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Download the Latest Shelter Planning Calendar

To help you optimize the possibilities every month of the year can bring to animals in your care, we've created this free, shelter-focused calendar.

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.

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.

How to Go Live on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Going live for an event, campaign, or just to show off animals boosts your social media strategy and helps raise visibility. Get best practices on how to go live.

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.

Choosing and Working with Offsite Adoption Partners

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

How to Host a Dog Talent Show at Your Shelter

Learn how a talent show for dogs is a fun and engaging way to showcase animals who are available for adoption.

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.

5 Tips on Leveraging TikTok for Animal Shelters and Rescues

Use these tips to help get your staff up and running on the TikTok app and start promoting your animals in a fun, interactive way!

They Did It: Surprise Kitten Visit

Forget fruit baskets—give the gift of kittens instead! This Illinois shelter showed up at local supporting businesses with kitty thank-yous in tow.

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