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Shelter Medicine Consults and Support for Animal Shelters

Contact the ASPCA Shelter Medicine Services team for help with questions ranging from parvovirus to sanitation to population management.

Animal Shelter and Community Medicine Journals for Publication

Learn about the Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health, the only journal focused on shelter and community medicine practice.

Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters Textbook

Find up-to-date information about preventing, managing, and treating infectious diseases in cats, dogs, and exotic small companion mammals in animal shelters.

Humane Handling of Cats: How To Do 4 Safe & Effective Holds

Copy these cat holds to ensure the safety of felines in your care—and your own safety and comfort as well.

How Animal Shelters Can Prepare for and Respond to Pet Food Recalls

Discover simple protocols animal shelters can use to manage dog and cat food recalls.

Shelter Medicine and the ASPCA

Learn all about shelter medicine, which focuses on preventing disease so the end product is a healthy companion animal in a lifetime home.

Animal Appetite Monitoring Form

This form can help shelter staff monitor the appetites of individual animals.

Animal Weight Monitoring Form

This form can help shelter staff monitor the weight fluctuations of individual animals.

Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies: An Introduction to Shelter Medicine 

This webinar will share best practices for the standard of care in shelters and available resources and tools for shelter medicine.

How to Take a Daily Animal Inventory

Taking a daily count and making sure your software systems are up to date allow you keep track of the animals in your care and prevent errors in your data.