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Understanding NIMS and ICS

The National Incident Management System is an approach to incident management that can apply to emergencies of all types and sizes.

Are Breed-Specific Laws Effective?

How best to deal with dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs can be a confusing and touchy issue.

8 Tips for Effectively Communicating During a Crisis

Learn tips to engage the community during urgent and crisis situations when your animals (and staff) need it most.

Emergency Foster Resources

Use these fostering resources to help you recruit and manage fosters during an emergency.

Anti-Cruelty Group Forensic Services

Veterinarians, animal behaviorists, legal experts, and others who specialize in helping animals involved in serious crimes.

ASPCA Comprehensive Animal Cruelty Response Training

The ASPCA offers animal cruelty response trainings for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, veterinarians, and rescue and sheltering organizations. Learn more and request a training.

Hurricane Katrina 20th Anniversary Disaster Preparedness Grants

The ASPCA is providing up to $500,000 in funding to improve disaster preparedness for animals in coastal and other high-risk communities in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Disaster Response Training

Check out these online and in-person trainings to prepare you for emergency and disaster situations.

Most Commonly Used Emergency & Disaster Acronyms

Disaster acronyms got you confused? Use our handy glossary to help you decipher what a JITT and a JFO are.

Animal Shelter Disaster Response Resources

We’ve compiled a list of essential resources to help animal shelter staff navigate the immediate challenges following a natural disaster.

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