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3 Tips for Intake and Operations at a Temporary Shelter

Managing a temporary shelter can be an overwhelming task. Follow these three tips from the ASPCA’s Field Investigations and Response Team (FIR)

Animal Shelter Disaster Response Resources

We’ve compiled a list of essential resources to help animal shelter staff navigate the immediate challenges following a natural disaster.

Research on Kitten Death in Shelters and Rescues

Learn how clinical signs like diarrhea and weight loss in young kittens may impact their survival rate in a shelter or rescue setting.

17 Shelter Dog Enrichment Recipes

Learn how to make 17 enrichment recipes to maintain canines’ behavioral and mental health while they wait for their adoptive homes.

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.

Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters Textbook

Find up-to-date information about preventing, managing, and treating infectious diseases in cats, dogs, and exotic small companion mammals in animal shelters.

Shelter Health

ASPCA Northern Tier Shelter Initiative (NTSI)

The Northern Tier Shelter Initiative (NTSI) is an ASPCA program that provides grants, free consultations and training to brick-and-mortar shelters, non-profit veterinary clinics, and Indigenous communities.

Compassion Fatigue & Resilience Resources for Animal Shelter Staff & Volunteer Wellness

Learn essential ways to stay healthy and resilient while working in animal welfare, including tips for managing stress and preventing burnout.

Design 'Adopt Me' Bandanas for Shelter Pets

Design pet-sized bandanas and donate them to a local shelter.