Search Search Search You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Topic Shelter Medicine Programs & Services Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Canine Enrichment Feline Enrichment (-) Keeping Pets in Homes Return to Owner Safety Net Spay/Neuter Surgery Adoption & Placement Reaching & Supporting Adopters Programs & Operations Active FiltersKeeping Pets in Homes Group 9 Clear All New Research Shows Ovarian Pedicle Tie Safe in Feline Spay Surgery Learn more about spaying female cats with the ovarian pedicle tie (OPT) technique, which can be performed 30% faster than traditional sutures with comparable hemorrhaging risks. 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. Retention of Pet ID Tags and Outcomes for Lost Pets If shelters provide ID tags and put them on adopted or found animals, the likelihood immediately improves that those pets, if lost, will return home. ASPCA Opens Brooklyn Community Veterinary Center Learn about the ASPCA’s most recent program providing access to veterinary care in Brooklyn. They Did It: Ramped Up Pet Food Distribution Efforts Due to COVID-19 Learn how Columbus Humane expanded on their existing pet food distribution program to keep pets in their community well fed during the COVID-19 pandemic. ASPCA Releases New Data about Pets in Poverty Due to COVID-19 Learn how new data from the ASPCA about pets in poverty due to COVID-19 is impacting the types of services animal welfare agencies are providing to the community. Family Quality of Life: Pet Owners and Veterinarians Working Together to Reach the Best Outcomes Reframing veterinary care decisions in the context of Family Quality of Life acknowledges the many interdependencies that exist between people and their pets. Creating Thoughtful Community Collaborations that Support Pets and Their Owners Learn more about programs and services from animal welfare professionals that provide pet owners with the support they need to care for their pets. Why Animal Shelters Support Better Policies for Veterinary Telemedicine Veterinary telemedicine is an excellent way to help increase access to vet care for pets and can help keep pets in homes and out of animal shelters.
