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Recognizing and Responding to Rescue Hoarders

Dr. Randy Lockwood explains how to address the special legal, tactical and public relations issues that can arise from hoarding cases.

Behavior Helpline - Toss your Community a Lifeline in the COVID-19 Era

Learn how a Behavior Helpline can benefit your shelter, and how you can use the knowledge your shelter already possesses to run this program.

3 Tips for Setting Up a Temporary Shelter

In the event of a disaster or large-scale seizure in your community, follow these three tips from the ASPCA’s Field Investigations and Response Team (FIR).

Are Breed-Specific Laws Effective?

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

ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team

The ASPCA works with both the victims of animal cruelty cases and the animal perpetrators of serious attacks against people.

Sample Documents for Cruelty Cases

These documents can help you collect and document the evidence in an animal cruelty case that will be needed for a successful prosecution.

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.

Disaster Response Training

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

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.

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.

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