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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.

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.

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.

They Did It: Built a Successful Social Media Presence to Adopt Out More Horses

Learn best practices for using social media to promote equine adoptions from New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program.

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.

How to Facilitate Dog Adoptions Directly from Foster to Adoptive Homes

Download and customize protocols to help facilitate dog adoptions directly from foster to adoptive homes.

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.

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.

Strategies for Placing Special Needs Horses

If you're finding homes for special needs horses, check out these winning suggestions and strategies from equine rescues.

Resources for Adopt Me Vests

A message like “Adopt Me” on a vest or bandana is a clear directive for potential adopters, letting them know this animal is available.

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