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Meet-and-Greet Experiences that May Impact Dog and Cat Adoption

Discover dozens of research-based factors that can increase—or decrease—a shelter animal’s likelihood of getting adopted as a result of an in-person or virtual meet-and-greet.

Simultaneously Message Kitten Foster Recruitment and Leaving Healthy Kittens in Place

Struggling with how to ask the public to leave found healthy kittens in the field while also recruiting kitten foster caregivers? Check out these messaging ideas.

They Did It: Behavioral Enrichment Tracking Program for Volunteers

This program from Humane Society of Western Montana ensures that every animal in the shelter gets daily behavioral enrichment.

Spay/Neuter Clinic Flow

Resources in this section are designed to improve the flow at your spay/neuter clinic. Included are handouts and intake and release forms.

Postoperative Healing Guide for Spay/Neuter Clinics

This video explains what to share with owners whose pets have undergone spay/neuter surgery, including feeding and activity level guidelines.

10 Tips for Being a Powerful Advocate for Pit Bulls

Discover 10 ways to advocate for pit bull-type dogs, including adoption campaigns and resources for adopters.

ASV Guidelines & Shelter Checklists

These easy-to-use checklists, based on the comprehensive Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, can help you provide optimum care in the shelter.

Step 3: Create Shelter-to-Home Placement Plan

Get ready to place in an animal in the home of an Adoption Ambassador.

Holiday Heroes Provide Short-Term Foster Care

Try a short-term fostering program over the holidays (or any time) to engage new volunteers!

Creating SOPs

Find out what SOPs are, what they should contain, who benefits from having them and strategies for getting them written.

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