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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.

They Did It: Created a Team to Keep Pets and Families Together

Animal Care Centers of NYC hired 2 special case advocates with social work backgrounds to help pet owners facing challenges, including housing issues, hospitalization, and incarceration.

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 Opens Brooklyn Community Veterinary Center

Learn about the ASPCA’s most recent program providing access to veterinary care in Brooklyn.

They Did It: Hired a Social Worker for Their Animal Shelter

Gateway Pet Guardians hired a Community Support Manager to support the people and pets in their community

A Study of Pet Owners’ Perceptions and Experiences with Community Veterinary Clinics

Discover how low-cost or free community veterinary clinics combined with compassionate communication can break down barriers for underserved pet owners.

Do Low-Cost Veterinary Clinics Negatively Impact Private Practice Veterinarians?

New research suggests low-cost veterinary clinics target pet owners who are not served by traditional private practices, improving access to veterinary care.

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.

Get Started Tracking At-Risk Animals Using GIS Data

Here are the tools you’ll need and links to more information so you can launch a Geographic Information Systems program at your agency.

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.