Search Search Search You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Topic Keeping Pets in Homes Spay/Neuter Shelter Medicine Intake & Preventive Care Vaccination Parasite Control Infectious Disease Understanding Disease Spread Sanitation Cleaners & Disinfectants Facility Use & Design Foster Animal Health Care Overall Guidelines Enrichment & Behavior (-) Behavior Canine Enrichment Feline Enrichment Adoption & Placement Reaching & Supporting Adopters Active FiltersBehavior Group 9 Clear All Behavior Tips for Living with Intact Dogs and Cats Share these behavior tips with foster caregivers and adopters living with intact dogs and cats when spay/neuter surgeries are temporarily unavailable. Feline Spectrum Assessment Feline Spectrum Assessment (FSA) is a standardized and simple four-step process for assessing incoming cats that grew out of the ASPCA’s “Is This Cat Feral?” research. 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. Using Model Dogs to Assess Aggression in Fight-Bred Dogs Review research by the ASPCA on using a life-sized, plush model dog to screen for dog-directed aggression in canines used in illegal dogfighting. Animal Behavior Pathway Resources If you have questions or comments about these behavior pathway resources and tools, please email shelterbehavior@aspca.org. We also hope you will let us know how these behavior pathway resources are used in your organization! Balancing Medical and Behavioral Needs in Foster Homes Learn helpful tips for fosters to ensure pets’ behavioral and medical well-being.
