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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.

How to Use Whiteboards to Share Information about Shelter Animals

Sharing information about animals in your care is critical. Use these tips for creating effective whiteboards—and get a few ideas for other ways to convey important information visually.

COVID-19 Animal Welfare Survey Offers View of Future Shelter Operations

A survey of shelters and rescues during the pandemic revealed challenges, lessons learned, and new approaches to help dogs and cats going forward.

Dog Transport Pre-Load Exams

Review the video and download the cheat sheet to ensure you're transporting healthy dogs.

How to Determine a Kitten’s Age

This four-step process will help you find a kitten's age. (Plus, print out our poster and keep it handy for accurate aging!)

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.

Tips for Socializing a Puppy

Follow these two creative tips for socializing puppies during periods of social distancing.

Feline Spectrum Assessment in 4 Steps

FSA is a four-component process to help shelters know more about cats who enter with unknown histories and see how comfortable they are around people.

A Pup Named Pumpernickel is ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance’s 500,000th Patient

As of October 11, 2022, half a million animals have been spayed and neutered by the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance (ASNA). The landmark patient was a puppy named Pumpernickel.

Policies and Positions of the ASPCA®

Our policies and positions take into consideration an animal's physiological, behavioral, social and emotional needs

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