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Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies: Putting the ASV Guidelines into Action

Join us as we highlight sections of The Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters and discuss actionable items you can take to implement the guidelines in your shelter.

Contract Language for Unaltered Animal Adoptions

Add this language to your adoption contract when adopting out unaltered animals in order to release your organization from liability and ensure the adopter will spay/neuter the animal when services are available.

5 Tips for Making Virtual Adoptions a Success

Learn five tips for working with foster families to conduct virtual adoptions.

Increasing the Odds of a Successful Adoption

Discover the best ways to prepare and provide support for adopters bringing a new dog into their home.

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.

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.

10 Ways to Celebrate Halloween with Shelter Animals

Here’s some spook-tacular inspiration from your colleagues in the animal welfare field—all treats, no tricks! Have some Halloween fun at your shelter this year.

Adoption Ambassadors Resources: How to Get Your Foster Pet Adopted in Two Weeks

Use this resource as a guide to help your dog foster parents get their charges adopted in 14 days or less!

Pets as Gifts Can Safely Increase Holiday Adoptions

Learn how promoting pets as gifts can get more shelter animals adopted using research-backed techniques that save lives.

How to Start or Elevate an Adoption Ambassadors Program

Exciting things can happen when shelters and rescues empower foster parents to market and directly adopt out their own foster dogs! Learn Adoption Ambassadors step-by-step.

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