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How Shelter Pets Benefit from “Real-Life” Rooms

Three animal welfare organizations with real-life rooms--where adoptable pets can relax and decompress--share the benefits, challenges, and recommendations for such spaces.

They Did It: Reinvented How They Talk About Behavior in Shelter Animals

Two experts provide examples and tools for messaging behavior in shelter animals that can be easily implemented into daily operations.

7 Tips for Shelter Cat Enrichment on the Cheap

It's crucial to have a stimulating enrichment plan for the cats in your care, and with these 7 tips you’ll find it surprisingly easy and affordable.

Scent Games for Canine Enrichment

Keeping dogs enriched while they are in your care is crucial to their well-being. Try out our DIY scent game made with free and inexpensive materials.

Three Tips for Reducing Barking in the Shelter

Yes, it’s possible to reduce barking in your shelter! Try these three tips for some peace and quiet—and peace of mind.

Read And Relax: Animal Enrichment Program

At the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, volunteers read to dogs to provide enrichment and reduce stress.

5 Essential Behavioral Welfare Areas for Shelter Animals in Quarantine or Isolation

Shelters must ensure behavior welfare for animals in isolation or quarantine housing when managing disease in the shelter

The Daily Change-Up

Mackenzie’s Animal Sanctuary incorporates in-kennel canine enrichment into daily activities like cleaning kennels and feeding.

SAFER® & Other Behavioral Assessment Tools

Learn more about popular, tested and evolving programs used by agencies in performing canine behavior assessments.

They Did It: Doggy Day Out

Read about one agency's Doggy Day Out program that lets volunteers take dogs on trips of their choosing like hikes, beach trips, dinners and even sleepovers.

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