelter's open adoption plan replaces inflexible rules with congenial, collaborative communication between shelter and adopters.