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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.

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.

Get ‘Em Out! How to Increase Dog Adoptions with Offsite Opportunities

Learn techniques for recruiting and training staff and volunteers to select and manage offsite adoption opportunities.

How Animal Shelters Can Partner with Shopping Malls to Increase Adoptions and Donations

Partner with a retail mall to increase adoptions and find homes for special needs pets.

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.

How to Get Great Photos of Your Available Animals

Ten tips for taking quality photos that'll get your adoptables out the door and into loving homes.

5 Social Media Tips to Promote Animals for Shelters or Rescues

Social media tips to help you develop a plan for campaigns like National Adoption Weekend, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Help A Horse Day—and any time of the year.

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.

Leveraging Facebook to Promote Your Big Adoption Event

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

10 Tips to Promote Senior Pets

Prospective adopters often overlook senior pets in favor of younger animals. Here are 10 tips gleaned from animal welfare organizations to help get older pets adopted.

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